The actress made the remark during an appearance on the U.K.'s 'Jonathan Ross Show' in September 2012 as she recalled having dinner at a local Chili's restaurant while making the film 'Looper' in the United States.
- Oct 21, 2023
AceShowbiz - Emily Blunt regrets making an "insensitive" comment during a 2012 interview. After a video of her calling a server "enormous" resurfaced online, the "Oppenheimer" actress issued a public apology in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
"I just need to address this head on as my jaw was on the floor watching this clip from 12-years ago," the 40-year-old told the outlet. "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," the British star added. "And yet it happened, and I said it and I'm so sorry for any hurt caused. I was absolutely old enough to know better."
Emily made the remark during an appearance on the U.K.'s "Jonathan Ross Show" in September 2012. At the time, she recalled having dinner at a local Chili's restaurant while making the film "Looper" in the United States.
Host Jonathan Ross then said, "If you go to Chili's you can see why so many of our American friends are enormous." In response, the "Jungle Cruise" leading lady replied, "Well the girl who was serving me was enormous." She went on to note that the server in question recognized her during her visit to the restaurant.
Many have since slammed Emily. "Emily Blunt being blatantly fatphobic wasn't on my 2023 bingo card but here we are," one critic argued. Another fumed, "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."
