Margot Robbie Natural Hair

. Many people identify the actress by her blonde locks, but it turns out that Robbie's natural hair color is actually quite different.

In 2014, Robbie surprised many by showing up at the Oscars sporting very dark brown hair. She told Elle that she loved the look, and being forced to dye her hair blonde for Hollywood was an emotional experience. I always dyed it dark in high school. I was devastated when I had to go blonde.

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Like many actresses, Robbie has had to adjust her physical appearance for the times, trends, and for her audience. Luckily, she's ended up loving her blonde tresses, too. In the same interview, she notes, Well ... once I was blonde for a couple of years I ended up loving it. But I don't have a preference. I like both.

Margot Robbie Debuts Major Hair Transformation On Premiere Red Carpet

Robbie got her first big break in 2008, when she took on the role of Donna Freedman in the Australian soap opera

(via IMDb). However, she knew that making it big in Hollywood was her ultimate goal. In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Robbie says she started by finding an agent in Australia who could help her. I thought, 'I'm going to use this time on Neighbours to save my money, have my ducks lined up.' So I found a better agent in Melbourne, and said, 'This is what I want to do — I want to go to America. How should we execute this plan?'

Opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. She later described her audition to People, noting that she went off-script but that it worked. So I walk up really close to his face and then I'm like, Maybe I should kiss him. When else am I ever going to get a chance to kiss Leo DiCaprio, ever? But another part of my brain clicks and I just go, 'Whack!' I hit him in the face ... And that's not in the script at all. The room just went dead silent and I froze.Margot Robbie started off as a Subway sandwich artist and wound up on top in Hollywood. While it sounds like a dream, she has faced her fair share of adventures along the way. For one, she punched Alexander Skarsgård in the face. (Casual.) Robbie also had an unusual encounter with Prince Harry and confused him for another famous ginger. (Hey, it happens to the best of us.) She also received an offer from Hugh Hefner to appear in

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Margot Robbie's Brunette Hair In 2014

Of course, one huge reason Robbie is such a notable A-lister is because — let's be honest — she's so beautiful. While she has shared what she does to stay so fit, Robbie has also been vocally resistant about unhealthy body standards in Hollywood. In fact, she flat-out refused to lose weight when she was cast as Jane in

Yet, while she stood up against unhealthy body image, Robbie did give in to one Hollywood cliché and that's her hair. The blonde bombshell might not be naturally blonde after all!

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, while playing the notorious Harley Quinn, the majority of Robbie's hair was blonde with, of course, the ends of her pigtails dyed the iconic red and blue hues.

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So, with Robbie sporting golden locks both on-screen and the red carpet, it might come as a shock that the Australian actress is actually a natural brunette. According to

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, Robbie explained that she went blonde because she had a better chance of landing roles in Hollywood than she would have as a brunette. I had brunette hair actually all through high school, so I've always really loved this color, Robbie explained. When I started working and acting, they all wanted me to have blonde hair.

Robbie's blonde hair is such an art form that Vogue interviewed her hairstylist, Matt Rez, in 2016 to find out the secret behind her amazing blonde hue. The outlet asked him how he achieves the perfect blonde on her and he said, I base the level of blonde on how light my client's eyes are and then I complement it with their skin tone. Obviously, he works wonders because we can hardly tell that Robbie is not a natural blonde!

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Margot Robbie New Hair Cut & Colour For Bombshell Event

So, with Robbie sporting golden locks both on-screen and the red carpet, it might come as a shock that the Australian actress is actually a natural brunette. According to

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, Robbie explained that she went blonde because she had a better chance of landing roles in Hollywood than she would have as a brunette. I had brunette hair actually all through high school, so I've always really loved this color, Robbie explained. When I started working and acting, they all wanted me to have blonde hair.

Robbie's blonde hair is such an art form that Vogue interviewed her hairstylist, Matt Rez, in 2016 to find out the secret behind her amazing blonde hue. The outlet asked him how he achieves the perfect blonde on her and he said, I base the level of blonde on how light my client's eyes are and then I complement it with their skin tone. Obviously, he works wonders because we can hardly tell that Robbie is not a natural blonde!

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Margot Robbie New Hair Cut & Colour For Bombshell Event