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Scotland: Kate Winslet pays energy bill for mother of dependent child

2022-11-12T16:21:12.935Z


Electricity prices are also rising in Scotland. A mother caring for her blind daughter started a fundraiser to continue paying the energy bill for medical equipment. With surprising results.


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Kate Winslet won an Oscar for her role in The Reader

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Help in the energy crisis: Hollywood star Kate Winslet has given a family in Scotland financial support.

For the Tillicoultry family's energy bill, Winslet paid £17,000 (€19,400), according to the PA news agency.

Carolynne Hunter (49) had started a fundraiser because she can no longer pay the energy prices to care for her daughter.

Twelve-year-old Freya is blind, unable to communicate and requires 24-hour home care and oxygen.

Energy bill doubled

The family says they face a bill of more than £17,000 for 2023 because of the price increases for electricity and gas, almost doubling.

The donation has already exceeded the target of £20,000.

'I burst into tears when I heard about the money,' the mother told the BBC.

Later this year, the British broadcaster Channel 4 wants to show the film "I am Ruth", in which Winslet plays alongside her daughter Mia Threapleton (22).

Winslet, who won an Oscar for The Reader, also co-wrote the film.

It is about mentally ill young people.

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Source: spiegel

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