British Hollywood star Kate Winslet was generous Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/dpa
From BZ/dpa
Hollywood star Kate Winslet (47) is helping a family with a seriously ill girl in Scotland in the face of rising energy costs.
The British actress (“The Reader”) donated £17,000 (€19,400) to the fundraiser for 12-year-old Freya, the PA news agency reported on Saturday. The girl from Tillicoultry is blind, unable to communicate and requires 24-hour home care and oxygen.
Mother Carolynne Hunter (49) started the fundraiser just a few days ago. She could not reduce energy use because of Freya, she had justified her initiative. Because of the price increases for electricity and gas, she faces a bill of 17,000 pounds for 2023, almost doubling. The donation has already exceeded the target of £20,000. “When I heard about the money, I burst into tears,” Carolynne Hunter told the BBC.
Later this year, the British broadcaster Channel 4 wants to show the film “I am Ruth”, in which Winslet plays alongside her daughter Mia Threapleton (22). The Oscar winner also co-wrote the film, which deals with mentally ill young people in the UK.