Speaking to Bear Grylls for his upcoming television programme Running Wild With Bear Grylls, the world-renowned actress reflected on her adolescence and maintained that her experience growing up has played a role in the relationship she shares with 14-year-old daughter, Mia.
Adamant her teenage daughter won't fall victim to the fashion industry's portrayal of beauty, Kate says she spends time complimenting the female form in order to show Mia that women come in all shapes and sizes.
Opening up about her youth, Kate told Bear: "When I grew up, I never heard positive reinforcement about body image from any female in my life – I only heard negatives."
Admitting that this attitude to the female form had a detrimental effect on her growing up, Kate explained: "[It's] very damaging, because then you're programmed as a young woman to immediately scrutinise yourself and how you look."
The 39-year-old actress attempts to turn that negative into a positive by encouraging her daughter to identify the various features of her body which should be celebrated.
Elaborating on a ritual she shares with her eldest child, Kate told Bear; "I stand in front of the mirror and say to Mia, 'We are so lucky we have a shape. We're so lucky we're curvy. We're so lucky we've got good bums,' and she'll say, 'Mummy, I know, thank God'."
It sounds like Mia is one very lucky young woman.
