Kate Winslet admits Titanic kiss with Leonardo DiCaprio was a 'nightmare'

Kate Winslet has revealed that iconic scene with Leonardo DiCaprio at the bow of the boat in Titanic wasn't all quite as it seemed, branding it a 'nightmare' to shoot.

We all know what I'm talking about - that goose-pimpling moment where Jack (DiCaprio) is standing at the front of the Titanic, Rose (Winslet) comes to join him and they look out into the horizon, bringing their arms up together, lacing fingers and going in for a smooch - looking like they've just fully fallen in love right that instant.

However, the moment wasn't quite as romantic as it all seemed, Winslet has since explained.

Shooting this scene wasn't quite as romantic a process as the finished product looked (20th Century Fox)

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Winslet watched back the iconic moment from the 1997 release.

She says: "Now this was a nightmare shooting this, because Leo couldn't stop laughing and we had to re-shoot this about four times because the light, the light was - Jim [director James Cameron] wanted a very specific light for this, obviously, and the sunsets kept changing where we were.

"This was a section of the ship, it wasn't part of the actual whole ship set that we had, it was a little sort of sawn off bit. We had to climb up a ladder to get to that, I remember, hair and make-up couldn't reach us."

And this is where more obstacles arose in filming the scene which Winslet notes many 'wouldn't know' about - but thankfully the actor goes on to reveal all.

Winslet reveals the makeup was a bit tricky to manage in this scene too (20th Century Fox)

She explains despite Leo 'looking completely natural' in the scene, he actually 'had to lie on sun beds' and there was 'a lot of fake tan make-up going on'.

So, within her costume, Winslet had DiCaprio's makeup, 'brushes and sponge' alongside her own make-up brushes and sponge in the other side, the actor taking on the role of make-up artist too in-between takes.

And as they then got on with filming the scene, Winslet notes she actually ended up 'bumping' her knees on the railing, the pair ending up 'giggling' and 'covered in each other's makeup'.

"Oh my God, it goes on and on and on," she continues, pointing out a moment she 'can't breathe' properly as her 'boobs are practically up to [her] chin'.

Winslet adds: "My God, he's quite the romancer, isn't he? No wonder every young girl in the world wanted to be kissed by Leonardo DiCaprio."

However, she notes as a result of Rose and Jack's romantic smooch actually seeing her left with a face looking like it had 'a caramel chocolate bar' all over it and DiCaprio with 'a bit missing from his face': "Oh god, it. was such a mess. It was not all it's cracked up to be."

So, all in all the scene was a lot more rom-com - than just rom - for the actors involved at least, not that you could guess that at all when watching it - I mean, they are actors after all.

Winslet resolves she does 'feel very proud' of the scene and film in general because it's a 'film that just keeps giving,' finding it 'extraordinary' how whole generations are 'discovering' the film for 'the first time'.

Although, she adds she could do without people trying to get her to 'reenact' this scene 'every time' she's on a boat which 'does [her] head in'.

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