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When photos from the set of Greta Gerwig's highly-anticipated movie emerged earlier this year, fans couldn't get enough of the Australian actress, 32, and her co-star Ryan Gosling in their eye-catching costumes.

I can't tell you how mortified we were, by the way, Robbie said during an appearance Tuesday on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

We look like we're like laughing, having fun, but [we're] dying on the inside... Dying. I was like, this is the most humiliating moment of my life.

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Filming began in March 2022 and ever since, photos of Robbie and Gosling in the roles of Barbie and Ken have been dropping.

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are seen rollerblading on the set of Barbie on June 28, 2022 in Los Angeles. Robbie said on a recent appearance on the Tonight Show, was humiliating. Getty Images

So I knew there would be a little bit of attention, and probably some photos would get out there, but not like it did, Robbie continued. It was like mad. It was like hundreds of people watching all the time.

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I think it's a great opportunity to put some positivity out in the world and a chance to be aspirational for younger kids, Robbie told

We like the things that feel a little left of center. Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, 'Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is, ' but our goal is to be like, 'Whatever you're thinking, we're going to give you something totally different—the thing you didn't know you wanted, ' she said.

Right, it comes with a lot of baggage. And a lot of nostalgic connections. But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it. People generally hear

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And think, 'I know what that movie is going to be, ' and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they're like, 'Oh, well, maybe I don't, ' she said.

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Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling may have looked like they were having the time of their lives shooting a scene in Los Angeles earlier this year for their upcoming Barbie movie, but it turns out Robbie was embarrassed by it.

I can't tell you how mortified we were, by the way, Robbie said on Monday night's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. We look like we're like laughing and having fun, but dying on the inside. Dying. I was like, 'This is the most humiliating moment of my life.'

Robbie, who is also a producer on the Greta Gerwig-directed movie about the iconic doll, admitted to Fallon that she didn't think photos of her and Gosling in neon workout gear would become the viral sensation that they did.

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No! Robbie said. I mean, I knew that we had some exteriors to shoot in LA. I knew, OK, once you were doing exteriors, you're gonna get papped. There's probably going to be a little crowd of people who are going to stand out, because, you know, we stand out a little bit in those outfits.

So I knew there was going to be a little bit of attention, and probably some photos would get out there, but not like it did. It was like,

Barbie, which opens in theaters next year, stars Robbie in the title role as she embarks on an adventure outside of Barbie Land.

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Along with Robbie and Gosling, the movie also stars Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, and America Ferrera.