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Ashton Kutcher Says Tom Ford Fired Him From Gucci After Calling Him "Too Fat" in Pink Speedo

Kutcher recounts the episode during promotion for FX's The Beauty to underscore how image pressures fuel insecurity.

Overview

  • In a new Entertainment Tonight interview, Kutcher recalls being booked for an exclusive Gucci campaign under Tom Ford and being dropped after a runway fitting in Italy.
  • He says he weighed 178 pounds at the time and that Ford deemed him "too fat" when he was placed in a pink Speedo.
  • Kutcher adds that they later laughed about the incident and that the designer was pursuing a very specific aesthetic for the show.
  • People reports Gucci did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Entertainment Weekly says it also sought comment from Ford’s representatives.
  • He connects the memory to themes in FX’s The Beauty, a thriller about appearance and identity debuting Jan. 21 on FX and Hulu on Disney+, featuring Bella Hadid, Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Pope, and Anthony Ramos.