Margot Robbie Slams Weight Loss Book Given To Her By Male Co-Star

Margot Robbie is opening up about an infuriating present she was given by a male co-star when she was first starting out as an actor.

The Wuthering Heights actor recently sat down with Complex for a video interview alongside Charli XCX, who has recorded the film’s accompanying soundtrack album.

During the conversation, both stars were asked to name the worst present they’d ever received, to which: “Very, very early in my career, a male actor I worked with gave me a book called Why French Women Don’t Get Fat.

“It was essentially a book telling you to eat less, and I was like, ‘woah, fuck you, dude’.”

As a stunned Charli questioned if the unnamed male actor in question is still performing, Margot responded: “No, that was a very [long time ago]. I have no idea where he would even be now. This was really back in the day.”

“Your career’s over, babe!” the Grammy-winning singer quipped, to which Margot added: “He essentially gave me a book to let me know that I should lose weight. And I was like, ‘wow’.”

Watch Margot Robbie and Charli XCX’s full video interview with Complex for yourself here:

The movie is the third feature-length release from British filmmaker Emerald Fennell, who previously directed Saltburn and the Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman.

On Emerald’s first two films, Margot served as an executive producer, and they also briefly shared the screen in 2023’s Barbie, while Jacob – who is currently in the running for his first Oscar – previously played one of the lead roles in Saltburn.

Wuthering Heights hits UK cinemas on Friday 13 February.