Winslet Watch: Mom on the Run!

Who’s that girl in the street with the funny looking sunnies on? Could it be… Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet?

The mother of two was recently observed on her way to her daughter’s school in NYC with what appears to be a purple lunch bag in hand. Since she separated from her husband of seven years, Revolutionary Road director Sam Mendes, earlier this year, the Titanic star seems to be on the mend as she raises her family and continues working. She has also reportedly found happiness in the arms of male model Louis Dowler, who the British actress has been seeing for a few months.

Winslet is currently working on a film called Contagion along with Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jude Law. The movie tells the story of a team of doctors hired by the Center for Disease Control to deal with a possible epidemic outbreak. The film, being directed by Steven Soderbergh, is expected to be released in late 2011.

Props for being such a great mom, Kate; however, you might want to re-think those baggy mom-jeans… (just a friendly suggestion.)

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Boo Hoo… Kate Win-Split!

Oh no, say it isn’t so… Yup, it is!

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her hubby director Sam Mendes have split. Boo hoo!

A joint statement released by the couple’s spokesperson late on Monday in London confirmed they have parted ways.

“Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year,” reads the statement from their lawyer. “The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement. Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children. They ask that the media respect their privacy at this time.”

I thought Kate looked rather glum when I saw her in LA last weekend without Sam; she wasn’t her normal, bubbly self either. Now we know why!

The couple married in 2003 in the Caribbean and has a son, Joe, who’s six, while Kate also has a nine-year-old daughter, Mia, from her previous marriage to director Jim Threapleton.

Aww, tissues anybody?

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