Actress Kate Winslet was once told that she could get roles which are meant for "fat girls`.

The 40-year-old revealed the insecurities she overcame to forge a successful career, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Winslet, who won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in `Steve Jobs` at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards here, dedicated the award to teenage girls and said: `When I was younger, when I was 14, I was told by a drama teacher that I might do okay if I was happy to settle for the fat girl. Well look at me now.

"So what I always feel in these moments is that any young woman who has ever been put down by a teacher, by a friend, by even a parent, just don't listen to any of it, because that's what I did - I kept on going and I overcame my fears and got over my insecurities."

The actress has previously won BAFTAs for movies `Sense and Sensibility` and `The Reader`.