Acting certainly seems to be a glamorous profession; there's all the red carpets you can walk down after being sewn into your haute couture gown, and you're also privy to a small, round-the-clock army of makeup and hair stylists to ensure that you always look picture-perfect. Additionally, you're surrounded by some of the most beautiful faces in the world, and all the wealth that comes with having won the genetic lottery and being talented to boot. However, it must be difficult to snap between different characters, especially when you're playing a role that requires you to tap into troubled emotional psyches. That's exactly the experience that Margot Robbie had on the set of biographical biopoic I, Tonya. In a recent interview with Grazia magazine the actress revealed that playing the role took a serious toll on her mental health. The 27-year-old Wolf of Wall Street star disclosed that during points in filming, the line between reality and the role she was playing, that of the now-disgraced figure skater, Tonya Harding, became blurred. At one point, Robbie genuinely believed she was Harding, and completely forgot about the cameras. She even punched her on-screen husband in the head, believing that a scripted argument was actually happening. "I had lost my mind. I genuinely thought we were these people and we were off the set, running down the street screaming at each other and the cameras are running after us. I think I was screaming something about needing to go to hospital because my hand was broken," she told the publication. Robbie continued: ''It wasn't, but I was so caught up in the moment. And Sebastian was like, 'Margot, where are you going?' He went to pick me up because I was continuing to tear down off set and I turned and punched him in the head." While the film crew became so concerned by Margot Robbie's behaviour that they even stopped the cameras at one point, Margot claims that she actually found the whole thing rather "exhilarating". "A few times I've genuinely thought I wasn't on set and that I was that character in that time and in that place. To truly forget there's a camera in your face is really hard. When it does happen, it's really exhilarating. I don't know if it's because you're so tired when you're filming you're almost delusional," she added. The Australian actress also had to contend with neck problems during filming. After losing all feeling in her arm, doctors eventually deduced that it was a result of a neck injury sustained on set. ''I don't think [the numb arm] was connected to the skating," Robbie said. ''[I had the scans] to make sure we weren't doing any real damage. I herniated a disc in my neck.'' I, Tonya chronicles the life and career of the two-time Olympic figure skater, Tonya Harding, documenting her connection to the attack on her Olympic rival, Nancy Kerrigan. Harding and her ex-husband now-infamously conspired to have Kerrigan's leg broken so she wouldn't be able to compete in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. In other news, Margot Robbie insisted on making a key change to this iconic Wolf of Wall Street scene...

Whether you've seen her in the Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad or even I, Tonya, there's no doubting that Margot Robbie is one of the finest up-and-coming actresses around today. The 28-year-old Australian has already been nominated for Best Actress for her role in I, Tonya where she played infamous figure skater Tonya Harding, and there's no doubt there will be more nominations - and wins - to come.

But being an actress of that calibre is hard work. There's plenty of long shoots, public appearances and interviews, but Margot Robbie does a lot of hard work behind the scenes to ensure her body is in tip-top shape as she embarks on several demanding projects.

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For that to be a reality, Robbie needs a dieting and fitness regime that not only does the job of helping her to stay trim, but work for her as well, and that's where personal trainer David Higgins comes in. The fitness expert, who's also worked with Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer, says there's one oft-overlooked key to losing weight: skipping breakfast.

"Sometimes you don't need to have breakfast," he explains. "The whole 'breakfast is the most important meal of the day' thing is a 1940s marketing campaign to sell eggs. That's what we've all been raised to believe."

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Instead of wasting vital calories on eggs or pancakes or anything like that, Higgins instead recommends the fasting method, where you don't eat for around 16 hours of the day. In practice, that means skipping breakfast, eating lunch at around noon, and having your final meal at around eight o'clock.

"You're not going to be consuming as much because you don't have the time to consume it. But then you also do allow your body that time to recover and digest and not have to overwork with your metabolism."

But Margot Robbie doesn't necessarily do this 24/7, 365 days of the year - instead, she prefers to play it fast and loose until she's preparing for a role or a red carpet event. "I'm not good at doing moderation," she revealed to Emirates Woman.

"I get miserable if I don't eat. I can't just have a salad every day and a half a glass of wine every second day. I can't do it... I don't have a very good diet. I love beer, fries, burgers, but if I have to get into a bikini then I'll eat carrot sticks for three days. I'm one extreme or the other."

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When she's prepping for a new role or undergoing some clean eating, Margot Robbie usually has something like lemon chicken or rice for lunch, though she'll swap it out for mackerel salad with tomatoes and cucumber if she's feeling fancy.

For dinner, it's between a tuna steak with sweet potato, or a veggie hot pot with rice noodles. It's all fairly delicious sounding, but for Margot Robbie, it's vital to help her maintain that figure.

Margot Robbie's rise to fame is often associated with her breakthrough role in The Wolf of Wall Street, a film that catapulted her to stardom. Her portrayal of Naomi Lapaglia, the glamorous and unpredictable wife of Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Jordan Belfort, made her a household name.

While the film is packed with over-the-top scenes, one particular moment stands out: Robbie’s performance in a nursery scene that became one of the most iconic in the movie.

The scene, involving an intimate interaction between Naomi and Jordan, had no nudity but was still highly suggestive. However, behind the camera, Robbie found the experience much more challenging. Despite its impact on the film, she admitted that filming the scene was far from easy.

The awkward reality of filming the nursery scene

Robbie recently opened up about her discomfort while filming the famous scene. In an interview with Porter Magazine, she described the set environment as less than ideal. “Although it doesn’t come across when you’re watching the movie, the reality of it was we were in this tiny bedroom with 30 crew members crammed in,” she explained.

“For 17 hours, I’m pretending to be touching myself. It’s just a very weird thing, and you have to bury the embarrassment and absurdity, really deep, and fully commit.”

The scene, while bold and memorable, wasn’t something Robbie felt comfortable with at the time. The actor had to block out any awkwardness and push forward to complete the shoot, even though the situation was uncomfortable.

Unexpected family reactions to the movie’s racy scenes

The racy nature of The Wolf of Wall Street also caught Robbie off guard when it came to sharing the film with her family. On the Smartless podcast, she revealed how surprised she was by how much of herself was featured in the film.

“I hadn’t really braced myself for how much things would change after the movie came out,” she shared.

When she finally watched the film at a family screening before the premiere, Robbie found herself in an awkward situation. “I was like ‘oh sh*t my family is about to see this.’ I organized a family and friends screening, and when the credits started, I suddenly realized ‘oh my god, I’m naked, I’m fully naked, and they’re all about to see it.’”

She continued by describing the uncomfortable experience of watching her most intimate scenes on screen, including one where she and DiCaprio’s character have sex on a bed of cash. “My brother is right next to me!” she said, laughing nervously.

Robbie’s family was left stunned after the screening, and her brother didn’t speak to her for months following the film’s release.

Despite the challenges, The Wolf of Wall Street remains a defining moment in Robbie’s career and has become one of her most talked-about roles.

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Sometimes it takes dozens of roles before audiences catch on to the talents of an actor, but in some cases, one major role is enough to propel someone from anonymity to super stardom. That role of a lifetime for Margot Robbie, now one of the biggest stars on the planet, was her appearance in The Wolf of Wall Street. The 27-year-old Australian actress started off with a number of independent films in the late 2000s, before landing a role in the soap opera Neighbours, which she appeared in from 2008 to 2011. Two years later, she was cast as Naomi Lapaglia alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's epic tale of excess and debauchery. According to the actress, this was incredibly intimidating. It would have been difficult enough to stand alongside legends of the industry in the first place, but she also lacked confidence about whether she suited the character when she was first cast. In a recent interview with Wonderland, she said her character was described as "the hottest blonde ever", and she was "acutely aware" that she didn't fit the bill, at least in her mind: "I was just terrified that people would see the movie and think ‘eugh! She’s not that great.'" "When I was playing Naomi in The Wolf of Wall Street it was so high-tempo sexy. I was acutely aware that the line in the screenplay was 'the hottest blonde ever' – I'm clearly not the hottest blonde ever" This isn't the only thing she was anxious about as the film was released. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel she admitted she had lied to her family about certain aspects of the movie, including the infamous nude scene: "I just flat out lied to my family for a really long time. I said, 'I don't care what you hear, there is no nudity, I'm not doing any nudity. Ignore anything anyone's saying, there is no nudity'. "And then I thought, 'Well, the movie's going to come out and they'll see there's nudity', so I changed that. The lie evolved to, 'Well actually it's a body double, and they just CGI-ed my head onto someone else'. "My family don't have anything to do with the entertainment industry so they totally bought it. They were like, 'They can do that?' And I was like, 'Oh, technology these days, you wouldn't believe what they do in Hollywood'." During the Wonderland interview she also talked about her new film I, Tonya, in which she plays Tonya Harding, the controversial Olympic skating champion. The film has recently received rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, but Robbie was frustrated with the way the press handled it. "All the reading, all the acting coaching, and then someone reviews the movie or interviews you and all they do is focus on the aesthetics," she lamented, "You think, 'F**k you. You've totally discredited the work I did and it's not fair'." Further proving her ability to transform, Robbie is also set to star as Queen Elizabeth I in the historical film Mary Queen of Scots, which is set to come out in November next year.

Before Margot Robbie became one of the most famous actresses in the world, she had to prove herself in a room of directors and famous stars.

Starring only in Neighbours ahead of her big break alongside none other than Leonardo DiCaprio, it's safe to say Robbie's way to the top forced her to stand her ground.

Since becoming a household name, Robbie's credits include Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, The Legend of Tarzan, Suicide Squad, and I, Tonya.

And she's only got herself to thank.

It appears as though her landing the role of Naomi Lapaglia in Wolf Of Wall Street was far from the standard audition. In fact, Robbie had to think outside the box for her audition to be truly remembered.

And she did just that. According to the movie's director Martin Scorsese, to impress him the Aussie actress went completely off-script, to the point where she borderline assaulted Leo.

Writing in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue, Scorsese recalled: "She clinched her part in The Wolf of Wall Street during our first meeting - by hauling off and giving Leonardo DiCaprio a thunderclap of a slap on the face.

"[It was] an improvisation that stunned us all."

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The actress recalled her brave audition since finding global stardom, admitting that she knew she had only a small amount of time in which she had to impress Scorsese and DiCaprio.

She told Harper's Bazaar back in 2016: "In my head I was like, 'You have literally 30 seconds left in this room and if you don't do something impressive nothing will ever come of it. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance, just take it'. And so I start screaming at him and he's yelling back at me.

"And he's really scary. I can barely keep up. And he ends it by saying, 'You should be happy to have a husband like me. Now get over here and kiss me'."

She went on: "So I walk up really close to his face and then I'm like, 'Maybe I should kiss him. When else am I ever going to get a chance to kiss Leo DiCaprio, ever?'.

"But another part of my brain clicks and I just go, whack! I hit him in the face. And then I scream, 'F**k you!'. And that's not in the script at all. The room just went dead silent and I froze."

After being taken aback by Robbie's improv audition, DiCaprio actually told her to hit him again. Not bad!

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Margot Robbie has revealed that she needed a little liquid confidence to tackle one of the most risqué scenes while filming of The Wolf of Wall Street.

The actress recently revealed that tequila was her secret weapon to combat nerves before baring all on screen.

Robbie, 32, confessed her pre-scene jitters during a recording for BAFTA: A Life In Pictures. Fans of the 2013 movie may remember that Robbie had to film a scene where she was left with nothing but a pair of stockings and heels, which understandably left her feeling quite nervous.

"I’m not going to lie, I had a couple of shots of tequila before that scene because I was nervous – very, very nervous," Robbie admitted.

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It may seem surprising now, considering the film's overwhelming success, but at the time, Robbie didn't think she'd be the focus of attention. “Honestly, I know it sounds silly now, knowing how big the movie became, at the time I thought, ‘No one is going to notice me in this film.’ It kind of doesn’t matter what I do in this film because everyone is going to be focused on Leo and everything," she revealed.

At only 22, Robbie portrayed Naomi Lapaglia, the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio's character Jordan Belfort, in the 2013 blockbuster. In a 2014 interview with The Telegraph, she shared that director Martin Scorsese had offered to tone down her nude scenes. However, Robbie firmly believed that nudity was integral to her role.

"I think it's disgusting when someone would have got naked in real life, in the film they conveniently leave their bra on, or hold up the bed sheet,” she argued. "The whole point of Naomi is that her body is her only form of currency in this world... She has to be naked."

Despite her initial anxieties, The Wolf of Wall Street launched Robbie's career into the Hollywood elite. Still, as she recently confessed to Vanity Fair, she wasn't ready for the intense scrutiny that fame brought.

"Something was happening in those early stages and it was all pretty awful, and I remember saying to my mom, ‘I don’t think I want to do this,’” Robbie confessed. Her mother's response? A sobering, "Darling, I think it’s too late not to."

Since then, Robbie has learned to navigate the pitfalls of fame with grace and resilience. She candidly admits: “I know how to go through airports, and now I know who’s trying to f*** me over in what ways.”

Robbie, if it was me, I'd have needed the entire bottle!

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