Emily Blunt

British actress Emily Blunt has apologised after an interview in which she mentions a server's appearance resurfaced on Social Media .

In the clip from The The Jonathan Ross Show, first aired in 2012, Blunt describes a waitress as " enormous".

The video was widely shared online This Week , with some criticising Blunt for being " fatphobic".

The Oppenheimer star has since said she was " appalled" to have said " something so insensitive" and " hurtful".

During The Interview , Blunt recalled making The Film Looper in the United States and detailed her encounter with The Restaurant server in a local restaurant.

On visiting a branch of the Chili's restaurant chain, show host Jonathan Ross says: " If you go to Chili's you can see why so many of our American friends are enormous. "

Blunt replies: " Well The Girl who was serving me was enormous. I think she got freebie meals at Chili's. "

" Nothing wrong with that, " Ross replies.

The Actress , 40, goes on to further describe The Encounter and how The Waitress recognised her.

Blunt, who also starred in The Devil Wears Prada and A Quiet Place, issued a statement on Friday apologising for the remarks.

" I just need to address this head on as my jaw was on the floor watching this clip from 12-years ago, " She Said in a statement to People magazine.

" I'm appalled that I would Say Something so insensitive, hurtful, and unrelated to whatever story I was trying to tell on a Talk Show . "

She adds: " I've always considered myself someone who wouldn't dream of upsetting anyone so whatever possessed me to Say Anything like this in that moment is unrecognisable to me or anything I stand for.

" And yet it happened, and I said it and I'm so sorry for any hurt caused. I was absolutely Old Enough to know better. "

Source of news: bbc.com