Cate Blanchett has left fans perplexed after describing herself as “middle class” despite a staggering net worth of $95 million.
The 55-year-old Australian actress spoke at a press panel at the Cannes Film Festival, where she spoke about the importance of giving refugee filmmakers space to tell their stories.
During the conversation, Cate acknowledged her privileged position, but left fans stunned as she described herself as “middle class”, despite her celebrity status.
“I’m white, I’m privileged, I’m middle class and I think you can be accused of having a little white savior complex,” she said.
But many Australians and Americans were stunned that someone with a net worth of $95 million and a multinational property portfolio would consider themselves “middle class”.
Cate Blanchett has left fans perplexed after describing herself as “middle class” despite a staggering net worth of $95 million.
In the comments section, they wrote: “Darling middle class????? » ; She is upper class. His net worth is 95 million”; ‘Middle class ??’;
‘Is she saying ‘middle class’ because she’s not aristocracy?! Lol, what is this naming convention some people use?’;
‘Middle class. Yeah. All right’; “So out of touch if she considers herself middle class. Maybe a halfway millionaire….’
However, some Poms pointed out that she was using the term in a strictly British context, where social class was traditionally linked to family and inheritance, not their bank account.
The 55-year-old Australian actress spoke at a press panel at the Cannes Film Festival where she spoke about the importance of giving refugee filmmakers space to tell their stories.
In the United Kingdom, the term “upper class” was historically used to refer to people of the highest social rank, the aristocracy, or anyone with a formal title such as duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron.
When a Briton describes themselves as middle class or upper middle class, they are usually saying that they are comfortably well off, but not aristocratic.
One fan explained: “An important context is that in the UK, ‘class’ is more of a social label than a socio-economic one.
“Historically, social class has more to do with your relationship to the aristocracy than the number in your bank account. The “upper class” generally refers to people with aristocratic heritage.
During the conversation, Cate acknowledged her privileged position, but left fans stunned as she described herself as “middle class”, despite her celebrity status and privileged past.
“Those who are ‘middle class’ may well be very wealthy, but if you don’t have a formal title, you still identify as ‘middle class’.”
Cate was educated privately at a girls’ school in Melbourne and became a global celebrity and Hollywood star with a net worth of $95 million.
Cate, who was born and raised in Sydney, is based in the UK and has lived in East Sussex with her playwright husband Andrew Upton and their four children since 2015.
The couple, who married in 1997, share three sons Dashiell, 22, Roman, 19, and Ignatius, 16, and daughter Edith, eight.
Cate, who was born and raised in Sydney, is based in the UK and has lived in East Sussex with her playwright husband Andrew Upton and their four children since 2015.
Cate owns a historic £5 million country estate near Crowborough, East Sussex, where she also bought neighboring land – a £1.5 million farm with 100 acres.
She also bought a £5 million eco-friendly home in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, in 2020 and has been busy renovating the five-bedroom property.
Cate and her Australian husband Andrew also own property in Australia, as they also own an investment home in the Sydney CBD.
Earlier this year they also sold their three-bedroom family home in Prahran, Melbourne, for more than $3 million, significantly more than the guide price of $2.25 million to $2.45 million.
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