Margot Robbie Channels Barbie On Stunning Vogue Cover, Opens Up About Playing Iconic Character

Margot Robbie completely embodies the essence of Barbie on the cover of the newly released Vogue Summer 2023 issue. In her interview with the magazine, the actress revealed that she never owned a Barbie doll as a child.

Robbie recently promoted her upcoming film, "Barbie," at CinemaCon with co-star Ryan Gosling and director Greta Gerwig. At the convention, Robbie reflected on the meaning of her character, especially her lack of "sexual desire."

The "Suicide Squad" star said Barbie could wear short clothes "because it's fun and pink," not for sexual reasons. 

Read on to find out more.

Margot Robbie is the ultimate Barbie on the newly released cover of Vogue's Summer 2023 issue. The actress looked stunning in a satin flower gown from Versace and spoke to the fashion magazine about the highly anticipated "Barbie" film.

For the photoshoot, Robbie wore several outfits inspired by the iconic Barbie character. They included a pink tweed Chanel dress to illustrate "President Barbie," a cowgirl outfit for "Country Barbie," and an astronaut helmet for "Space Barbie."

Robbie, who plays the iconic role of Barbie herself, also looked gorgeous in a pink-and-black polka dot dress from Valentino. Asides from being the lead actress in the film by director Greta Gerwid, the 32-year-old is also credited as a producer on "Barbie."

During her cover interview, Robbie revealed that despite her role as the live-action Barbie, she never remembers owning a doll as a child. She said, "I don't think I did. I know my cousin had a bunch of Barbies, and I'd go to her house. It wasn't that I ever wanted to play Barbie or dreamt of being Barbie or anything like that."

The "Wolf of Wall Street" star also explained that she never thought about playing the role of Barbie until they were "years into developing the project." 

Robbie was recently at CinemaCon to promote the film alongside co-stars Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera and director Greta Gerwig. "Barbie" also features actresses Issa Rae as "President Barbie" and Ana Cruz Kayne as "Supreme Court Justice Barbie." Talented actors like Simu Liu and Ncuti Gatwa portray other versions of Ken in the movie.

In her conversation with Vogue magazine, Robbie reflected on the meaning of her Barbie character. She said, "I'm like, Okay, she's a doll. She's a plastic doll. She doesn't have organs. If she doesn't have organs, she doesn't have reproductive organs."

Robbie explained that Barbie didn't "feel sexual desire" because she didn't have the required organs. She said the doll has been "sexualized" but "should never be sexy." The Chanel Ambassador added, "People can project sex onto her."

Robbie explained that the ultimate idea of Barbie is girl power in all areas and not deep sexuality. She stated, "Yes, she can wear a short skirt because it's fun and pink. Not because she wanted you to see her butt."

Robbie shed some light on her iconic dirty feet scene from Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood." In the 2019 film, she played the role of the late actress Sharon Tate, who famously hated wearing any shoes and often walked in her bare feet.

In one scene from the film, Robbie's character removed her shoes while at the movies and placed her feet on the seat in front. The scene quickly went viral online, with many joking about Robbie's dirty feet. There were even comments on the scene from her co-star, Brad Pitt.

During the interview, Robbie said the dirty feet weren't her decision, as Tarantino prevented her from washing them. She explained, "But my feet were dirty because I'd been walking around the set. They stayed dirty in the movie because Quentin said, 'Don't. Don't clean them. Someone ran in to do it, and he was like, 'No, it's real. Keep it.'"