It wasn't long before Winslet decided to experiment on other people. "A family friend—who was a fully-grown man, ladies and gentleman!—allowed me to cut his hair, and I cut off a piece

It wasn't long before Winslet decided to experiment on other people. "A family friend—who was a fully-grown man, ladies and gentleman!—allowed me to cut his hair, and I cut off a piece of his ear," the Oscar winner confessed. "I've never told this story on television ever in my life!"

Needless to say, it was pretty gruesome. "I actually saw it fall," Winslet recalled, adding that it was "a little nick" and not a "chunk" of his ear. "It was very upsetting! I was very traumatized."

Today, however, they both laugh about it. "I'm like, 'Where's the missing bit, Mick?' And he's like, 'It's my claim to fame!'" she laughed. "He's proud of his little bit of missing ear. Bless him!" Though most people don't even notice it, "I can tell and he can tell; it's our own special secret."

After the accident, Winslet decided to focus on her one true love: acting.