 In a 2015 article for "Elle", Sally Holmes described Winslet's ability to establish rapport with her manner.Jo Ellison of "Vogue" writes that she has an "authoritative, almost ambassadorial aura", and Kira Cochrane of "The Guardian" considers her to be "articulate, sophisticated, [with] a definite hint of grandeur".Describing Winslet as plain-spoken, Krista Smith of "Vanity Fair" believes that despite her stardom she is unpretentious.