Kate Winslet jokes Tom Cruise ‘had enough’ when he heard she broke his underwater breath-hold record

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kate winslet joke Tom Cruise After breaking one of his impressive records.

The 47-year-old actress recently usa today about training for her latest film, Avatar: The Way of Water. While shooting James Cameron In the project, Winslet is famous for holding his breath underwater for 7 minutes and 47 seconds.

This moment officially broke Cruise’s previous record for shooting in 6 minutes. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 2015.

While Winslet said Cruise hadn’t contacted her since she broke his record, she shared a message for him via the media: “Poor Tom.”

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“I mean, I don’t know Tom at all — I’ve never met him in my life — but I’m sure he’s tired of hearing stories about how I broke his record,” she joked. “I love it, though…I’m amazed how well I’m doing at it, and I’m getting better and better all the time.”

Winslet also praised her husband Edward Abel Smith (formerly down rock) to help her practice.

“Ned is a very fit, healthy guy and capable of a lot,” Winslet shared with the publication. “He trains with me so that if I need to practice without a trainer, we’re safe because you really can’t do it by yourself. It’s the same as scuba diving: you have to have a buddy. It’s a sport , it’s the skill and your body tunes up to be able to do that. So having Ned there is really important.”

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Sigourney Weaver – starred alongside Winslet in the sequel to the 2009 original avatar movie – tell usa today She’s fine with Winslet holding the crown.

“We’re so happy for Kate to do this,” Weaver said. “My husband (theater director Jim Simpson) and I both did 6.5 minutes, which surprised both us and our teacher Kirk Clark, who teaches Navy SEALs. Everyone achieved personal bests.”

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Earlier this month, Winsett revealed she captured the moment she came out of her More than seven minutes of breath-holding.

“I have a video saying, ‘Am I dead, am I dead?’ and go, ‘What is [my time]? ‘” she told full film in the interview.

“I immediately wondered about my time. I couldn’t believe it,” Winslet added. “The next thing I’m going to say is, ‘We need radios.’ I thought [director James Cameron] I’ll know right away. “

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Winslet, Na’vi character Ronal in long-awaited film avatar Sequel, told the media she just tried a 7 minute 15 second breath hold break cruise record.

“Well, I didn’t have Hold your breath for more than seven minutes,” Winslet explained. “Just the chance to set the record arose.

“I want to beat my own record, which is already 6 minutes and 14 seconds,” she told the media. “I was like, ‘Come on!’ So I beat my own record by a minute.”