Kate Winslet is a beloved, Oscar-winning actress who has appeared in a host of acclaimed movies and TV series, from Titanic to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Avatar: The Way of Water, Steve Jobs and Mare of Easttown, among countless others. But in an appearance on The Graham Norton Show over the weekend, the elegant star reverted to what she called her usual line of “poo bum” themed stories on the chat show while regaling the panel with a never-before-told tale about the time Eminem asked her to shave his privates.
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Recalling the time in 2004 when she was booked to host Saturday Night Live with musical guest Eminem to promote her then-new movie Finding Neverland, Winslet said she had the unfortunate timing to appear on the show the week after Ashlee Simpson’s legendary lip synch fiasco, admitting that she was “absolutely terrified” to host the show.
“I’m then on with Eminem. I was doing publicity for a film called Finding Neverland at the time and Johnny Depp and I had to miss the Wednesday rehearsal because we had to go to Chicago and talk to Oprah,” Winslet said. “And I’m thinking, ‘Oh my God, what’s the opening monologue going to be?’” The show’s famously frenetic prep week kept her guessing well into Wednesday night, with producers telling her that they were still “figuring out” what her monologue would look like.
The next day they still seemingly had no idea, and instead peppered Winslet with questions about whether she could sing or tap dance, to which she replied, ‘Yeah, yeah, I do it.’” In the end, she had just 24 hours to learn her opening bit. “I’m tap dancing and singing fully live the week after the whole Ashlee Simpson thing,” she continued before seemingly surprising Norton and his team with a a never-before-told story that was not share in the pre-interview.
“This is a story I’ve never, never told,” she warned. “Eminem asked me to shave his bottom,” she explained about the inexplicable request she claimed came from Marshall that week. Norton seemed shocked and recovered long enough to ask if the rapper asked her to use a hand-held razor on his “Ass Like That.”
“He did! He said, ‘would you shave my butt?,’” she recalled of the weirdly intimate plea. “And I said, ‘I’m sorry, I don’t, I don’t do personal grooming.’ What? I’m not going to go with a Bic and get your crack love,’” she added, miming the process of derriere depilation.
Sadly, Winslet provided no context for the story of her first, and so far, only SNL hosting gig and video of that episode is not available on Peacock. But, rest assured, Slim Shady kept his unshaved backside fully covered during performances of “Mosh” and “Just Lose It” on the show. Winslet’s Christmas-themed directorial debut, Goodbye June, which was written by her son, Joe Anders, will hit theaters on Friday (Dec. 12) and Netflix on Dec. 24.
Watch Winslet reveal her Eminem bum-bum story below.
