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Why Margot Robbie Was Accused Of Hiding Her Real Age

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Updated on July 6, 2023

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There’s a conspiracy going on that’s both insulting and absurd. Margot Robbie, an Australian actress, is 25 years old. At least that’s what she says.

However, this week Jezebel released an article titled “No Offense To Anyone But Margot Robbie Is Not 25,” which left everyone perplexed. The report said that Margot was actually 30 years old and cited a 2008 Sydney Morning Herald article that stated Margot was 23 years old.

They penned:

“The fresh crop of Neighbours actors was in Sydney yesterday. One of the newest, Margot Robbie, had her first appearance on air on Monday, playing a groupie with stalker tendencies. The 23-year-old actress from the Gold Coast opted to attend a Sex And The City: The Movie screening instead of staying home to watch the episode.”

Nothing is proven here other than the fact that the Herald erred in 2008. But the author of Jezebel thinks it is everything:

A correction was later appended to the Sydney Morning Herald piece, noting that Robbie was actually just 17 years old at the time it was published, but the damage was done: Some people just love a good internet conspiracy too much to let it go. Robbie’s birthers became so obsessed with their false belief about her age that the actor herself responded to their allegations. “People seem outraged that I’m 24,” she told Elle in 2015. “People think I’m a decade older.”

According to Robbie, her birthers also trashed her appearance after her performance in the 2013 film “The Wolf of Wall Street” put her on Hollywood’s radar. She was brave enough to read internet comments about herself, telling Rotten Tomatoes, “Every comment below was like, ‘She’s not 22. This is the most ridiculous thing.'” Robbie revealed that many commenters were convinced that she was actually 35, adding, “Someone actually used the word ‘haggard.'” Yikes!

There are plenty of other things to be outraged over other than someone’s age. Robbie says she’s 25, so she’s 25. Mystery solved.

Before Margot Robbie starred alongside Will Smith in the blockbuster “Suicide Squad,” she worked with him on the 2015 movie “Focus.” While Smith was one of the biggest movie stars in the world, he told news.com.au that Robbie had no idea who he was, and his co-star confessed, “I hadn’t seen ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,’ so [Smith] had to clarify who Jazzy Jeff was.” Smith’s popular sitcom premiered the year Robbie was actually born, so it makes sense that she was clueless about his early work.

Smith and Robbie were subject to romance rumors during their time working together, which Robbie deemed “rubbish.” Smith did, however, play her love interest, despite being 22 years her senior. “I’m equally as surprised as anyone. Initially I thought: ‘I would never get cast opposite Will Smith! No-one would ever buy it with the age difference, our personalities,'” she told the Independent. But the two actors just clicked, and their on-screen chemistry was clearly convincing if people thought they were dating.

According to Robbie, she’s always had a more mature mindset. While discussing playing the younger love interests of both Smith and her “The Wolf of Wall Street” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, she told the Chicago Tribune, “I don’t remember ever thinking like a kid as opposed to thinking like an adult. … I guess I felt older when I was younger.”