The 34-year-old star who won the Academy award in the Best Actress category for 'The Reader' last year, keeps her golden statuette in the bathroom so guests "can sneakily have a little (hold) and put it back down again," People quoted her telling the UK TV show GMTV.
"This is because basically everybody wants to touch it, everybody wants to hold it and go 'Oh, my gosh,' and 'How heavy is it?' So I figured if I put it [in there], then people can avoid the whole, 'Where's your Oscar?' thing," Winslet said.
The British beauty, who walked the red carpet at the annual BAFTA awards also admits she relishes the chance to dress up in award season.
"It's great to wear lovely dresses and to just experience those moments of dress up, especially as a mum, because you get so few moments to feel good in your own skin and wear a lovely gown," Winslet said.
Published 23 February 2010, 14:22 IST