Margot Robbie reveals actor gifted her a book advising her to ‘eat less’

Margot Robbie recalled a male actor giving her a book suggesting she "eat less" early in her career. Photo / Getty Images

Margot Robbie has recalled an actor giving her a book telling her to “eat less”.

Asked about the worst gift she’s ever received, Margot the 35-year-old told Complex: “Very, very early in my career, an actor I worked with, a male actor, gave me a book called Why French Women Don’t Get Fat, and it was essentially a book telling you to eat less.

“I was like, ‘Whoa, f*** you, dude!’ ”

Margot – who was chatting to popstar Charli XCX for the video interview – didn’t name the actor in question but confirmed it happened a long time ago.

“I have no idea where he would even be now. This was really back in the day.

“He essentially gave me a book to let me know that I should lose weight. I was like, ‘Wow’.”

Charli faced the camera and quipped: “Your career’s over, babe.”

Margot first appeared on screen in 2008 – the year after the Mireille Guiliano lifestyle guide was published – with roles in Neighbours, City Homicide and Vigilante.

She broke out with her performances in Pan Am in 2012, and The Wolf of Wall Street the following year, and her legacy has grown with high-profile movies such as 2016’s Suicide Squad, 2019’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and 2023’s Barbie.

Robbie and Charli XCX are both involved in Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, with Robbie starring in the film and pop star Charli XCX providing original music for the Emily Bronte adaptation.

Recalling her own worst gift, Charli said: “I received once a small jar of one of my fan’s mother’s ashes.

“It was a jar on a necklace. I just didn’t quite know what to do with it ... I don’t know where it is now.”