Kylie Minogue’s first selection of an actress to play herself in a hypothetical biopic is Margot Robbie, however the Barbie star has level clean stated she couldn’t presumably.
In 2023 Kylie stated Margot was her ‘dream’ casting, however Margot solely simply heard this information – two years later – whereas showing on the Scott Mills’ BBC Radio 2 breakfast present this morning.
The Babylon star, 35, was gobsmacked, however her knee-jerk response was that she may by no means do Kylie’s singing justice, together with her many hits together with Spinning Round, All The Lovers, Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, and The Loco-Movement.
‘She didn’t!’ Margot gasped on listening to this nugget of golden information. ‘Why has nobody ever instructed me that earlier than? That’s wild data.’
Pressed as as to if she would say sure, the Aussie actor responded: ‘I’m past honoured. After all I couldn’t do it. I can’t sing. I can’t sing like Kylie. I don’t prefer it when folks can’t truly sing in a singing film, ?’
As Margot’s A Huge Daring Lovely Journey co-star Colin Farrell started studying out headlines about Kylie’s candy admission, an astonished Margot stated: ‘Stoooop it!’
The beloved actress then launched right into a story about how a lot she loves Kylie – and the time the Neighbours legend invited her out for a day of cocktails. Informal.
‘Kylie by the best way is the primary live performance I ever went to – the Kylie Fever Tour. Years later once I was over in America at this level, I obtained a name from my workforce being like, “Kylie Minogue wish to meet up with you,”‘ Margot started to clarify.
‘I obtained there and I used to be like, “Wow.” She sat down – the good, warmest, most divine creature you’ve ever met. And she or he was identical to, ” Oh I simply, , thought you’re an Aussie and I’m an Aussie and we’ve by no means met. We must always in all probability hang around. Thought we must always simply get cocktails. I used to be like, are you joking?’
She added: ‘There was no work dialog in anyway. We simply obtained drunk collectively. It was simply the perfect. She simply wished to hold. We talked about all the pieces. It was an exquisite afternoon.’
Placing phrases into her mouth playfully on the finish of the phase, Scott Mills concluded: ‘Kylie, she would do it if she may do you justice, that’s what Margot’s saying.’
Laughing, Margot replied: ‘Effective. That’s a superb compromise.’
Margot and Colin have been on the town to attend the London premiere of their new movie, A Huge Daring Lovely Journey, which is a romantic fantasy directed by Kogonada, additionally starring Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Kevin Kline.
It follows a pair of strangers, David (Farrell) and Sarah (Robbie), and an surprising journey after assembly at a marriage, which digs into their pasts collectively via a collection of magical doorways (clearly).
Oscar-nominee Farrell, 49, stated on the purple carpet he would ‘like to’ work with Robbie once more, praising her for being ‘magic to work with, and to spend time with’.
‘There are actors on this movie giving beautiful performances in and round, however a lot of this movie is she and I simply very shut collectively. And with that in thoughts, the rehearsal course of was simply she and I and Kogonada in a room collectively for like per week and we didn’t even contact the scripts for the primary three days,’ he instructed PA.
‘We simply shot the breeze about our personal lives and relationships and what it was like rising up with our households and {our relationships} with our mother and father and it wasn’t a remedy session however… she’s very open… and I’m pretty open as properly.’
Margot turned heads on the premiere by carrying probably the most wonderful sheer gown you ever did see, which was encrusted with jewels and silver beadwork, from Giorgio Armani Privé’s spring 2025 couture assortment – a nod to the style designer after his latest demise.
For her subsequent trick, Margot is starring as Cathy in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation alongside Jacob Elordi.
After the preliminary trailer drop – which was steam to say the least – nineteenth century gothic romance purists expressed their fear concerning the traditional story getting the Saltburn remedy.
‘The best way this didn’t have to be a Wuthering Heights adaptation, like woman for those who wished to make a attractive interval piece then try this. No have to terrorise Emily Bronte,’ wrote @sshxniaa on X.
‘Emily Bronte is rising from her grave as we converse as a result of why did they flip Wuthering Heights into Fifty Shades of Heathcliff and Cathy,’ stated @daehaerys.
Ouch.
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