THEn Titanic, the film that made her famous, she promises Jack that “he will survive, that he will not give up, no matter what happens.” In real life, however, she was just right Kate Winslet ad to help a mother and her daughter survive by paying them a £ 17,000 bill (almost 19,400 euros). The woman, 49-year-old Carolynne Hunter, has four children. The youngest, 12-year-old Freya, has severe disabilities and health problems that force her to use a 24-hour life support system. And with the expensive bills, it had become impossible for the family to meet the energy bills.
The Story of Carolynne Hunter
Carolynne Hunter, who lives with her family in Tillicoultry, Scotland, has this a few days ago launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe to try to cope with the rising costs of running the equipment that keeps Freya alive. From the 9 thousand pounds spent on energy in October, in fact, the forecast for January is that the energy cost of the machinery will rise to 17 thousand pounds.
The big heart Kate Winslet
The woman had already been interviewed by the British press in August. And atAssociated Press he said that, due to the high bills, “our families will suffer, and the children will die if their families are unable to pay”. So, in the face of constant price increases, the woman decided to open an online subscription. And a few days after the start of the collection, which aimed to reach 20 thousand pounds, the surprise arrived: a donation of £ 17,000 from ‘Kate Winslet and family’. The actress then confirmed that it was she who sent the donation.
The new movie coming
Kate Winslet has always been engaged in charitable humanitarian initiatives: is one of the protagonists of the initiative The Global Goals and is spokesperson for the association Golden Hat in favor of autistic people. But to push the 47-year-old actress to the large donation, as well as her activism, was probably also a coincidence. In her latest film I Am Ruthwhich will be broadcast later this year on Channel 4, Kate Winslet plays the role of the mother of a girl named Freya, just like the 12-year-old Scottish girl who received the donation. And in the film, Freya is played by Mia Threapleton, the star’s 22-year-old daughter.
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