Kate Winslet's sex-positive, clothes-allergic career emerged from its most severe test to date in Revolutionary Road: It was there, the actress admits in a wrenching confession to ET, that her husband sternly insisted that he share her with Leonardo Di Caprio.

In fairness, her husband, Sam Mendes, was the director — a first for Winslet that seemed to bother her in ways that her Titanic leading man Di Caprio more readily shrugged off:

Did some of those intimate scenes get a little awkward? "Not a problem in this department," Leo says. "It was right for the characters."

"You know what? Yes, it was (awkward)," says a candid Kate. "I did feel weird about it — [but] you get over that quickly. You really have to." She adds that her husband "really treated me like the actress playing [the character]," and that during one of their more heated scenes, "Sam would sort of yell from the other room, 'No, Leo really grab her thigh! Really grab her thigh!' I thought, 'This is really strange, but I'm gonna go with it.'"

Kinky! Not to mention an improvement over those James Cameron days, when "grab her thigh" was simply something the Titanic taskmaster disgustedly spat at on-set paramedics every time the fragile Di Caprio cramped up while treading water for six hours on end.

• LEO & KATE ON AWKWARD LOVE SCENES [ET]

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Gossip Girl’s creators and executive producers, were at the Apple store in SoHo, NYC on Tuesday to talk about their hit CW show.

According to Nylon, Josh said, “We’re not doing things according to the books anymore. Because in the books, each character turns gay and then straight like ten times. I don’t think the CW would be really into that… actually, neither would most of the actors.”

Alright, not ten times. How about five then?

Josh also mentioned Michelle Tractenberg, aka bad girl Georgina Sparks, would be back. “It’s safe to say you haven’t seen the last of her,” he admitted. We sort of hate Georgia Sparks but sort of love Michelle Tractenberg, so that sounds like a mixed bag to us.”

EW also reports that Laura Breckenridge (Related) is joining the cast as Rachel Carr, the new English teacher at Constance Billard who doesn’t’ get along with Blair (Leighton Meester).

Miz Winfrey at an Essence magazine party in NYC on Tuesday night.

Oprah is making that face because __________.

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After two days of deliberating, it became clear from the get-go that one caption - How do I put this? - basically schooled all your asses. And, with that, I'm proud to present you the winning entry in The Superficial Wants to Botox You in the Face Contest from Kiki in Palm Harbor, Florida:

"Move your head, bitch. You're blockin' my upskirt."

Nice. Thanks again, to everybody who participated. It truly is an honor being able to reach out to my readers - and inject them in the face with Botox. Now I know what Superman must feel like. Congratulations, Kiki!

This shiteous situation with the Big 3 car companies is getting way too out of control!

Samantha Ronson and a very drunk sleepy (but always sexy) Lindsay Lohan were spotted leaving Foxtail late last night, and it looks like the legging lover could use a few gulps of everyone's fav energy drink! Then again, it...

What superstar is so addicted to Botox that she now has a botox specialist on her staff? The last time that the specialist's services were needed she flew them 5000 miles to freeze her face. (Socialite Life)

The easy guess is the Botox queen Nicole Kidman, but I wouldn't call her a superstar. My guess is Vadge!

Which singer is terrified that her ex has intimate mobile phone footage of her in the sack? Mind you, she's hardly an angel herself as she has some similar shots of him. (3am Girls)

Blaaaaake how could you?!

Presidential Theater: Earlier this week, world's laziest presidential candidate Fred Thompson awoke from his midday nap (11am to 5pm) to start plotting out his next move. "Get me that job back as that mentor guy with five lines on Law & Order," he drawled to his agent. "What? Sam Waterston is doing that now? Too young! What about SVU? Maybe I could romance Mariska Harg..." He then fell back asleep, conserving his energy as the agent patiently pre-cut Thompson's dinner steak while booking him his first role since the presidential campaign: NYPD's chief of detectives on Life on Mars. Haha, remember when everyone was scared of this dude? [EW]

Her Royal Highness don't sit on chrome dubs -- Queen Liz's ride comes with gold-plated 52s. This morning, her Majesty kept it real old school. See Also Queen Elizabeth Picks an Heir...

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to actor Mark Ruffalo and his family!

According to Entertainment Tonight, Mark's hairstylist brother, Scott, was shot in the head earlier this week in Beverly Hills and is the hospital clinging to life.

The police are investigating the shooting.

No other details were provided.

So sad.

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