Margot Robbie has spoken out about what she describes as the worst gift she ever received, remembering an early career moment that left her shocked and offended.
The Australian actress and producer shared the story during a video interview with Charli XCX for Complexwhere she was asked to name the most uncomfortable gift anyone had ever given her.
Robbie said the incident happened “very, very early” in her career, when an actor she worked with handed her a copy of Why French women don’t gain weight.
“Very, very early in my career, an actor that I worked with, a male actor, gave me a book called Why French women don’t gain weightand it was basically a book telling you to eat less,” Robbie, 35, said.
Mireille Guiliano’s lifestyle book was published in 2007.
Robbie made it clear how she felt about the gesture at the time, adding, “I was like, ‘Whoa, fuck you, man.'”
She explained that the gift was “really harkening back to the times” and said she has no idea where the actor is now.
Charli xcx quickly launched into a joke, turning to the camera and saying, “Your career is over, baby.”
Reflecting further, Robbie said the message behind the gift was unmistakable. “He basically gave me a book to let me know that I should lose weight,” she said.
“I was like, ‘Wow.'”
The conversation took place while Robbie is promoting Wuthering Heightswriter-director Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic, arriving in theaters Friday, February 13.
Robbie directs the film, while Charli XCX, 33, contributed original music to the project.
The pop star also shared her own troubling experience talking about bad gifts, telling Robbie that she once received “a little pot of ashes from the mother of one of my fans.”
She described it as “a pot on a necklace” and admitted she didn’t know what to do with it, adding: “I just didn’t really know what to do with it… I don’t know where it is now.” »
Wuthering Heights also stars Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell, and is scheduled to hit theaters on Friday, February 13.
