Margot Robbie has opened up about what she describes as the worst gift she has ever received, recalling a moment early in her career that left her shocked and offended.
The Australian actress and producer shared the story during a video interview with Charli xcx for Complexwhere they asked him to name the most awkward gift he had ever been given.
Robbie said the incident occurred “very, very early” in his career, when an actor he was working with handed him a copy of Why French women don’t gain weight.
“Very, very early in my career, an actor I worked with, a male actor, gave me a book called Why French women don’t gain weight“And it was essentially a book telling you to eat less,” Robbie, 35, said.
Mireille Guiliano’s lifestyle book was published in 2007.
Robbie made it clear how he felt about the gesture at the time, adding: “I was like, ‘Whoa, fuck you, mate.'”
He explained that the gift came “really in the past” and said he has no idea where the actor is now.
Charli xcx quickly chimed in with a joke, turning to the camera and saying, “Your career is over, baby.”
Robbie reflected further and said the message behind the gift was unmistakable. “He basically gave me a book to let me know I should lose weight,” she said.
“I was like, ‘Wow.’”
The conversation took place while Robbie was promoting Wuthering Heightswriter-director Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic, arriving in theaters Friday, February 13.
Robbie leads the film, while Charli xcx, 33, has contributed original music to the project.
The pop star also shared her own disturbing experience when talking about bad gifts, telling Robbie that she once received “a little jar of ashes from one of my fans’ mother.”
He described it as “a jar on a necklace” and admitted he 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 will be released in theaters on Friday, February 13.
