Famed actor and philanthropist Ashton Kutcher recently delved back into his early days in the industry. Recalling his days as a fashion model, Kutcher revealed that he was once fired from one of the biggest labels in the fashion industry for being fat. Read on to know more about all that he had to share.
Ashton Kutcher reveals how and why he was fired from a big fashion label
While in conversation with Entertainment Tonight, the star delved into his days as a model and an unknown actor, and how hard it was for him. He shared that during his work as a model, he was made to fly to Italy. This had been because he was booked by one of the biggest and most expensive “luxurious fashion houses.”Kutcher added more detail about what happened and how he ended up getting fired by sharing, “’And I showed up, I flew to Italy for the runway show, and he puts me in, like, a pink Speedo,’ the That. But despite his weight being under 200lbs, Kutcher stated that he ended up being let go. And I was, like, 178 lbs. I know exactly how much I weighed – 178 lbs. [Ford] was like, “He’s too fat.” And then I got fired.’”
How does he deal with it now?
Ashton Kutcher joked that the thing is now in the past and that he no longer cares about it that much anymore. He further quipped and added that he and Tom Ford, the designer who called him fat, often joke about the incident in their very own way. Kutcher quipped, adding that he knew that at the time, Ford had a vision that he did not fit. “(Ford) had a specific thing that he wanted, that he wanted to see, [which] in his eye was the right thing. It didn’t mean I was less, but it just meant that I wasn’t that for him for that moment,” he concluded.
