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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Amber Raiken

Emily Blunt responds to backlash over ‘fatphobic’ remarks on 2012 Jonathan Ross interview

The Jonathan Ross Show

Emily Blunt has issued an apology for remarks she made in a 2012 interview about a restaurant server’s appearance, which have been branded “fatphobic”.

Resurfaced footage circulated on social media shows the British actor on The Johnathan Ross Show, during which she referred to a Chili’s worker as “enormous” and joked that she probably ate at the restaurant for free.

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