Kate Winslet has said single mothers often receive a bad reputation because society is “judgemental.”

She told Time Out magazine: ''Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this. My life has taken me down several different paths I never expected it to take me down. Not in a million years. And I know the true meaning of getting by, by the skin of my teeth. I do.

''It doesn't matter whether you've got money, whether you're famous or not. You have to carry on. And you can, because you have to.''

The 37-year old actress is expecting her first child with third husband Ned Rocknroll and is already mother to Mia, 12, and Joe, nine, from her marriages to Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes.

The Revolutionary Road Star is enjoying pregnancy more this time as she knows how important it is to take care of yourself.

She said: ''I've been more active and healthier. I know more about how to take care of myself now. I think that between 27 and 37 was a big learning decade. I've been lucky - a bit tired and a bit sick at the beginning, but nothing major.''