She’s one of the hottest names in Hollywood, set to star in the highly anticipated biopic I, Tonya.
But being an A list star means Margot Robbie spends more and more time away from her home town of Australia, a ‘bittersweet’ reality she has been forced to accept.
‘I miss everyone so much,’ the 27-year-old told Variety’s Actors on Actors issue.
‘I miss everyone so much’: Margot Robbie reflects on ‘bittersweet’ reality of living away from family and friends in Australia as she graces cover of Variety magazine
Margot appears alongside Jake Gyllenhaal on a special front cover of Variety magazine.
In an accompanying interview, Margot opened up about how her acting career has impacted her personal life.
‘It’s bittersweet living outside of Australia, because I miss everyone so much, but the fact that they are so removed from it helps me keep my life and my work separate — even though they are intrinsically linked, because all I want to do is work all the time,’ she told Variety.
‘It’s bittersweet living outside of Australia’: Margot opened up about how her acting career has impacted her personal life
‘But becoming famous at [Tonya’s] age without a support network around her, and without a clear distinction, I think would have been incredibly difficult.’
Playing Tonya Harding on the big screen, Margot purposefully avoided meeting infamous American ice skater in real life.
‘I actually wanted to keep a bit of distance. I knew that if I met her and liked her, I would never play this character properly. I would be sugarcoating her flaws; I’d be trying to justify the bad things that she may do or say in a situation,’ Margot said.
‘I knew that if I met her and liked her, I would never play this character properly’: Tonya Harding on the big screen, Margot purposefully avoided meeting infamous American ice skater in real life
Tied the knot: Margot returned to Australia last December to marry her longtime English partner Tom Ackerley
Born and raised on the Gold Coast, Margot returned to Australia last December to marry her longtime English partner Tom Ackerley.
Speaking to The Project in 2016, the blonde beauty said she planned to return Down Under to raise her children.
‘Yes, yes, the kids will be in Australia,’ Margot said.
Revealing Tom shares her feelings about starting a family Down Under, she added: ‘He loves Australia. He’s like, “I don’t know why anyone leaves Australia!”‘
‘The kids will be in Australia’: Speaking to The Project in 2016, the blonde beauty said she planned to return Down Under to raise her children.