1 week Ago By Ishani Sarkar
Smith is a vegan stay-at-home dad who rescued Winslet and her kids from a fire during a holiday on his billionaire uncle’s private island Oscar-winning Hollywood icon Kate Winslet has a remarkable new film coming out called Lee , which chronicles the life and work of American model-turned-World War II photographer Lee Miller , based on a biography by the historical figure’s son, Antony Penrose. The Titanic actress both produced and stars in Lee , which, as she told The Telegraph, may be her best work yet. {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/09/09/7eb0565a-0997-484f-a4de-952d78396f0b_40fba7bc.jpg"} Kate Winslet in Lee, in which she portrays the iconic model-turned-photographer Lee Miller. Photo: @WomenAtWar2/X In the same interview, Winslet opened up about her husband, Edward Abel Smith, and how she knew he was the one.
So, who is Smith and what do we know about him? Advertisement Edward Abel Smith’s uncle is billionaire Richard Branson {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Edward Abel Smith worked at his uncle Richard Branson’s (pictured) Virgin Galactic. Photo: @richardbranson/Instagram","url":"https://img.
i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/09/09/457ad1fb-84fb-47fe-888b-ed3b17ed77e3_bc474711.jpg"} Edward Abel Smith worked at his uncle Richard Branson’s (pictured) Virgin Galactic.
Photo: @richardbranson/Instagram Edward Abel Smith is the nephew of business mogul Richard Branson, who co-founded the Virgin Group. He is worth US$2.7 billion, according to Forbes.
Smith himself is worth US$25 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. He once saved Kate Winslet from a fire A few days after they first met, Smith rescued Winslet and her children from her previous marriages, Mia Threapleton and Joe Mendes, from a fire. They were holidaying on Branson’s private Necker Island when the house they were staying in was struck by lightning and caught on fire.
That’s when Winslet knew, “this was the person I was supposed to follow through life”, as she told The Telegraph. The couple’s son, 10-year-old Bear Blaze Winslet, is named for that stormy night. What does Edward Abel Smith do for work? Before his marriage to the Mare of Easttown star in December 2012, Smith served as the head of marketing promotion and astronaut experience at Virgin Galactic, per Elle.
He is now a stay-at-home dad, according to People, with Winslet elaborating to The New York Times, “He’s vegan, and does yoga, breath work and cold water swims .” He also helps the Primetime Emmy-winning actress run her lines at home despite his dyslexia..
