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Ashton Kutcher says Gucci once fired him for being ‘too fat’

Then a model, he was dropped from the campaign after arriving in Italy

Ashton Kutcher says Gucci once fired him for being ‘too fat’
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20/01/2026 09:00 ‧ 7 hours ago | StarsInsider

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Ashton Kutcher says he was fired by Gucci back during his modeling days, for being overweight. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on January 14, the actor recalled landing a campaign with the luxury brand, which was run by Tom Ford at the time, and traveling to Italy for the shoot.

“I showed up, I flew to Italy for the runway show, and he puts me in, like, a pink Speedo,” Kutcher said, adding that he weighed “exactly” 178 pounds (80.7 kilograms) at the time. Kutcher said Ford "was like, 'He's too fat.' And then I got fired.”

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