Celebrity | Kate Winslet Winslet Recalls Teen Trial: Dad's Pay Phone Dad's tactics threw off her dating routine, actress says By Sarah Quinn Posted Feb 4, 2009 12:48 PM CST Copied Kate Winslet, nominated for best actress in a leading role for her work in "The Reader," arrives at the Academy Award luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) When Kate Winslet was growing up, her dad knew how to keep her from gabbing on the telephone all night: He installed a pay phone in their house. "He would pick up the extension and sigh and tut down the line when I was talking to boyfriends," says the Oscar nominee. "I do remember the days of it beeping and me shouting, ‘Hang on, hang on, get a coin. Don’t hang up, don’t break up with me on the phone, I just need a coin," Winslet said. Read These Next Student fatally runs over teacher during toilet paper prank. COVID's long-term effect on the brain may be worse than thought. Fox News apologizes after controversy involving Trump, baseball cap. Iran goes after 'the eyes' of opponents' defense systems. Report an error