Before she was captivating audiences worldwide as Barbie or turning heads in The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot Robbie was orchestrating domestic chaos of a very different kind in her Australian childhood home.
The A-list actress recently shared what can only be described as one of the most hilariously disastrous childhood stories to emerge from Hollywood, revealing an ant-related incident that left her family home in complete disarray.
The Great Ant Farm Catastrophe
In a moment of childhood curiosity gone terribly wrong, young Margot decided to create her own version of an ant farm - with decidedly less containment than the commercial variety. "I dug up a whole bunch of ants and put them in a ice-cream container with some dirt," Robbie confessed, describing the beginnings of what would become a full-scale insect invasion.
The situation escalated rapidly when the determined ants proved more resourceful than the future Oscar-nominated actress had anticipated. "I put a book on top, thinking that would keep them in," she recalled, the memory still vivid. "But of course, they got out."
A House Crawling With Unwanted Guests
What followed was every parent's nightmare. The escaped ants didn't just disappear into the great outdoors - they decided the Robbie household made for rather comfortable accommodation.
"We had ants everywhere," Margot recounted with a mixture of horror and amusement. "They were crawling all through the house." The infestation became so severe that the family had to call in professional exterminators to reclaim their home from the six-legged squatters.
Family Reactions and Lasting Memories
Unsurprisingly, Margot's family didn't share her enthusiasm for the impromptu science experiment. "My family still bring it up," she admitted, noting that the ant incident remains a legendary story in family folklore, frequently mentioned at gatherings to remind her of her more mischievous days.
The story reveals a different side to the polished Hollywood star we see today - a reminder that even the most glamorous celebrities had messy, unpredictable childhoods filled with questionable decisions and learning experiences.
While Robbie has since traded ant farms for movie sets and Australian backyards for Hollywood hills, this early display of ambitious - if flawed - project management might have been the first sign of the determined, creative spirit that would later make her one of the most sought-after actresses of her generation.
