NW Magazine – July 29, 2019

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GREAT

DIVIDE

Margotonceclaimedshe

andTomneverspendmore

thantwoweeksapart,butthe

couplehaven’tbeensnapped

inpublictogethersincethe

TribecaFilmFestivalin

NewYorkinApril.

onthenightthathehas

a crushonher.Well,he’s

only human!

While Brad’s no doubt

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chest, it couldn’t have come

at a worse time as Margot’s

marriage to Tom Ackerley

is reportedly on struggle

street. Tellingly, Tom,

29, was a no-show at his

wife’sbigpremiere.

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sadness in Margot’seyes

and whispers wererife

when she turnedupalone,

being ushered byher

publicist with nosign

of Tom at all,” aninsider

tells NW. “She seemed

incredibly lonelyandin

the moments whereshe

Margot

T

wasn’t being kept busy,

she looked as if she may

burst out in tears. It’s very

obvious that something’s

going on, given Tom wasn’t

there to support her on

her big night.”

In fact, we’re told her

younger brother Cameron

was desperately trying to

cheer up the sombre-faced

star at the afterparty in

the Hollywood Roosevelt

Hotel, but she ended up

leaving early. Poor Margot!

According to pals, she

and Tom have been

at loggerheads for

months over a

string of issues

• including
  Margot’s desire
  to move back
  to Australia,
  which Brit-born
  Tom isn’t so keen
  on. They’ve also
  apparently been
  bickering over her
  friendship with Brad,
  55, which ironically has
  only pushed Margot, 29,
  further into the heart-
  throb’s arms as she has
  come to lean on him in
  these tough times.
  “Brad’s been incredibly
  supportive and has been

helping Margot through

with words of advice,

having been through two

marriages himself,” says a

source. “He tries to lift her

spirits whenever he can

and he’s clearly hoping that

her marriage struggles will

open a door. Brad’s made

it clear how beautiful and

talented he thinks she is.

“While he would never

disrespect Tom or be

anything but a gentleman,

he is secretly gunning

for Margot’s feelings to

develop from platonic

toromantic – and

he hopes that if

the marriage

deteriorates any

further, she’ll

realise Brad’s

the man she’s

meant to be with.”

Of course,

Margot is clearly

not in the headspace to

even contemplate moving

on right now. However,

insiders say it’s clear that

her and Tom are far from

the loved-up couple they

once were.

“The honeymoon phase

of their marriage is well

and truly over,” says

the source. ■

‘IT’S VERY

OBVIOUS

SOMETHING

IS GOING ON’

f esses:

They’d make

such a great

couple if you

ask us!

Why so

distant,

guys?

you!’