'There Was A Stunned Silence': Margot Robbie Recalls 'Violently Slapping' Leonardo DiCaprio In The Face

Margot Robbie has revealed an incident when she got a little carried away while filming The Wolf of Wall Street and violently slapped her co-star Leonardo Dicaprio across the face in a heated scene.

The Pan Am beauty recalled the moment she accidentally hit the Great Gatsby star in the face, revealing that Leo was so impressed by her improvisation that he encouraged her to strike him again.

"I got a little lost in the moment. I slapped his face and said, 'F**k you!' There was a stunned silence then they all burst out laughing," the 23-year-old actress told GQ magazine.

The former Neighbours star went on to recall she feared she would be sued by the Hollywood star and apologised profusely for the blunder.

''I'd thought they were going to sue me," Margot admitted, adding:  "I apologised profusely but Leo said, 'That was brilliant. Hit me in the face again!''' Lucky for Margot that Leo has a soft spot for blondes.

The Australian beauty recently gushed that working with Leo was a "dream come true", telling Manhattan magazine: "He's always been my favourite actor.

"Both he and [director Martin Scorsese] have such massive presences when you're around them — they're unstoppable, like this force that keeps moving; they have so much dimension, it sometimes seems impossible to keep up with them."