Kate Winslet's famous kissing scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Titanic' was a "nightmare" to shoot

She said while rewatching the scene during an interview with Vanity Fair, Kate said her and Leonardo's make-up kept rubbing off and filmmaker James complained about the lighting.

While patting her top, Kate added: "I have gotten hidden in here and here, I've got his makeup and brushes and sponge and my makeup and brushes and sponge in the other side.

"Between takes, I was basically redoing our makeup. We kept doing this kiss, and I've got a lot of pale makeup on and I would have to do our makeup checks - on both of us, between takes - and I would end up looking as though I'd been sucking a caramel chocolate bar after each take because his makeup would come off on me."

Kate praised her co-star for being "quite the romancer", adding: "No wonder every young girl in the world wanted to be kissed by Leonardo DiCaprio."

But she added: "It was not all it's cracked up to be."

In another interview with Variety, Kate dismissed rumours of a rift between her and James Cameron, 69, as "stupid".

They came about after she discussed the difficulties of shooting 'Titanic'.

Kate added: "There's a part of me that feels almost sad that stupid, speculative 'Titanic' stuff at the time overshadowed the actual relationship I have with him. "He knows I will be up for anything. Any challenge, any piece of direction you give me? I'll try it."

After 'Titanic', Kate and James worked together on his 2022 blockbuster 'Avatar: The Way of Water'.