KATE WINSLET - WINSLET SELLS DRESS FOR $40,000

A dress designed for Hollywood actress KATE WINSLET has been sold at an auction for $40,000 (GBP20,000). The Titanic star sold the Vivienne Westwood creation to raise funds for Cardboard Citizens, a homeless people's theatre company. The 32-year-old - who is ambassador for the charity - wore the red dress at a benefit, before auctioning the outfit at the end of the night. She says, "Vivienne Westwood created the dress especially for me for this occasion and it is a really beautiful piece. "I hope the winning bidder enjoys wearing it as much as I did."