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Margot Robbie Reveals The Surprising Reason Her Friends At School Call Her ‘Maggot’: ‘That’s Been My Nickname Since I Was Six!’
Margot Robbie has revealed the surprising reason why her friends at school affectionately call her ‘Maggot’.
During an appearance on The Project on Tuesday night to promote her new movie Babylon, the two-time Oscar nominee explained that the nickname was the result of an embarrassing mishap in elementary school.
“That’s been my nickname since I was six years old,” Margot told the panel.
Margot Robbie has revealed the surprising reason why her friends at school call her ‘Worm’. Pictured: Margot on Tuesday night’s episode of The Project
“I think a substitute teacher made a mistake in roll call and said ‘worm’ and everyone laughed,” he continued.
‘You can’t choose a nickname. They give you that,’ added the Wolf of Wall Street star.
Robbie went on to say that at the time he hoped the bug would have become a distant memory by lunchtime, but “here we are” still talking about it nearly two decades later.
During an appearance on The Project on Tuesday night to promote her new movie Babylon, the two-time Oscar nominee explained that the nickname was the result of an embarrassing mishap in elementary school.
‘You can’t choose a nickname. They give you that,’ added the Wolf of Wall Street star.
Robbie went on to say that at the time he hoped the bug would have become a distant memory by lunchtime, but “here we are” still talking about it nearly two decades later.
During the Monday night premiere of Babylon in Sydney, Margot was talking to entertainment reporter Justin Hill when one of his friends yelled, ‘Hey, worm!’
Justin then uploaded the clip to TikTok, and Margot’s fans went wild over his realistic reaction.
“She looks so comfortable and happy,” one wrote, to which Justin replied: “She was beaming the whole time, it was lovely to see her.”
During the Monday night premiere of Babylon in Sydney, Margot was speaking to entertainment reporter Justin Hill when one of her friends yelled, “Hey, worm!”
Margot took the dig in stride, turning to greet her friends enthusiastically.
Margot took the dig in stride, turning to greet her friends enthusiastically.
‘I saw my friends from school. We’ve been friends since we were four years old,” the Wolf of Wall Street star told Justin.
It comes after Margot opened up about her ‘wild ride’ filming Babylon during her appearance on The Graham Norton Show.
He admitted he was “afraid to mess up” the epic opening party scene, which took two whole weeks to film.
Margot said of the Hollywood drama: “It was a wild ride. There were amazing set pieces, including a party scene that took two weeks to film.
Margot opened up about her ‘wild ride’ filming Babylon during her appearance at The Graham Norton. She admitted that she was “afraid to mess up” the epic opening party scene, which took two weeks to film.
“Every bit was crazy and the stress levels were terrifying because there was so much going on and I didn’t want to be the one to mess it up.”
Set in 1920s Hollywood, Babylon centers on the rise and fall of various ambitious dreamers, including characters played by stars Brad Pitt and Margot.
Margot is the overnight star, Nellie LaRoy, who makes her way in the industry by self-destructing through drugs, parties and sexual encounters.
She recently revealed that she went off script to kiss her co-star Brad in an impromptu scene, teasing E! News: ‘How else am I going to get a chance to kiss him?’
Set in 1920s Hollywood, Babylon centers on the rise and fall of various ambitious dreamers, including characters played by stars Brad Pitt and Margot.