From correspondents in New York, United States, 11:01 PM IST

She won the Best Actress Oscar earlier this year, but Kate Winslet hasn't always been so popular. The stunning star has opened up about being nicknamed 'blubber' when she was in school because of her chubby looks.

'I was bullied for being chubby,' she said, reports nydailynews.com.

'Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not,' she added.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)