Barbie’s Ariana Greenblatt Says Her Mom Guessed Margot Robbie’s Pregnancy Before the News Broke (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Months before the news ofMargot Robbie’s pregnancy broke,Ariana Greenblatt’s mom called it.

Speaking to PEOPLE about the bonds she formed while filming the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster filmBarbie, Greenblatt revealed that her mom, Soli, had a dream about Robbie’s pregnancy.

“I was like, ‘Mom, I’m not texting Margot ‘I think you’re pregnant.’ She’s going to think I’m crazy,” Greenblatt, 16, says inPEOPLE’s August digital cover story.

Then, when the news was out, she went straight to her mom: “I was like, ‘Mom, Margot’s pregnancy came out today.’ And she was like, ‘I called it, I’m abruja(witch). I can tell the future.’ ” She gives a dramatic pause. “That happens a lot with her.”

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Ariana Greenblatt attends the 2024 People’s Choice Awards.Tommaso Boddi/WireImage

Ariana Greenblatt attends the 2024 People’s Choice Awards

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She adds, “I was like, ‘S—. I should have texted Margot because she would’ve thought it was awesome.'”

Margot Robbie and Ariana Greenblatt.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Margot Robbie and Ariana Greenblatt attend the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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Speaking toThe Sunday Timesin June,Ackerley praised his wife of seven years, with whom he works on the production company LuckyChap.

“It’s seamless,” the British film producer told the outlet when asked how they separate business and pleasure. “We don’t have a toggle on, toggle off. It’s all become one thing.”

America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt and Margot Robbie.Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett

BARBIE, from left: America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Margot Robbie, 2023.

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“I was expecting everyone to just gloss over me and I’d have to build up the courage to say hi. But instantly Margot came and gave me a hug, and the Kens and the Barbies and America gave me a hug," she says.

She also sat back and took “everything in quietly” from her cast mates.

With Robbie — who she calls “queen bee” — Greenblatt picked up on how she set the tone on set with her positive nature.

“I [was] in awe of how they work… and how much they do and with a smile on their face. [It] was really inspiring to me,” she says.

source: people.com