Why DO so many famous women have such monster feet?

Publish date: 2024-08-15

Kate Winslet was a vision in blue at a London film premiere this week. Her stunning body-con dress (top) had clearly been made to measure by Stella McCartney.

But my, what big feet — and big leopard-print stilettos — she has! At 5 ft 7 in, the 39-year-old Oscar-winner is certainly no towering Amazon, but nonetheless she commands an out-of-the-ordinary UK size-nine shoe.

Kate is endearingly frank on the subject, telling interviewers that Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio found the size of her feet hilarious: ‘I’d put my foot up and he’d fall about laughing because my feet are exactly the same size as his and he’s 6 ft 1 in. He’d refer to them as my canoes!’

The average shoe size in the UK has risen from a dainty 4½ in 1900 to a roomy six today.

But fascinatingly, just like Kate, lots of stars from Elle Macpherson to Gwyneth Paltrow all have surprisingly huge feet, as we reveal here.

Kate Winslet Size: 9 Kate Winslet Size: 9

Titanic feet: At 5ft 7in, the 39-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who loves a strappy stiletto, wears a roomy size-nine shoe

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At 5 ft 7 in, the 39-year-old Oscar-winner is certainly no towering Amazon, but nonetheless she commands an out-of-the-ordinary size-nine shoe. Big foot: Kate Winslet revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio referred to her feet as 'my canoes'

 Bigfoot: Kate Winslet has revealed that her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio referred to her feet as 'my canoes'

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Share   Jerry Hall Size: 10 1/2 Elle Macpherson Size: 10 Katie Holmes Size 9 1/2

 

 Jerry Hall Size: 8 (US 10)

 Elle Macpherson Size: 9.5 (US: 12)

 Katie Holmes Size: 8 (US: 11)

THE tall Texan, 58, is famous for her long legs and hanging onto Mick Jagger for 21 years. She said: ‘I have big feet, size 10½, and they keep you firmly on the ground.’ THE Aussie supermodel, 51, is also a canny businesswoman. She markets her own brand of foot spa — perfect for feet of all sizes, not just Elle’s sizeable tens. EVEN at 5ft 7in, Katie towered over her pint-sized former husband, Tom Cruise. The 36-year-old actress does have large feet for her height — size 9½.

 

The tall Texan, 58, is famous for her long legs and hanging onto Mick Jagger for 21 years. She said: ‘I have big feet, and they keep you firmly on the ground.’

 The Aussie supermodel, 51, is also a canny businesswoman. She markets her own brand of foot spa — perfect for feet of all sizes, not just Elle’s sizeable twelves.

 Even at 5 ft 9in, Katie towered over her pint-sized former husband, Tom Cruise. The 36-year-old actress does have large feet for her height - size 8.

  Scarlett Johansson Size: 9 1/2 Sandra Bullock Size 9 1/2 Gwyneth Paltrow Size: 9

 

 Scarlett Johansson Size: 7 (US: 9.5)

 Sandra Bullock Size: 7.5 (US: 10)

 Gwyneth Paltrow Size: 8 (US: 11)

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SHE’S only 5ft 3in, but at 9½, Scarlett, 30, has feet far larger than the average woman. The star admitted: ‘I like my feet — I think they’re cute.’ AMERICA’S sweetheart, 50, hasn’t confirmed her shoe size, but is said to wear 9½, despite being only 5ft 6in. They certainly look big — and match her large hands. GWYNNIE, 42, is known for her love of toweringly high heels — Michael Kors, Brian Atwood and Giuseppe Zanotti. Her size nines seem large on her 5ft 7in frame.

 

 She’s only 5 ft 3 in, but Scarlett, 30, has feet  larger than the average woman. The star admitted: ‘I like my feet — I think they’re cute.’

 America’s sweetheart, 50, hasn’t confirmed her shoe size, but is said to wear 7.5 despite being only 5 ft 6 in. They certainly look big — and match her large hands.

 Gwynnie, 42, is known for her love of toweringly high heels — Michael Kors, Brian Atwood and Giuseppe Zanotti. Her size eights  seem large on her 5 ft 7 inframe.

  Angelina Jolie Size: 9 Uma Thurman Size: 9 Cate Blanchett Size: 9

 

 Angelina Jolie Size: 6.5 (US: 9)

 Uma Thurman Size: 8 (US: 11) 

 Cate Blanchett Size: 6 (US: 9)

HER size nines were derided as ‘weird’ and ‘gigantic’ after Jolie, 39, appeared barefoot in a Louis Vuitton campaign. At 5ft 6½in, her tiny figure emphasises her shoe size. UMA, 44, is a modest 5ft 7in. She says: ‘I’ve always felt too tall, with big feet.’ Quentin Tarantino disagreed, and insisted on close-ups of her size nine feet in Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. AT 5ft 7in, Cate, 45, struggles to walk in her size nines at times — shedding her Givenchys at a press conference, revealing bunions and red, pinched toes.

 

 Her size nines were derided as ‘weird’ and ‘gigantic’ after Jolie, 39, appeared barefoot in a Louis Vuitton campaign. At 5 ft 7in, her tiny figure emphasises her shoe size.

 Uma, 44, is a modest 5 ft 11in. She says: ‘I’ve always felt too tall, with big feet.’ Quentin Tarantino disagreed, and insisted on close-ups of her size eight feet in Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.

 At 5 ft 9 in, Cate, 45, struggles to walk in her shoes at times — shedding her Givenchys at a press conference, revealing bunions and red, pinched toes.

 

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