Ashton Kutcher claimed during his days as a model, he was fired by Gucci for being overweight. <\/p>\n
In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, \u201cThe Beauty\u201d star recalled booking a campaign with the luxury design house \u2014 run by Tom Ford at the time \u2014 and jetting to Italy for the accompanying shoot. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd I showed up, I flew to Italy for the runway show, and he puts me in, like, a pink Speedo,\u201d the \u201cThat \u201970s Show\u201d alum told the outlet, noting that he weighed \u201cexactly\u201d 178 pounds at the time.<\/p>\n Ford, he recalled, \u201cwas like, \u2018He\u2019s too fat.\u2019 And then I got fired.\u201d <\/p>\n Ashton Kutcher claimed he was once fired by Gucci for being overweight in a Speedo. Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n The design house was run by Tom Ford at the time. Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n Kutcher, now 47, confessed that he and the iconic designer look back on the incident with amusement. <\/p>\n \u201cI laugh with him about it now, and he\u2019s like, \u2018You\u00a0were\u00a0too fat.\u2019 I was like, \u2018Dude, I was 178 lbs! Like, what are you talking about?\u2019\u201d Kutcher laughed. <\/p>\n He then went on to defend Ford\u2019s decision to cut him from the fashion campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had a specific thing that he wanted, that he wanted to see, in his eye was the right thing,\u201d the actor explained. <\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t right for him that moment,\u201d Kutcher told Entertainment Tonight. WireImage<\/p>\n The actor also said even among models \u201ceverybody had an insecurity.\u201d FX<\/p>\n \u201cIt didn\u2019t mean I was less, but it just meant that I wasn\u2019t that for him for that moment.\u201d <\/p>\n A rep for Gucci did not immediately return Page Six\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n Kutcher, who noted that he began modeling around the age of 19, also explained that even \u201csome of the most beautiful people in the world\u201d experience insecurity. <\/p>\n \u201cWhat I realized really quickly was that everybody had an insecurity,\u201d he said of working as a professional model.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Kutcher stars in Ryan Murphy\u2019s upcoming FX series \u201cThe Beauty.\u201d FX<\/p>\n In October, Kutcher said his model looks had actually hurt his acting career. GC Images<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody. If you look in the mirror long enough, you\u2019ll find something you don\u2019t like, or that you think could be better, or that you think could be different.\u201d <\/p>\n Last year, Kutcher also admitted that his model looks had sometimes actually hurt his acting career<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThere are roles that I\u2019ve gotten because of the way I look and there are roles that I haven\u2019t gotten because of the way I look,\u201d he said during a\u00a0New York Comic Con<\/a>\u00a0panel in October. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s frustrating.\u201d <\/p>\n Kutcher said it can be \u201cfrustrating\u201d to be excluded from roles due to his looks. Getty Images<\/p>\n During his interview with ET, he also praised ex-wife Demi Moore for her performance in \u201cThe Substance.\u201d Getty Images for IMG<\/p>\n \u201cThe Beauty\u201d \u2014 which is set to drop on FX on Jan. 21 \u2014 revolves around an STD that causes aesthetic improvements, but ultimately proves lethal, begging the question of what one might do to achieve physical perfection. <\/p>\n While addressing the show\u2019s potential similarities to Demi Moore\u2019s \u201cThe Substance,\u201d<\/a> Kutcher praised his ex-wife\u2019s performance<\/a> in the highly acclaimed body horror movie.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, one, Demi\u2019s performance in\u00a0\u2018The Substance,\u2019 \u2014 obviously she got extraordinary accolades,\u201d he noted, referencing Moore\u2019s Oscar nomination for the role. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so proud of her, she killed it.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ashton Kutcher claimed during his days as a model, he was fired by Gucci for being overweight. 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