Margot Robbie drew attention on the red carpet this week for a sheer gown that revealed a notably toned, gym-honed physique as she continued promotional appearances for the film "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey." The 35-year-old Australian actor’s look came roughly 11 months after she and husband Tom Ackerley welcomed their first child, a son born in October whose name the couple have not made public.
Robbie has previously described a two-phase approach to diet and fitness: periods of stricter "clean" eating when preparing for roles or events, and more indulgent stretches outside of prep. In an interview with Emirates Woman she said she struggles with moderation and will eat more freely most of the time, but will restrict saturated fats, fast food, sugary drinks and chocolate in the lead-up to premieres or shoots. ‘‘I’m not good at doing moderation. I get miserable if I don’t eat,’’ she told the magazine, adding that for strict prep she will choose breakfasts such as porridge with blackberries or a green smoothie with kale and apple, lunches like lemon chicken with brown rice or mackerel salad, and dinners such as tuna steaks with sweet potato or vegetable hot pot with rice noodles.
On the exercise side, Robbie has spoken to outlets including Women’s Health about her varied regimen. She said she gravitated toward Pilates after moving to Los Angeles in 2013 and enjoys boxing and leg workouts she first adopted while training for action-oriented roles. For the 2017 film I, Tonya, she said she spent extensive time building muscle mass and leg strength after consulting with the real Tonya Harding, while training for 2016’s Suicide Squad introduced her to boxing and fight practice. Robbie has also said she prefers workouts she enjoys when not preparing for a role, citing dance classes and tennis with friends.
Robbie has framed her fitness goals in terms of strength rather than thinness. Ahead of her role in The Legend of Tarzan, she said she did not aim to slim down for the part and that the character’s period setting made a bit of weight appropriate. "I'm not going to look thin just for the sake of it," she said, underlining an emphasis on functional strength over achieving a particular body silhouette.
The recent red-carpet attention follows a string of high-profile appearances as Robbie promotes her latest project. Public and media interest in celebrity postpartum bodies has been heightened in recent years as stars balance career demands, public scrutiny and parenthood. Robbie’s own comments about alternating between indulgence and strict prep reflect a common pattern among actors who adjust diet and training to meet performance or publicity schedules.
Robbie and Ackerley have been private about many family details since the birth of their son. The actor has continued to work steadily in film and production while publicly discussing how training and nutrition routines shift in the run-up to roles or premieres. Her remarks to lifestyle publications have reiterated that preparation for on-screen demands can involve focused dietary restrictions and targeted gym work, but that outside of those periods she allows herself more relaxed eating habits.
Photographs of Robbie at recent events circulated widely on social media and entertainment sites, prompting renewed coverage of her fitness routine and wardrobe choices. Her comments across interviews provide a timeline of how she prepared for past roles and how those experiences informed her current training approaches. For now, the public-facing moments on the promo trail have kept attention both on Robbie’s new film and her post-baby return to high-profile red carpets.