IT’S FAIR to say that Robbie Williams’ iconic song Angels is the most famous of his back catalogue and always gets everyone singing.
However, the man who claims to have originally wrote the song almost 30 years ago has reignited the decades old feud this week as he gave fans the inside story in a slew of new TikTok videos.
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Over the years there has been a lot of debate over Robbie Williams’ smash hit song, AngelsCredit: YouTube/Robbie WilliamsRobbie talked about Angels on Radio 2 this weekCredit: tiktok/@bbcradio2Ray Heffernan has opened up on the songwriting feud online almost 30 years after it’s releaseCredit: tiktok/@yestherayheffernanRay, who claims to have written the song, shared his reaction to Robbie’s commentsCredit: TikTok/@yestherayheffernan
Irish singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan has always maintained that he wrote the first version of Angels in 1996.
However, although former Take That star Robbie confirmed that he recorded a demo with Ray, he has maintained he rewrote it significantly with Guy Chambers.
The singer also bought the rights to Angels from Ray for £7,500 before it was released in 1997.
However, over the years there has been a lot of bad blood between the two men concerning the song, and this week the feud over the iconic tune was reignited.
It came when Robbie appeared on Radio 2 to talk about his debut album, and said: “I spoke a lot about the album I wanted to make, but the one I did make was Life Through A Lens.
“My memories of making it are, it took me less than two weeks with Guy Chambers to write the whole album.
“That didn’t necessarily mean that it was going to be a success. My album came out and it sold 33,000 copies in three months and that is not what EMI expected to do.”
Continuing with his story, the singer said: “I was about to be dropped and then fortunately I dropped The Angels, didn’t I?
“And it gave me the career that I’ve got today. I’m incredibly grateful for that song.”
But it was this last comment that appeared to really annoy Ray.
Robbie has always maintained he rewrote Angels significantly with Guy ChambersCredit: Getty
Sharing a POV video, the songwriter was seen on his couch reacting in response to Robbie’s comment about Angels, as he wagged his finger at the video and tutted with disapproval.
Since then, Ray has been dropping videos on TikTok, where he has been talking about Angels and how he “signed his rights away” to the song.
He also posted a throwback video of Robbie from 1997 where the singer talked about how he “wrote Angels in a couple of hours”.
Ray captioned the short clip with: “Body language never lies.”
The Sun has reached out to representatives of Robbie Williams for comment.
The last time the pair’s Angels feud was reignited was three years ago – again following Rob’s comments about writing the song.
It came after Ray was left incensed after listening to a Gary Barlow podcast in 2023 where the subject of who wrote Angels popped up again.
Robbie told his former Take That bandmate: “I was off my head basically, the record company has spent a lot of money signing me.
“I made a big song and dance about leaving Take That and wanting to do my own thing, and I hadn’t done anything.
Ray told The Irish Sun about how he first met RobbieCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
“I thought I’d better get down to it, figure out my voice, and whether I can actually do this … I was at my sister’s house in the garden with a pen and a paper and I thought, right then, I’d better come up with something..(so I wrote) ‘I sit and wait .”…
Robbie then reportedly branded Ray a “fantasist” in the comments section of the podcast, after the songwriter revealed he was unhappy with what had been said.
“I have always maintained that as a young man, I wrote a song with Robbie, that went on to become his hit song Angels and my story of how that came about has never changed.
“Robbie now says publicly that I’m a fantasist. My question is what part of this am I making up?”
Ray shared this picture with The Sun of Robbie and his familyCredit: Ray Heffernan -Handout
Ray also previously shared with The Irish Sun a picture featuring himself, Robbie and his family on the day he says they wrote the song together.
It was during Christmas 1996 when he met the singer in Dublin’s Globe pub.
Later the same evening, Ray claims that he invited Robbie around to his mum’s place to hear a song he’d just written.
Ray recalled: “We didn’t waste any time, starting that night where I got the guitar out in my mum’s house and played him this song I had been working on.
Robbie has enjoyed an incredible career as a solo artist, following the release of AngelsCredit: Alamy
“This picture was taken the next night day when we played this new song. Robbie loved the song so much, he booked a studio to record his own version the next day.”
A few months later, Ray found out that Robbie was going to record Angels for his next album.
“I contacted Robbie’s management and his people said they would give us an amount of money if I signed a waiver denouncing any rights I had to the song,” he told us.
Robbie later worked on the song Angels with songwriter Guy Chambers.
The song went on to become the singer’s biggest selling single to date AND one of the biggest songs of the 90s.
Speaking about selling the rights to the song, Ray said: “I accepted a deal worth £7,500 to pay me for ‘all and any creative input’ into the song.
“I have the legal documents to prove it. So I am not making this up. You could certainly call me a dreamer in life but not a fantasist. I have never lied about this story, and every part of it is true”.
Back in 2017, Robbie defended the decision to pay Ray for Angels.
“We could have gone to court, and it all would have been down to whether what way the judge wakes up that day out of bed … So I gave him some money, and he went away,” the singer said.
Angels remains Robbie’s biggest selling single to dateCredit: YouTube/Robbie Williams
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OVER the past four years, I have lived in the ‘danger zone’ of Infernos nightclub in South London yet somehow managed to avoid visiting it.
But this past weekend, in the name of journalism (and perhaps self-sabotage) I finally crossed the threshold after Hollywood royalty, Margot Robbie, confessed her love for the venue.
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Infernos nightclub has hit recently for being Margot Robbie’s favourite clubCredit: Cyann FieldingThe Wuthering Heights actress used to live within walking distance of the clubCredit: Getty
In fact, the actress – who is currently celebrating the release of her latest film Wuthering Heights – admitted to signing the lease on a house just down the road from Infernos, because it was close to the club.
Infernos has welcomed partygoers since the 1980s, previously named Cinatra’s, before it became the famous Infernos in the 90s.
Since then, it has become somewhat of an institution for London newbies moving to Clapham, with other young celebs even including Lola Tung being spotted inside (as well as the lads from Inbetweeners after it doubled as Malia in the movie).
Despite only opening on Friday and Saturday nights, it has remained one of London’s most popular clubs – so what is it really like inside?
The Sun’s Travel team have spent their own time there – Deputy Travel Editor Kara Godfrey said: “I lived in South London for more than eight years, so that included a trip to the famous nightclub.
“It’s safe to say I only went a few times. Call it a ‘rite of passage’ if you will, it’s the kind of place where you go in with great intentions, and come out with a drained bank account, wet hair from thrown drinks, missing half your friends and a shoe, before passing out at one of the few kebab shops still open at 3am”.
Assistant Travel Editor Sophie Swietochowski echoed this: “Infernos is like Disneyland for 20-somethings.
“I’m a terrible dancer, but here no one cares. The only rule is make sure you’ve fuelled well at pre-drinks and come with an anything-is-possible attitude.
“You don’t need to be cool to visit. And there are no hard rules. Want to let loose? Go for it. After a dancefloor snog? So is everyone else. Tight for cash? Brian, who you met just five minutes ago will probably buy you a drink – because that’s just the type of friendly and deliriously happy environment this club fosters.”
Now, myself – I hate clubbing. I don’t like the crowds, the cost of it or the conversations that feel more like talking to your deaf grandmother.
And one thing you should probably know about Infernos is that most nights, its queue snakes down Clapham High Street, as it tries to fit in as many as the 1,500 capacity allows.
And that’s before you fork out as much as £20 for entry.
My night started off pretty well – not only did the queue move pretty quickly even at 11pm, but I was left disappointed by the lack of sticky carpets I was so-warned about.
There are two rooms to choose from – the main club and the 70s vibe ‘Discotheque’.
I squeezed past finance bros chugging VKs to the massive dancefloor, where hundreds of mid-twenty-somethings danced to noughties throwbacks like Beautiful Girl by Sean Kingston and Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling.
It has all the makings of a cheesy nightclub from the discoball DJ booth to the dancing podiums on either side.
The club features two floors and has carpet throughoutCredit: Cyann FieldingAnd across the two floors there are two ‘Kissing Corners’Credit: Cyann Fielding
Waiting my turn from the revolving wannabe-dancers of the podiums, I took to one myself.
Any embarrassment I thought I would feel from essentially dancing on a table top in front of the club was quickly gone.
For a few minutes, I scream-sing, becoming feral and questionably moving to the music.
I hopped off on a buzz, before being replaced by another woman wearing an outfit much more appropriate for the dancing occasion.
The debauchery continues over at the two ‘Kissing Corners’.
I watched clubbers linger as if they were auditioning to be on Love Island – just Clapham’s own version.
My courage did fail me here, having never aspired to become a Love Islander, although I may have yelled “I’ve got a text” just to get away from it all.
Not that anyone would have believed me – the lack of mobile phone service in Infernos means you have no hope of contacting any lost members of the group.
If you feel you have swayed too close to the dark side, then tucked away in another corner of the vast club is, bizarrely, a confessional booth.
I lined up to confess to the ‘priest’ although sadly my sin was not sin-worthy enough. If it had been, I’d have been rewarded my own sacramental wine in the form of a shot.
It’s here I spotted a Blue Plaque too – Margot’s very own shrine installed about six months ago.
My plans to leave the club by 1am had already been thwarted by this point, but there were more surprises in store.
If you manage to stay until 1:30am, you’ll be there for the balloon drop too, another nod to teenage nostalgia.
Each night at 1:30am there is even a balloon dropCredit: Cyann FieldingThere’s even a confessional booth inside tooCredit: Cyann Fielding
After venturing around every corner of this chaotic club, why Margot loves Infernos became clear.
In a world of nights out curated for Instagram, Infernos is unapologetically itself and invites everyone who visits to be the same.
It’s a fever dream experience where unseriousness is celebrated and you become just another member of the crowd.
Most people say Infernos is grotty, unhinged, sticky-floored and expensive (a double G&T is £12, while cloakrooms are £3.50 per item).
Though they all come to the same conclusion that it is a great night out.
Will I return soon? Let’s not be dramatic.
But if Margot Robbie felt even the slightest bit of liberation that came with being unashamedly yourself, then I finally understand the appeal.
Staggering out at 3am – I think I did Margot proud. Even I didn’t get thrown out like she did…
TODAY is the day that Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s Wuthering Heights is out in cinemas.
The adaptation of Emily Brontë‘s novel is set to wow movie fans – and viewers will be stunned by the beautiful backdrop which was filmed across the sprawling Yorkshire Dales.
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Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi is out in cinemas todayCredit: AlamyThe sweeping Yorkshire Moors were used as filming destinations in the new adaptationCredit: AP
It was reported that the two Hollywood stars were filming in the Yorkshire Dales National Park early in 2025.
The historic pub is 1,732 feet above sea level, and it dates back to the 17th century it has exposed beams, stone-flagged floor, and a cosy fire.
Dig into some hearty Yorkshire meals, or book a room from £119 per night.
Arkengarthdale is home to the highest pub in the country called the Tan Hill InnCredit: AlamySurrender Bridge a Grade II listed 19th-century stone bridge appears in the filmCredit: Alamy
Another backdrop from the film is Surrender Bridge – it’s a Grade II listed, 19th-century stone bridge just outside of Swaledale.
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” could only have been created by a true fan. The British filmmaker wanted to evoke her youthful experience reading Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel when she was 14, which she describes as “the most physical emotional connection I’ve ever had to anything.” Her bodice-ripping, visually sumptuous version, in theaters Friday, incorporates some essential literary elements, but also imagines what’s in between the lines of Brontë’s writing, including sultry moments between the protagonists.
“I’m fanatical about the book,” Fennell says. She’s speaking over Zoom alongside Margot Robbie, who stars as Catherine Earnshaw (and who also produced the film), and Jacob Elordi, who plays Heathcliff. “I’m as obsessive about Emily Brontë as everyone else. She gets inside you.”
The director, 40, recalls going to the Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing in West Yorkshire, England, in 2025 and feeling completely at home. “I was like, ‘These are my chicks,’” Fennell says. “We all want to sleep in a coffin.” Robbie laughs, despite likely having heard the story before.
“We are, all of us, breathless, up against a rock,” Fennell continues, referencing a particularly evocative scene she imagined for her film. “I care so deeply about this that I couldn’t hope to ever make a perfect adaptation because I know my own limits.”
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the movie “Wuthering Heights.”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
What she could do is make a film that recalled the visceral feeling of reading the novel as a teen. “That would mean it had a certain amount of wish fulfillment,” she admits. The novel is famously austere, with mere glimmers of physical intimacy. “The Gothic, to me, is emotional and it’s about the world reflecting everyone’s interior landscape. This is my personal fan tribute to this work.”
“Wuthering Heights” marks the third collaboration between Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, and Fennell. Robbie, 35, produced Fennell’s 2020 feature debut “Promising Young Woman,” which earned Fennell the Oscar for original screenplay, and 2023’s class-envy thriller “Saltburn.” Her style is confrontational and seemingly fearless, often provoking hugely divergent reactions from critics and fans. She’s a filmmaker who goes full-on.
Despite their history, however, Robbie had never acted in one of Fennell’s films.
“When I read this script, I did find I was putting myself in Cathy’s shoes and reading the lines and thinking, ‘How would I play it?’” Robbie says. “I do that often when reading scripts, but my heart sank when thinking about the casting. So I threw my hat in the ring.”
Margot Robbie in the movie “Wuthering Heights.”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
“It’s a bit like asking your friend to date you,” Fennell chimes in. “It’s taking something a step in a different direction. You don’t want to be the person who blows up the thing that you have that works so well. But I was desperate for Margot to play Cathy. I was so relieved that it was her who made the first move.”
Fennell did make the first move with Elordi, 28, recently Oscar-nominated for his monster in Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.”
“Emerald texted me and said, ‘Do you want to be Heathcliff?’” Elordi recalls. “That was it. I said, ‘Yeah.’ And then when she gave the screenplay, I read it and wept. That’s how you dream of making movies.”
Not only did Elordi look like the version of Heathcliff on the cover of Fennell’s edition of the novel, but she had witnessed his potential for the role while making “Saltburn.”
Jacob Elordi in the movie “Wuthering Heights.”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Felix is a character who does something awful in every scene,” Fennell explains of Elordi’s charismatic rich boy in “Saltburn.” “But it needed somebody who could make everyone in the audience forget that. And Jacob was the only person who came in and did that. Heathcliff is an extreme antihero. He’s cruel and he’s violent and he’s relentless and he’s vengeful and he’s spiteful. Jacob has a sensitivity and tenderness and groundedness that makes us forgive all that.”
Fennell knew the film hinged on the casting of Cathy and Heathcliff, two iconic literary characters who have been portrayed by a multitude of actors over the years, including Laurence Olivier, Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes. It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff. For some, it’s a tale of toxic fixation, for others a revenge plot or a tragedy. But Fennell’s version is undeniably a big-screen romance.
“We were looking for outsized charisma and outsized talent, people like Burton and Taylor,” director Emerald Fennell says. “A combination of actors who are explosively brilliant. And it’s these two.”
(Shayan Asgharnia / For The Times)
“We were looking for outsized charisma and outsized talent, people like Burton and Taylor,” Fennell says of the classic onscreen pairing of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, famously tumultuous. “A combination of actors who are explosively brilliant. And it’s these two.”
“That’s the coolest thing to say,” Elordi says, covering his face with his hands. “This after years of hearing nothing,” he quips. (Fennell says she is sparing with praise.)
“Wuthering Heights” reunites several of Fennell’s repeat collaborators. Actor Alison Oliver, who appeared in “Saltburn,” plays Isabella Linton, Edgar’s ward who becomes a problematic fixation for Heathcliff, and the filmmaker reteamed with cinematographer Linus Sandgren, production designer Suzie Davies and editor Victoria Boydell. Fennell also brought in new faces, including Hong Chau as Nelly Dean, Cathy’s companion, and Shazad Latif as wealthy businessman Edgar Linton. She and Robbie aimed to create a creatively safe set.
“It’s very exposing, especially for the actors,” Fennell says of making an audacious film like this. “You need to be able to forget that and feel that you have the ability to make mistakes and try something different.”
Fennell’s direction was often unexpected.
“I remember she prepped us for the long table scene and said, ‘It needs to come to life,’” Elordi says. “Heathcliff was brooding but she said, ‘What if he wasn’t brooding?’ All of a sudden there was this electricity at the table. As an actor, that pushes me out of my comfort zone. And every time it works.”
“What I like about working with Emerald is: I like going too far,” Robbie agrees. “My instinct is to go really hard and then have someone tell me to pull it back. She rarely tells me to pull it back. She wants the maximalist version and I relish that. She would say, ‘Now you’re in a sensible period film.’ And then she’d say ‘Now do it like you’re Ursula the sea witch.’”
That was the take that made the final cut. “Part of it is there,” Fennell confirms. “Usually I use only a little moment of something but that’s the crucial one. Because we’re all so crazy in life, aren’t we?”
“And Cathy so is Ursula the sea witch,” Robbie says.
“She’s such a little sea witch,” Fennell agrees.
Fennell’s reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” amps up the existing emotions in the novel. She abridges its plot, removing the second-generation narrative that bookends Brontë’s writing. The torment of Cathy’s abusive brother shifts to the hands of her father, played by Martin Clunes.
Meanwhile, the longing between Cathy and Heathcliff, who can’t be together due to his lowly station and her spiteful decision to marry the wealthy Linton, accelerates dramatically into fervid sex scenes. The doomed couple erotically embrace on the Yorkshire Moors, in the back of a carriage and even inside her bedroom at Thrushcross Grange — all moments that are not part of the book.
Margot Robbie in the movie “Wuthering Heights.”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
“They’re part of the book of my head,” Fennell says, adamantly. “I think they’re part of the book of all of our heads. With all the love and respect and adoration I have for the book, I also wanted to make my own version that I needed to see.”
“It is totally that wish fulfillment,” Robbie says. “And if you can’t have the wish fulfillment in movies, where are you going to get it?”
Fennell imbued the film with tactile visuals that evoke the sexual tension between Cathy and Heathcliff. There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger. The director tested numerous fish before selecting the one that is seen onscreen.
“Why I love working with these guys so much is we’re all detail perverts,” Fennell says. “I am obsessed with every single thing. That fish that Margot fingered — I fingered about 50 different fish before then. Tiny fish, big fish, fake fish, jelly that was wet, jelly that was soft, jelly that was firm.”
“You think she’s joking but she’s not,” Robbie says.
“My finger smelled so bad the whole time that we were making this movie,” Fennell adds.
Ultimately, though, it was the best possible fish. “We did the takes with a couple of fish, but we all knew the right one when it happened,” Robbie says of the scene, which mirrors the sexual disappointment in Cathy’s marriage. “We all felt it in the same moment. Everyone went, ‘That’s it.’”
Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie in the movie “Wuthering Heights.”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
The film’s aesthetic is bold and brash, featuring brilliantly hued red floors and walls designed to look like Cathy’s freckled skin. It lands somewhere between Disney fairy tale, ’80s romance paperback art and old Hollywood glamour. Atmospheric mist pours across every scene. The estate of Wuthering Heights is foreboding and dark, with rocks splintering through the walls, while Linton’s Thrushcross Grange bears a Victorian aesthetic, containing the outside world. “It’s nature coming in and nature being kept out,” Fennell says. “And it’s about what that means emotionally and metaphorically for the story and for these characters.”
There is purposefully no adherence to historical accuracy, particularly in the costumes. Designed by Jacqueline Durran, the wardrobe was elaborately wild to underscore emotional truths rather than period relevancy.
“You couldn’t not scream,” Robbie says about trying on each piece. “And then Emerald would come up with a platter of jewels and start decorating me like a Christmas tree.”
“There was so much screaming every day,” Fennell says. “I always want people to have permission to go too far, to do something that’s in bad taste, that’s not subtle. I’m really interested in pushing until that squeaking point where you’re like, ‘OK, that’s too far.’ It takes a lot of bravery to do that.”
Even Elordi joined in the excitement. “I was screaming at all the dresses,” he says. “Margot and Alison’s dressing rooms flanked me so I’d often get caught in the hallway.”
Although the world of the movie is heightened and beautifully garish, the romance is more grounded. You can feel how desperate Cathy and Heathcliff are for each other in their own twisted way, and despite their horrible machinations you want them to be together. The film ends differently from the novel, but it shares with it a sad inevitability.
Fennell inherently understood what makes these characters so desirable.
“I was led by my own feelings,” she says. “On set, we were all trying to find that thing that made us get goosebumps. One of the earliest scenes we shot was where Heathcliff breaks the chair to build Cathy a fire.”
To help a shivering Cathy, Heathcliff rises from his wooden seat, smashes it on the floor and tosses the pieces into the fireplace. It’s a moment of devotion from Heathcliff, but triggers a lustful response in Cathy.
“I looked around and all of these professionals, women and men, were agape. Everyone felt the same way as Cathy. That’s what I was looking for every day.”
“He actually broke the chair,” Robbie says. “Cathy’s reaction is my genuine reaction.”
Elordi understood the challenge of embodying such an iconic character, who has existed both on the page and on the screen for generations. He also didn’t want to let Fennell down.
“I knew how personal the story was to Emerald and I knew the screenplay that she had written was extremely good, but I was like ‘What makes you think I can do this?’” Elordi remembers. “I had a lot of nerves but I jumped into it. This is a director you’re really able to give everything to. The images that come from her head are so unique and singular. The first time I watched ‘Saltburn’ with her, I sat back and I realized I was in the presence of something truly great and original. To be able to investigate with her two times is a gift.”
Says Robbie, “My hope is always: There’s got to be one person that watches this movie and thinks ‘That’s my favorite of all time.’ I want to make a movie that is someone’s favorite movie of all time and I’ll know how much that means to them. That it might save them in whatever ways movies can save you.”
Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” shudders with feeling. And however audiences perceive it, its maker has done exactly what she intended.
SHE is no stranger to steamy scenes, but Margot Robbie says new movie Wuthering Heights beats her previous films when it comes to passion on screen.
Out in time for Valentine’s Day, the adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic novel sees Margot as Cathy alongside Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff.
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Margot Robbie says new movie Wuthering Heights beats her previous films when it comes to passion on screenCredit: GettyMargot says the highly anticipated film is much raunchier than the bookCredit: Alamy
And the 35-year-old star says it is much raunchier than the book’s romantic scenes, set on the sweeping Yorkshire moors.
She added: “They never really kissed in the book, but we kiss a lot. We kiss everywhere.
“And there’s so many times where he just picks me up and puts me in a tree, or picks me up with one hand.
“And I have to say, it is really nice, it makes you feel, ‘Oh I’m light as a feather, I’m a tiny little thing’.”
I think a lot of men are going to turn to their partners and be like, ‘Am I Heathcliff to you or am I Edgar?’. And I don’t know if they want to hear the answer
Margot
Before landing the role, Margot had not read the novel but has now gone through it a “bunch of times” and thinks it’s “phenomenal”.
Directed by Emerald Fennell, it hits cinemas on Friday. February 13 has become known as Galentine’s Day and celebrates female friendships.
‘Start fights’
Margot said: “It’s a great Galentine’s movie. Going with a group of girlfriends and having a couple of drinks is going to be a fun night out, and then you could go with your partner.”
Bronte’s novel follows a love triangle between Cathy, wild Heathcliff and gentleman Edgar.
And Margot said with a laugh: “I did wonder if this film will start fights, because I do think a lot of men are going to turn to their partners afterwards and be like, ‘Am I Heathcliff to you or am I Edgar?’. And I don’t know if they want to hear the answer.”
Margot rose to fame on Neighbours in 2008, aged 17, as fiery teenager Donna Freedman.
Jacob Elordi stars as Heathcliff alongside Margot as Catherine EarnshawCredit: Alamy
Since then, she has starred in blockbuster films including as Harley Quinn in 2021’s The Suicide Squad and in the 2023 global smash Barbie.
Last month, polling company Ranker named the three-time Oscar nominee as the most beautiful woman in the world, but Margot says she remains insecure about her looks.
She told Wonderland magazine: “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 lied for a long time about the nudity [in Wolf of Wall Street]. First, I said there was no nudity. Then I said there was nudity but it was a body double
Margot
“I’m clearly not the hottest blonde ever. I was just terrified that people would see the movie and think, ‘Eugh! She’s not that great’.”
Margot also gets worried about her family seeing some of her more risque roles. When she had to strip for The Wolf Of Wall Street, she banned some of them from watching.
She said: “I lied for a long time about the nudity. First, I said there was no nudity. Then I said there was nudity, but it wasn’t me, that it was a body double with my head CGI’d on. Then I had to admit it was me.
“The grandparents flat out can’t see it. The rest of the family can watch at their own risk, but if we can’t have a relationship after that, it’s not my fault.”
Margot’s parents split up when she was five and she was raised on Australia’s Gold Coast with her physiotherapist mum Sarie. She has limited contact with her father Doug, a retired farmer and sugar cane tycoon.
The star says that acting seemed like an impossible dream and told Vogue Australia: “I got on Neighbours and I thought that was the biggest thing that was ever going to happen to me.
“Before that, the idea of being in Hollywood, I did think you had to be born into it or had to know someone in the industry.”
Margot Robbie has pulses racing at the Wuthering Heights film premiereCredit: AlamyToday, Margot lives in Los Angeles with her husband, English film producer Tom AckerleyCredit: Getty
Now she speaks out to let young girls know that if you work hard anything is possible.
Margot said: “I just want to say to young people that success is not as far away as it seems. I didn’t know anyone in the industry; it can totally happen.
“You do have to work really hard, you have to work really, really, really hard, but if you want it badly enough, you can totally make it happen.”
Today, Margot lives in Los Angeles with her husband, English film producer Tom Ackerley, and their 16-month old son — who has not been named publicly.
Alongside Tom, Margot runs production company LuckyChap, the powerhouse firm behind Barbie, Saltburn and now Wuthering Heights.
And she says life at the top is a constant balancing act.
‘Rarely go on holidays’
Margot explained: “Having a business is stressful and time-consuming, but it’s incredibly rewarding. There are obviously a lot of times where I’ll have a meltdown and go, ‘I can’t do it any more’.
“You miss out on a lot of things, like you rarely go on holidays, you miss everyone’s weddings, everyone’s birthdays. I haven’t seen my best friends, my nephew.
“So there’s that side to it where it kind of hurts to sacrifice those things, but it’s also enormously satisfying to build something and be part of something.
“The biggest misconception about me is that people think I spend all my time sitting on a yacht or swanning around at fancy parties.”
Margot added to Elle Australia: “I still feel very Australian, so I don’t really feel like I’m in Hollywood at all.
“You only get a taste of Hollywood twice a year when you go to the Oscars or you go to do a press junket or a premiere or something.”
And of her happy place, she told Vogue: “Being on a film set is my favourite place, there’s nothing better.
“And I don’t care if I’ve got three lines in the film or if I’ve got one of the lead roles.
“I hope I look back and feel like I spent my time well.
“I don’t mind if the movies that I make aren’t massive successes, as long as I know I put in everything I could and I loved the people I was working with.
“I want to look back and know I had a lot of adventures, a lot of fun with good people.”
Margot and hubby Tom in Notting Hill last monthCredit: Goff
ACTRESS Margot Robbie hits the Wuthering Heights of style — in a leather mini dress.
The Australian star was promoting her new movie, an adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic love story, with a Q and A at Claridge’s in central London.
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Margot Robbie showed off her long legs in a leather minidress while promoting Wuthering HeightsCredit: GettyMargot was appearing in central London at Claridge’s for a Q and A with fansCredit: Getty
Last night, the 35-year-old appeared with co-star Jacob Elordi, 28, on The Graham Norton Show.
Jacob, who plays Heathcliff alongside Margot’s Catherine, said the couple’s obvious chemistry in the film was down to “mutual obsession”.
He said: “If you have the opportunity to share a film set with Margot Robbie, you’re going to make sure you’re within five to ten metres at all times.”
Margot and Jacob play Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, respectively, and are joined in the film by Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell in supporting roles.
She dazzled in a see-through nude mesh gown with gold detailing and a white corset underneath, which showed off her incredible figure.
The Barbie actress was recently named the world’s most beautiful woman in a poll.
We revealed in October how Margot is being lined up to take on the leading role in a big budget remake of cult horror film American Psycho.
Margot Robbie stunned in an ethereal gown at the Wuthering Heights premiere in LondonCredit: GettyCo-star Jacob Elordi and and Margot appeared on the Graham Norton show discussing the upcoming releaseCredit: PA
MARGOT ROBBIE looked stunning in a see-through corset dress as she lead the stars at the Wuthering Heights premiere in London.
The Barbie actress, 35, made sure all eyes were on her as she stepped onto the red carpet in Leicester Square in an eye-catching ensemble.
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Margot Robbie stunned in an ethereal gown at the Wuthering Heights premiere in LondonCredit: GettyMargot Robbie stunned in an ethereal gown at the Wuthering Heights premiere in LondonCredit: GettyLeading man Jacob Elordi opted for an all grey suitCredit: GettyThe leading pair were all smiles as they posed togetherCredit: Getty
She dazzled in a see-through nude mesh gown with gold detailing and a white corset underneath, which showed off her incredible figure.
The top of the dress was connected with rope straps which held onto a frilly choker around her neck.
She brought her look to life with a pair of strappy gold heels and had her dark locks pulled back into a chic bun.
Margot went for a cool make-up look complete with pink eyeshadow, a nude lip and some blush.
She was joined on the red carpet with her co-star Jacob Elordi, who looked dapper in an all-grey suit.
He towered over her in in a grey shirt, trousers, tie a long flowing blazer jacket which he paired with smart black shoes.
The Hollywood actors were all smiles as they posed up a storm together, with Jacob pulling in Margot with his hand around her waist.
The leading pair were joined by a whole host of stars from the worlds of television and film.
The iconic Helen Mirren graced the carpet in a navy suit jacket and trousers, along with a white shirt and a gold and silver necklace.
She wore a pair of funky matching navy heels and beamed from ear to ear for pictures.
Helen Mirren graced the red carpet and looked incredible in a navy suitCredit: GettySinger Charli XCX went for a dramatic look with a huge veil over her faceCredit: GettyStar of the film, Martin Clunes posed with his wife Philippa BraithwaiteCredit: GettyShazad Latif also stars in the filmCredit: Getty
Meanwhile, Charli XCX, who composed a full concept album and soundtrack for the film, looked sensational in a pink strapless gown with a veil draping her entire body.
The singer looked ethereal as her dark heavy make-up could be seen underneath her veil.
A whole host of Love Island stars descended upon Leicester Square to rub shoulders with Hollywood’s finest.
Harry Cooksley and Shakira Khan were giving power couple energy as she looked sultry in a short black dress with straps and a thigh-high cut out.
She paired her outfit with fishnet tights and layers of metal chains around her neck.
While Harry looked smart in a matching black suit, with a white shirt and a gold brooch.
Conor Phillips and Megan Forte Clarke also opted for matching ensembles, in a black frilly gown and a jacket and trouser combo.
Newly-married series 9 winners, Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan looked happier than ever as they smiled for the photographers, despite it raining in the capital.
Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri wowed in a red wine corset with a frilly skirt and Liberty Poole looked amazing in a figure-hugging black mesh gown with a red mermaid tail and black gloves.
Wuthering Heights has been written and directed by Emerald Fennell and is loosely inspired by Emily Bronte’s classic 1847 novel of the same name.
Margot and Jacob play Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, respectively, and are joined in the film by Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell in supporting roles.
Harry Cooksley and Shakira Khan were giving major power couple vibesCredit: GettyConor Phillips and Megan Forte Clarke wore matching ensemblesCredit: GettyNewlyweds Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan looked happier than everCredit: GettyTasha Ghouri was the lady in red at the premiereCredit: GettyLiberty Poole rubbed shoulders with Hollywood’s finestCredit: Getty
MARGOT Robbie sparkles again at a Wuthering Heights premiere — with a diamond necklace and matching ring.
She wore a red Chanel velvet ballgown in Paris, then changed into a black corset dress for the after-party.
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Margot Robbie sparkles again at a Wuthering Heights premiere — with a diamond necklace and matching ringCredit: GettyMargot wore a red Chanel velvet ballgown in Paris, then changed into a black corset dress for the after-partyCredit: EPAMargot was seen warmly greeting fans despite the rainCredit: Splash
He even filled his married co-star’s dressing room with roses for Valentine’s Day while shooting the tragic love story.
His fellow Aussie Margot, who posed in a minidress for the latest cover of Vogue Australia, said she was bowled over by the romantic gesture — despite having only had her first son with husband Tom Ackerley, 35, four months earlier.
Interviewing each other for the magazine, Margot said: “You made my day and, as Heathcliff, filled my room with roses. It was so cute.
“I remember thinking on Valentine’s Day, ‘Oh he’s probably a very good boyfriend, ’cause there’s a lot of thoughtfulness in this’.
“You did a lot of very thoughtful things — it wasn’t just the gesture of the roses.”
Margot strikes a pose in her red Chanel velvet ballgown in ParisCredit: GettyMargot plays Cathy in upcoming Wuthering HeightsCredit: Getty
ACTRESS Margot Robbie hits a Hollywood height at her new film’s premiere — wearing a £6million necklace once owned by Elizabeth Taylor.
The Taj Mahal diamond is a heart-shaped gold pendant set in jade and hanging from a gold, ruby and diamond chain made by Cartier.
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Margot Robbie dazzles at the Wuthering Heights premiere in a £6million necklace once owned by movie star Elizabeth TaylorCredit: GettyMargot stuns at the Los Angeles premiereCredit: GettyElizabeth Taylor wearing the necklace, pictured with Richard Burton and Grace KellyCredit: Getty
Margot wore it to the world premiere of Wuthering Heights in Los Angeles, where she was earlier joined by co-star Jacob Elordi and singer Charli XCX, who recorded the film’s soundtrack.
The actress, Cathy in the adaptation of Emily Bronte’s 1847 novel, said the necklace was poignant as it had “a lot of romantic history”.
She said: “It’s our big Hollywood world premiere — we’ve got to go all out.
“This is Elizabeth Taylor’s necklace. It’s the Taj Mahal diamond that Richard Burton gave to her.
“There’s something kind of Cathy and Heathcliff about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in my mind, so it felt appropriate.”
The diamond was created for a 17th century Mughal emperor who commissioned the Taj Mahal.
It was later acquired by Cartier, with Burton buying it from them to give to Elizabeth.
Following her death in 2011, it was sold at auction for £6million to an anonymous buyer.
The Taj Mahal diamond is a heart-shaped gold pendant set in jade and hanging from a gold, ruby and diamond chain made by CartierCredit: AFPMargot with co-star Jacob Elordi and singer Charli XCX, who recorded the film’s soundtrackCredit: Getty
