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Kate Winslet: ‘Don't let your children have a phone if they are too young to know what to do with it’

Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet joined Emma Barnett on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4's Woman's Hour and told her why she agrees with the Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza about not giving children smartphones.

Kate has won Best Actress at the Bafta TV Awards for I Am Ruth. She stars alongside her real-life daughter Mia Threapleton in the drama, which tells the story of Ruth, a mother who becomes concerned for her teenage daughter’s welfare after she witnesses her retreating more and more into herself. Freya has become consumed by the pressures of social media and is suffering a mental health crisis.

You can listen to Kate’s full interview with Emma in full on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds - it’s the episode from 7 December.

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