Margot Robbie in Neighbours: Donna's fashion internship

As the imperious Naomi in Martin Scorsese’s 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot Robbie turned up her scene-stealing charisma to maximum, and everybody noticed. It wasn’t long before she’d joined an elite few at the very apex of the Australian A-List. Like Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett, she has shone not only as an actor (with two Academy Award nominations for I, Tonya and Bombshell) but as a producer, with two cultural phenomenons – Saltburn and Barbie – to her credit.   

Robbie’s character on Neighbours, Donna Freedman, was originally intended to be a guest spot, but she quickly became a fan favourite, and Robbie ended up staying for three years. This clip is from an episode aired in 2009, a couple of years after the release of The Devil Wears Prada, and its debt to the film is obvious. Like Andy, the lead character in Devil, Donna has landed a coveted entry-level role in a hostile fashion world; she bumbles along trying to navigate the crowded, busy space, ordered around by a snooty assistant and Saffron, the temperamental designer. Donna even wears a blue cardigan the exact shade of Andy’s. But unlike Andy, she shows flashes of the resistance that will eventually lead her to confront Saffron and leave the internship.   

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