Kate Winslet steps out with her actress daughter Mia, 20, during low-key stroll

Kate Winslet enjoyed a rare outing with her actress daughter Mia, 20, during a low-key stroll in Hampshire earlier this month.

The actress, 45, welcomed her eldest child in 2000 with her first husband Jim Threapleton, they split one year later in 2001.

Mia’s outing comes after she made her first official acting debut in Carlo Lavagna’s film Shadows, which was released in October 2020.   

The mother-and-daughter duo looked care-free as they enjoyed a scenic stroll on the beach with their pet Golden Retriever. 

Hardly seen since she was introduced to the world as a baby, Mia is already following in her famous mother’s footsteps, having recently made her first official acting debut in Italian director Carlo Lavagna’s feature film Shadows.

The psychological thriller, which premiered in October during Rome Film Festival, is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which people must avoid daylight to survive.

In November, aspiring actress Mia told Variety that she ‘couldn’t believe my luck’ when she landed the part as it was the first film she had auditioned for.

She told the publication: ‘I had just finished school, was free of exam hell, and felt excited, nervous and ready to start auditioning for things, and hoping that the opportunities to audition would come my way.’     

And despite having an A-list actress mother, Mia admitted that she never spent much time around film sets while growing up.

She recalled: ‘It was always a special treat. It’s a very different experience when it is happening to you, and not just something I was getting to observe from time to time. 

‘I really understand why my mum has always impressed on us how hard the work is. She is right! And I loved every second of it.’ 

In January, Kate told The Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye that she was yet to see Shadows as Mia was ‘quite nervous’ about her family viewing it.

The Oscar-winning actress also insisted that she has no objections to Mia following in her footsteps, she said: ‘The opposite. I said: “OK, you go for it, kiddo!” 

‘The greatest thing for Mia is that she has that different surname. So, believe you me, she slipped right under the radar. They had no idea who her mummy was.’ 

Kate married first husband Jim Threapleton in 1998, they welcomed Mia in 2000, and later divorced a year later in 2001.

The actress went on to marry director Sam Mendes from 2003 to 2011, they welcomed son Joe, 17, in 2003. 

Kate welcomed her youngest child, Bear, seven, with her third husband Edward Abel Smith, they married in 2012. 

In February, The Mail On Sunday revealed that Edward, the nephew of Sir Richard Branson, had changed his name by deed poll for the third time – to Edward Wolf Winslet Abel Smith. 

Originally named Ned Abel Smith, the dashing 43-year-old adopted the moniker Ned RocknRoll in the mid-noughties when he was going through a rebellious phase.

Two years ago he changed it again, to the comparatively normal-sounding Edward Abel Smith.

But now Edward has now decided to take his 45-year-old wife’s surname to match their seven-year-old son Bear’s birth certificate.

A source told the paper: ‘He simply wanted to have the same name as his son Bear Blaze Winslet. He wanted to include the family name shared by his wife and son.’ 

Kate, who soared to fame in 1997 film Titanic where she starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, is gearing up for the release of her latest movie Ammonite.  

The actress portrays real-life English paleontologist Mary Anning in the film, directed by Francis Lee, which sees her embark on a secret relationship with Charlotte Murchison, played by Saoirse Ronan.