Having established herself as a promising actor in the industry, Margot Robbie boasted a $40 million net worth prior to the release of Barbie. However, the actress almost doubled her net worth with just one film. Reportedly, Robbie took home $50 million in the form of salary and box office bonuses for Barbie.
In a candid revelation on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Robbie talked about her childhood while disclosing an eyebrow-raising incident that showcased her resourceful tactics to make money.
Margot Robbie confessed to a childhood money-making scheme involving family items
During the conversation, Margot Robbie candidly recounted her unconventional start on her road to financial independence. When the show’s host, Kelly Clarkson asked about Robbie’s first paid job, the Suicide Squad actress revealed,
“I was a hustler, too I started young. I started working in a restaurant. I started when I was 10, working back in the kitchen. But my hustle started earlier than that.”
However, with a playful demeanor, the actress shared her very first entrepreneurial venture that involved a scheme involving her family items. She continued,
“My way of making money before I was working at a restaurant, I would steal my brother’s toys and then go sell them out on the street.”
While the audience responded with some audible gasps and laughs, Robbie reacted with a sheepish chuckle. However, she further elaborated on how her brother, Cameron Robbie reacted to her entrepreneurial shenanigans.
Margot Robbie shared how her brother didn’t approve of her tactics
Following the revelation about her unconventional start to financial independence, Robbie elaborated to share her brother’s reaction to her childhood enterprise. She shared, “He’d get so mad and be like, “Where’s my truck?” And I was like, I got two bucks worth.”
Moreover, the actress revealed that she did not share her sales proceeds with him and kept it all for herself. She added, “I was like, “No, that wasn’t your store out on the street. That was my store.”
One of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, it’s no surprise that the entrepreneurial spirit in Robbie continues to date. Having received immense success for her breakthrough project The Wolf of Wall Street, the actress has also ventured into production.
The 2023 blockbuster Barbie is produced by Robbie, making it her biggest success yet as the film grossed over $1 million in just the second week of its release. Reportedly, the actress will be next seen as an actress and producer in a prequel to the Ocean’s film series opposite Ryan Gosling.
Source: The Kelly Clarkson Show
