As Wuthering Heights storms into cinemas this week, it’s the perfect moment to look back at the wild, unexpected road that led Margot Robbie to her current Hollywood success
Before she was a Hollywood powerhouse commanding red carpets and rewriting the rules for leading women, Margot Robbie was a girl with big dreams, boundless energy, and a résumé that included circus school and sandwich artistry. Long before the Oscar nominations and blockbuster paydays, the 35-year-old actress and producer from Dalby, Australia, was flipping subs at Subway, honing discipline under the big top, and quietly plotting her escape from Australia to the bright lights of Los Angeles.
Now, as Wuthering Heights storms into cinemas this week — marking yet another bold chapter in her ever-evolving career — it’s the perfect moment to look back at the wild, unexpected road that led her here. From trapeze training to television stardom and ultimately global fame, Robbie’s journey is anything but ordinary.
1. She went to circus school
When she was around eight years old, Robbie learned aerial skills on the trapeze at circus school and even earned a certificate for it — something she’s joked might’ve helped in action roles later on.
2. Grew up on a farm
She spent her childhood in Queensland, Australia, surrounded by animals (dogs, horses, cats, chickens) — pretty different from the Hollywood life she’d later lead.
3. She’s an amateur tattoo artist
Robbie brought her own tattoo gun to the set of Suicide Squad and gave tattoos to cast and crew, saying “SKWAD”!
She eventually retired the tattoo gun because she thought she was getting worse at it.
4. The star once faked her own death as a kid
To freak out a babysitter she didn’t like, Margot covered herself in ketchup, lay on the floor with a kitchen knife, and waited — and almost gave her a heart attack!
5. Competitive eater
In a funny interview she once said she and a friend had a spaghetti bolognese eating contest, and she won after eating several pounds of it.
6. Ice hockey superfan
She’s a surprisingly big ice hockey fanatic (especially the New York Rangers), and even joined an amateur league when she lived in the U.S. — quite an unexpected hobby for someone from warm Australia.
7. Landed roles by writing letters
Rather than just auditioning, Robbie has said she wrote letters to casting directors to help score roles, including on Neighbours and in Hollywood.
8. Still sleeps with her childhood toy
She has a toy called Bunny that she still keeps in bed with her, and her husband jokingly finds it disgusting.
9. Worked at Subway before fame
Before Hollywood, she was a “sandwich artist” at Subway in Melbourne — and shortly after leaving she filmed a commercial for Subway.
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