Margot Robbie Surprised by Childhood Friends on ‘Babylon’ Red Carpet in Sydney — Watch

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Margot Robbie attends the Australian premiere of Babylon at State Theatre on January 16, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – 16 JANUARY: Margot Robbie attends Babylon’s Australian premiere at State Theatre, Sydney, Australia, on 16 January 2023. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

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Margot Robbie had a touching – and hilarious – moment on the red carpet of her new film.

The actress was in mid-interview during the premiere of her movie Babylon In her native country of Australia, she was interrupted by her Australian friends who shouted her nickname “Hey Maggot!”

Justin Hill, an Entertainment reporter, was interviewing the actress, 32, at the time. He posted a video showing the footage. cute and funny moment.

Hill is elated when she says, “I saw my school friends,” after jumping up to and down and waving enthusiastically at her classmates. She smiled and said, “We have been friends ever since we were four years of age.”

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Hill added the following words to the Instagram video: “Can’t Believe I got to see this pure moment #MargotRobbies childhood friends walked past and shouted out to her while we were talking tonight.”

Robbie portrays Nellie LaRoy, a budding actress in BabylonThe movie is set in Hollywood during the 1920s, when silent films were replaced by talkies.

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Together with Brad Pitt She stars with Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Jean SmartEric Roberts, Max Minghella (with Jeff Garlin), Max Minghella (with Lukas Haas), Samara Weaving (with Eric Roberts), and many more.

Interview with WSJ. MagazineShe also spoke out about the exhausting work that went into making the film. telling the publication: “I’ve never worked as hard in my whole life.” [I was] The end of the job left me devastated.”

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In November, Roberts — who plays Robbie’s character’s father in the film — praised Robbie’s performance During an interview The Hollywood ReporterShe declared that the film would likely win her an Academy Award.

“She gives an incredible performance.” Babylon He said, “The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”

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Robbie’s performances were compared to Sandy Dennis and Elizabeth Taylor in 1966 film. Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf While praising Robbie, he pointed out that Robbie was acting in Babylon Is “on that Level”

He added, “She blew us away.” “I could not believe how brilliant she was every day.”

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