They culminated in a joint statement by the couple confirming they had parted. "The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement,' it said. 'Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children."
A friend of 34-year-old Miss Winslet said she now plans to divorce Mendes, who is ten years her senior, saying: 'That's it, it is final.' The actress has a nine-year-old daughter, Mia, from her first marriage to assistant director Jim Threapleton, and a six-year-old son, Joe, by Mendes.
The statement was issued after the actress flew to Mexico
with the children while Mendes was with friends in New England.
But the pair had not been seen in public together since an
appearance at Wimbledon last summer and Miss Winslet had claimed Mendes was at
home 'babysitting' when she attended the Baftas and Oscars alone.
The couple are keen to avoid an unseemly court battle of the custody of their child and their estimated £30million joint fortune. The friend added: 'Kate is devastated. She thought their marriage was for ever and now she has two children from two marriages and both are not living with their fathers.'
During the making of Revolutionary Road, Miss Winslet told how she felt awkward being directed by her husband - particularly during sex scenes with her former Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. She said last year: 'I just kept saying, "This is too weird". Leo told me to get over it, but I said, "You're my best friend and he's my husband. This is definitely a bit weird".']
It's interesting to note the film that won Kate her hard-earned Oscar also seemingly cost her the marriage. It might seem like a hollow victory, in retrospect. Well, the sad news is, of course, the impending divorce. The good news is that two attractive, wildly successful people are back on the market. To the winner goes the spoils...
Leave a comment