In July 2023, the extremely anticipated Barbie film hit theaters, by which Margot Robbie (Dalby, Australia, 34 years outdated) not solely acted as the principle protagonist, but in addition as a producer, alongside her husband, Tom Ackerley (Surrey, United Kingdom, 34 years outdated). The movie was a convincing success, grossing $1.445 billion worldwide and changing into the highest-grossing movie of the 12 months. A 12 months after its launch, after a lot promotion, dozens of crimson carpets and award galas, the couple is having fun with a quiet trip in Italy, the place they’ve been photographed taking a ship journey on Lake Como. Within the images, she reveals off an incipient pregnant stomach.
Individuals confirmed on Sunday, July 7, that Robbie and Ackerley predict their first little one, as confirmed to the American media by “a number of sources,” which don’t embody the protagonists of the information or their representatives, who’re at all times discreet about their non-public lives. They have been equally discreet in regards to the starting of their romance and their wedding ceremony. They saved it non-public and didn’t announce their engagement publicly, till in 2016 they obtained married in Byron Bay (Australia) in entrance of simply over 20 individuals and away from any media highlight.
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The Wolf of Wall Avenue and Babylon actress and the producer met in 2013 on the set of the drama Suite Française, the place she performed the position of Celine and he labored as an assistant director. They have been initially simply associates and collectively they based the manufacturing firm LuckyChap, with a four-person manufacturing workforce that additionally contains Robbie’s childhood good friend Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara. The corporate has produced a number of movies and tv collection, together with I, Tonya, Birds of Prey and Barbie, all of which starred Robbie.
“I used to be single and the thought of being in a relationship made me wish to vomit. Tom and I have been associates for a very long time and I used to be at all times in love with him. I assumed: ‘He’ll by no means love me.’ However in the future I mentioned: ‘Do not be silly, inform him you want him,’” the actress defined in an interview in 2016 for Vogue. In June of this 12 months they gave a joint interview – one thing very uncommon for them – for the launch of their new gin model and Ackerley revealed that they spend “24 hours a day” collectively. “It is excellent,” Ackerley informed the British media when requested how they separate enterprise and pleasure. “We do not have an on and off change. Every thing has turn out to be one factor.” That was only a month in the past, and at the moment there was nonetheless no suspicion of a potential being pregnant for the actress.
The infant-to-be comes at a time of nice prosperity for the couple. Because the movie’s producer and star, Robbie collected roughly 12.5% of all Barbie’s remaining earnings, which Forbes estimates at greater than $60 million (round €55 million), making her the second highest-paid actress (and the youngest) in 2023 (under solely Adam Sandler). The specialised web site Superstar Internet Price estimates his fortune at 4 million {dollars} (€3.7 million). As for upcoming tasks, she is a part of the forged of A Large Daring Lovely Journey, a movie that will likely be launched in 2025 and by which she’s going to share the lead position with Colin Farrell. He’s credited with six new tasks in manufacturing, based on the specialised movie web site IMDb.
