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Kate Winslet Reveals Eminem’s Bizarre NSFW Request While They Were On ‘SNL’ Together

She didn’t want to get lost.

During a recent appearance on “The Graham Norton Show,” Kate Winslet, 50, revealed a strange encounter she had with Eminem, 53, in 2004.

“It’s a story I’ve never told,” the “Titanic” actress began, explaining that she hosted “Saturday Night Live” when Eminem was the musical guest on the Oct. 30 episode of that year.

“Eminem asked me to shave his butt.”

The bizarre request came a week after Ashlee Simpson’s infamous lip sync mistake on the NBC variety show.

Kate Winslet on “The Graham Norton Show” on December 5, 2025. Ian West/PA Images/INSTARimages
Maya Rudolph, Chris Parnell, Kate Winslet, Johnny Damon and musical guest Eminem for the October 30, 2004 episode of “SNL.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images

After Norton and the crowd laughed, Norton asked, “Was that a hand razor?”

The Oscar winner insisted: “Well, he did it!”

Winslet recalls: “He said, ‘Will you shave my butt?’ and I said, “I’m sorry, I don’t do personal care.” Like what ? I’m not going to take a Bic and collect your crack, my love. Honestly !

Winslet has not returned to host “SNL” in the 20 years since this incident.

Kate Winslet on “The Graham Norton Show” on December 5, 2025. Ian West/PA Images/INSTARimages
Kate Winslet hosting “SNL” on October 30, 2004. NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Musical guest Eminem performs on stage on the October 30, 2004 episode of “SNL.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images

“I’ve never told this story before, never in my life in public. And here it is!” she told the crowd.

Winslet said she was promoting Johnny Depp’s 2004 film “Finding Neverland” at the time and had just 24 hours to prepare for “SNL.”

The show also had her “singing and tap dancing” just a week after the Simpson disaster, in which the former pop star was caught lip-syncing on live television.

Kate Winslet hosting “SNL” on October 30, 2004. NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Eminem on “SNL” on October 30, 2004. NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Simpson, 41, reflected on the fiasco in a February 2024 interview on the “Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen” podcast.

According to Simpson, she was scheduled to appear on the variety show as a musical guest, but found she could not perform because she had “two nodules that were colliding against each other”, causing her to lose her voice.

Simpson said she told show executives what was happening, but was pressured by higher-ups to sing her hit song “Pieces of Me” using a pre-recorded track.

“I feel like it was a humbling moment for me,” she said.

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