Margot Robbie Barbie Body Double

Noting the uncanny similarities between herself and the Hollywood A-lister, Eastwood claimed Robbie went as far as to mistake her for her own reflection.

Eastwood's life changed forever when her acting agency signed her up to be Robbie's body double back in July 2022 after being dropped as an extra from the movie.

Eastwood, who is currently living in Shepherd's Bush, London, said: It was very stressful because me being her double relied on how well the costume fit me.

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Where it was tight on me it was loose on her and where it was tight on her it was loose on me so this worried me as I thought I might get cut, but luckily I didn't and got to be Barbie's double.

Eastwood explained that she mostly featured in scenes where Barbie wasn't the focus of the shot, adding: For example, where her dialogue had already been filmed and so it was the just the back of my head or me stepping into shoes and walking up and down stairs.

The young actor admitted that while she only got to meet the star a couple of times - she definitely had quite an impact on Robbie given that she left her absolutely 'startled' one day on set.

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While shooting at the Warner Bros. Studio in London, Eastwood said on one occasion when she bumped into the star, Robbie thought she was looking directly into a mirror.

When I did speak to her, I was coming on to set and there was a heavy door that I was struggling to open, she recalled. When I got through, it swung open and Margot Robbie was coming off set on the other side.

She said to me 'Oh I've never ran into myself before' and I literally had to grab onto a wall. I was so shocked to see her.

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And it's not just Robbie who was blind-sighted by the uncanny resemblance as Eastwood's own friends refer to her as 'Barbie' or 'Margot' as well as prospective male suitors as 'their way of flirting'.

I tend to not bring it up myself [about me being Barbie's body double] but if people bring it up, I definitely speak about it, she admitted.

Remembering the 'once in a lifetime' experience, Eastwood added: I appreciate how big of an icon Barbie is and am extremely excited to be a part of it.

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Eastwood has since taken to Twitter to share a series of photos from filming, captioning the post: Can publicly say now that I worked as Margot Robbie’s body double onEmma Eastwood had just changed out of Barbie’s tight pink jumpsuit at the Warner Brothers studio in London when she learned she had landed her most high-profile role yet: Barbie’s body double.

The news came via text from one of the casting directors of Greta Gerwig’s new movie, just hours after she auditioned for the role. She had set her expectations low after they twice rescinded offers for her to be an extra, she said. “I was fully convinced that I kept jinxing myself, ” Ms. Eastwood added.

The 26-year-old actress, who grew up in San Francisco and now lives in London, had mostly worked on commercials, music videos and short films. Her role in “Barbie” marked her first time as a body double.

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Any anxieties were assuaged her first day on set. She woke up before sunrise, and by 6 a.m., she was on a minibus that transported her to the studio.

“My first couple of days, I got a bit of the star treatment, ” she recalled, pointing out that she was one of the few people on set at the time. “I felt really spoiled, ” she said, adding that she was surprised to find out she had her own trailer.

In the casting world, body doubles are hired to fill in for actors who aren’t able or willing to film certain scenes. In other cases, stand-ins can help the production team save both time and money. “They’re not going to have Margot Robbie sit on a set while they’re doing lighting tests, ” said Liz Lewis, a casting director who did not work on “Barbie.” “They’re going to pick somebody who has the same size, height and coloring.”

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Ms. Eastwood was initially hired as the hand double of Ms. Robbie, who plays the titular character, but ended up taking on more robust scenes where her whole body, aside from her face, was featured in the shot. “They didn’t give me any details of what we would be doing, ” she said. “There were a couple times they said the whole cast would be there and it would be an important day, but they never actually gave me any details of what we would be doing until I was on set.”

Ms. Eastwood’s main goal was to befriend Ms. Robbie in hopes of working as her body double on another film. The pair, however, didn’t overlap often. While Ms. Eastwood filmed her scenes on one stage, Ms. Robbie was often filming hers on another.

Ms. Eastwood felt confident about her work: She said people on set often mistook her for Ms. Robbie, including the actress herself. While looking back at the footage, Ms. Robbie told her that at some points she thought she was watching herself.

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And even if their schedules did not align, their measurements did. Every costume Ms. Eastwood wore was one that Ms. Robbie had as well. “They didn’t make anything for me specifically, ” she said.

Every morning before filming, Ms. Eastwood would spend about an hour getting her hair and makeup done. The makeup artist covered her in a bronze foundation that more closely resembled Barbie’s sun-kissed veneer. But even after several layers were applied, the head of the makeup team would often approach the artist doing Ms. Eastwood’s body paint to let her know the shade wasn’t dark enough.

“I was on this for two weeks, and I barely know what the movie is about, ” Ms. Eastwood said. “They did a very good job of keeping the plot hidden.” Credit... Emma Eastwood

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To avoid staining the costumes, she wore her own clothes until it was time to shoot the scene. From that point onward, Ms. Eastwood often had no idea what would come next. Without any context for the plot of the movie, she was open to doing anything that was asked of her.

One of the scenes Ms. Eastwood filmed several times was featured in the trailer — a shot of her walking up a set of stairs after she was directed to act like her feet hurt. When the trailer was released, she was excited to see that it was included.

In another scene, Ms. Eastwood had to lie on the ground facedown for an hour. Her makeup smeared as she kept one side of her face on the floor. “When I got up, I literally felt drunk, ” she said. “I have no idea what that scene was about.”

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And that sentiment applies more broadly to the entire experience. “I was on this for two weeks, and I barely know what the movie is about, ” she said. “They did a very good job of keeping the plot hidden.” She will not be able to see the movie until it is released to the public this summer.

A version of this article appears in print on  , Section ST, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: The Surreal World Of a ‘Barbie’ Double. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe