Emily Blunt has issued an apology after she was criticised by fans for ‘fat-shaming’ a waitress in an old chat show clip that resurfaced on Friday.
In a clip from the star’s 2012 appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Emily recounted being recognised in the chain restaurant Chilis while filming the movie Looper.
Talking to Jonathan, Emily said: ‘The girl who was serving us was enormous, you know I think she got freebie meals at Chilis.’
As the audience laughed, the host joked: ‘Nothing wrong with that,’ as he responded to Emily’s comment.
In a statement given to People, Emily said she was ‘appalled’ when she rewatched the clip.
Statement: Emily Blunt has issued an apology after she was criticised by fans for ‘fat-shaming’ a waitress in an old chat show clip that resurfaced on Friday
Rude: The actress called the waitress ‘enormous’ before suggesting she received free meals at the food chain
She said: ‘I just need to address this head on as my jaw was on the floor watching this clip from 12-years ago.
‘I’m appalled that I would say something so insensitive, hurtful, and unrelated to whatever story I was trying to tell on a talk show.
‘I’ve always considered myself someone who wouldn’t dream of upsetting anyone so whatever possessed me to say anything like this in that moment is unrecognizable to me or anything I stand for.’
As the clip has resurfaced on social media, fans took to Twitter to bash the star as they expressed the dismay at her offensive comment.
One fan wrote: ‘Emily Blunt being blatantly fatphobic wasn’t on my 2023 bingo card but here we are’.
Clearly angry, another tweeted: ‘Ugh f**k Emily Blunt seriously was one of my fave actresses but turns out she’s a fatphobic unfunny mean girl who thinks it’s funny to point out the size of a server when it adds nothing to the story – for shame.’
A third chimed: ‘Emily blunt being fatphobic is so disappointing, i guess another one bites the dust’.
And a fourth added: ‘Emily Blunt being cancelled 12 years after the interview where she was fatphobic. Big slay. I love to see it!’
A long time ago: The star most recently starred in Oppenheimer, over 10 years after the resurfaced clip from 2012
Chipping in: As the audience laugh, the host joked: ‘Nothing wrong with that,’ as he responded to Emily’s derogatory comment
As the clip continued, it seemed the anecdote had nothing to do with the waitress’ size, as Emily recounted how she was recognised by the girl.
She continued: ‘She comes up and she goes, “Did anyone ever tell you you look a lot like Emily Blunt?” and I said “I have heard that yes” and she said, “are you Emily Blunt?”‘
After the actress confirmed she was indeed Emily Blunt the waitress exclaimed: ‘What are y’all doing here?’
Emily then told the member of staff she was filming for her movie Looper, to which the girl replied: ‘Looper? Y’all just made that up.’
Outrage: Fans are in uproar as they took to Twitter to express their anger at the resurfaced clip
Realising the waitress’ weight had nothing to do with the story fans took to Twitter asking: ‘Why did she even say that? Not necessary at all’.’
Another said: ‘She didn’t have to mention her size it had nothing to do with what she was saying’.
Another tweeted: ‘she didn’t need to add that and EVEN IFFFF it mattered to the story…say literally anything except enormous bruh’.
Feeling let down another fan added: ‘She has let herself down by using such remarks. You can do better Emily!’
However one fan did seem to stick up for the star as they pointed out that this clip is taken from over 10 years ago.
‘This was old story. This happened back in 2012 where she did this interview. Y’all serious chill a bit. Emily probably doesn’t remember that at all now and has grown so much since. Stop digging old dirt.’
Unnecessary: Fans pointed out that the mention of her weight was irrelevant to the story
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