Margot Robbie and her husband Tom Ackerley have opened up about married life together – and the one thing they fight over. Robbie, 33, and Acklery, 34, met in 2013 while filming Suite Francaise , a Second World War romantic drama, in Belgium. The Barbie star had been an actor on the rise at the time, having enjoyed success as a soap star playing Donna Freedman in Neighbours .
Acklerey, who is from Guildford, Surrey, was working on the film as an assistant director. The couple – who rarely make public appearances together – are notoriously private about their relationship. In 2016, they married in a secret ceremony in Byron Bay, Australia.
In a new interview with The Times , Robbie and Ackerley gave fans a little insight into their marriage. Asked whether they ever have arguments at home, Ackerley said the topic that he and Robbie clash over is chocolate biscuits – specifically “whether Tim Tams or Penguins are better”. Similar to the English brand of Penguin biscuits, Tim Tams are an Australian treat consisting of two malted biscuits separated by a hard chocolate cream filling and coated in a thin layer of chocolate.
He added that he wished “there was more of a sporting rivalry” between Australia and the UK, noting that he “feels like an honorary Aussie” and “Margot feels like an honorary Brit”. The couple, who do not have children, also revealed that when they are not away from one another working, they spend “24 hours a day” together. They also, .
