‘Barbie’ Set Visitors Made Margot Robbie ‘Self-Conscious’, High-Fived Ryan Gosling Says Director Greta Gerwig

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Even Barbie can become self-conscious. Oscar-nominated “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig recently retold a story to Rolling Stone about an experience on the set of the timeless toy’s film that made lead actress Margot Robbie less confident.

While filming rollerblading scenes in Venice Beach last summer, which exploded across social media as the first glimpses of the hotly awaited film, Robbie, 33, felt insecure as co-star and Ken doll, Ryan Gosling, earned a better reception from on-set visitors. READ MORE: Tom Cruise Shares Whether He’s Watching ‘Barbie’ Or ‘Oppenheimer’ First “How Barbie operates in Barbieland is she’s entirely continuous with her environment,” Gerwig told the mag. “Even the houses have no walls, because you never need to hide because there’s nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed of.  “And suddenly finding yourself in the real world and wishing you could hide, that’s the essence of being human.

But when we were actually shooting on Venice Beach, with Margot and Ryan in neon rollerblading outfits, it was fascinating because it was actually happening in front of us.” Gerwig explained how pedestrians would high-five Gosling, 42, and compliment his appearance, as both stars were donning super-neon, ’80s inspired fits, while not saying anything to Robbie, a moment the “Lady Bird” director described as “surreal”, saying the “Suicide Squad” actress was clearly “self-conscious.” READ MORE: ‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Will Reportedly Write And Direct Two ‘Narnia’ Films For Netflix “People would go by Ryan, high-five him, and say, ‘Awesome, Ryan, you look great!’ And they wouldn’t actually say anything to Margot.