Margot Robbie Barbie Australia

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Star, 32, is currently promoting the forthcoming film alongside director Greta Gerwig and other members of the cast, including Ryan Gosling and Issa Rae.

Talk show, co-host Sam Taunton mentioned to Gerwig that the word “barbie” does not refer to the iconic doll in the country.

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He said: “It means so much to so many people. I’m not sure if Margot told you, but the word ‘barbie’ means something else in Australia. Did you brief Greta about it?”

But Robbie, who was born in the rural town of Dalby in Queensland, Australia, appeared confused and asked: “What does it mean here?”

Meanwhile, Robbie tried again to rescue her Australian reputation and said: “I’m blaming the jet lag, by the way. Don’t blame the blonde hair, blame the jet lag.”

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“Yeah, Barbie at a barbie, grilling some snacks, ” Taunton added, with Robbie growling: “Grrr, I’m really annoyed we didn’t do something like this.”

Since setting off on the press tour ahead of the movie’s release on 21 July, Robbie has delighted fans by wearing a number of Barbie-inspired outfits at various photocalls around the world.

Celebration party which saw a pink carpet rolled out inside Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Robbie wore a sparkling pink Glomesh mini-dress by Versace.

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Earlier this week, she revealed the behind-the-scenes set-up that was used to film the viral Barbie scene that features a close-up of her feet stepping out of a pair of fluffy pink heels.

That they were her own feet and that the shoes stayed on the ground with the help of some double-sided tape, so she could get her feet out of them with ease.

Will follow Robbie as the titular character as she journeys from Barbieland to the human world. Other celebrities who will star in the movie include Simu Liu, Dua Lipa, Ncuti Gatwa, Michael Cera, and Kate McKinnon.

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Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inpress tour. Now, she’s going back in time—sartorially, that is—to pay tribute to the first-ever Barbie, released in 1959. On Australia’s Bondi Beach today, Robbie dressed in a black and white striped dress by

Hervé Léger. Her hair was styled in a curly ponytail. She was joined by director Greta Gerwig and her co-stars Issa Rae and America Ferrera.

She switched into a second retro-inspired look for more press, wearing a white strawberry print belted Moschino minidress with the same hairstyle and different white-rimmed sunglasses. Robbie appeared enthusiastic while posing:

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The throwback fashion looks mark a fun pivot for a press tour that has been full of unexpected but creative homages so far. There’s a lot more to come, too: Robbie and Ryan Gosling announced earlier that the

Press tour will happen in eight cities: Sydney (where Robbie is now), Toronto (where Gosling is now), Seoul, Mexico City, Los Angeles (where they did their initial photo call), London, Berlin, and New York.

Robbie recently spoke to Fandango about how the film crew managed to get the now-viral trailer shot of her arched Barbie feet.

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“It was probably about eight takes. Wasn’t that many, ” she said. “I walked up, we had little sticky bits on the floor, double-sided tape for the shoes, so they wouldn’t come off, so I could get my feet out of them. And I was holding onto a bar. But that’s it. I wasn’t in a harness or anything like that. I just walked up, kind of held onto the bar above [the] camera.” She stressed that using her own body for shots like that is important to her: “I always try to do my own inserts.”

Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at , where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at

When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.

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