KATE WINSLET: Why I didn't date Leonardo Dicaprio

The "Titanic" star Kate Winslet has revealed why she never dated Leonardo Dicaprio, though their friendship began some 15 years ago when they were working on the movie-"Titantic."

To the dismay of fans, the actress said that her relationship with DiCaprio has always been platonic-ABC.

Kate told Marie Claire U.K., "I think the reason that friendship works is because there was never any romantic thing. It’s so disappointing for people to hear that, because in the soap opera of the Kate and Leo story we fell in love at first sight and had a million snogs, but actually we never did. "He always saw me as one of the boys; I’ve never really been a girly-girl. We needed each other to lean on because we were very young and working all kinds of crazy bloody hours and it was a shock to the system."

Both stars are nearing 40 -- DiCaprio's big birthday is later this year, while Winslet will turn 40 next October -- she's looking ahead to their next chapter as pals. However, she's not planning to celebrate with her longtime friend because Leonardo likes to have his own moments.