2006's The Holiday is one of the best holiday rom-coms to this day. It follows two women played by Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz , who switch homes for the holidays and in the process, find love. Winslet’s love interest is played by Jack Black , whose goofy sense of humor and love of movies and music charms the Englishwoman.
The two had great chemistry and, apparently, this affection translated off screen as well. Winslet revealed that Black even gave her a nickname, and I love that it's still used on sets today. Kate Winslet chatted with Josh Horowitz of the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast about her new movie, Lee (in which she plays real-life war correspondent Lee Miller ).
Amid the discussion, Horowitz mentioned The Holiday and revealed that Jack Black recorded a message for Winslet. In it, the School of Rock star humorously asked Winslet about both Titanic 2 and The Holiday 2 . Despite his joking, he also told Winslet how much he loves her.
The lovely video then prompted Winslet to talk about her on set nickname: I actually have a little bit of a nickname on set. So my nickname is K Dub, and Jack started that — [mimics Jack] ‘What up, K Dub?’ And it stuck. It goes without saying that The Holiday is such a fan-favorite Kate Winslet film for so many, and I’m glad that something stuck from the production of the movie.
The funny dynamic between Winslet and Jack Black in the film definitely seems to ring true in real life. The Oscar winner was amused by the video and ex.