When lightning set Richard Branson's private-island mansion ablaze during a 2011 hurricane, this English Oscar winner scooped up Branson's 90-year-old mother and carried her out of the burning building.
The full story
During Hurricane Irene in August 2011, a lightning fire destroyed Richard Branson's Necker Island home while Kate Winslet was a guest; she carried Branson's 90-year-old mother Eve out of the house. Branson said afterwards that Winslet "swept her up into her arms and got them out of the house as fast as possible."
The clues we handed out
— It happened on Necker Island during Hurricane Irene; everyone got out safely.
— Branson said afterwards that she "swept her up into her arms and got them out of the house as fast as possible."
— She does have prior experience with disasters involving very cold water.
— Her Oscar finally came for The Reader — after five earlier nominations.
— Initials: K.W.
How this case played
ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 14. Three strikes to name Kate Winslet, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
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