Colin Farrell revealed on Tuesday’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers that he was turned on by Margot Robbie’s personality, saying he didn’t know Robbie well before they started filming their new movie, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. He told Meyers, "You hear things through the years, ’cause as you know yourself, it’s a fairly small industry."
He described hearing from people who had worked with Robbie that she was extraordinary: not only an incredible actress but also kind, funny, and "one of the team." He added, "Which is always a turn-on for me ... Straight up!" Robbie’s reaction on air was playful—she told him to stop and joked that she owed him "20 bucks later" for the compliment. Farrell said the traits were turn-ons he had heard about Robbie before meeting her on set, and that it was "really easy" to work together.
Robbie, for her part, said she’d heard the same from others and that two of her closest girlfriends, who were crew members on Farrell’s film, also vouched for him, calling him "the most divine human being on the planet." She added, "Everyone talks about what a great guy he is — obviously I know he’s talented and all that." Robbie is married to Tom Ackerley, and the couple is set to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in December; they share a son. Farrell has never married, but he is a father to two sons—James, 22, with ex-girlfriend Kim Bordenave, and Henry, 15, with ex Alicja Bachleda-Curuś.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey hits theaters Friday. The film co-stars Robbie as she and Farrell bring their on-screen dynamic to the big screen as they premiere their latest collaboration ahead of Robbie’s landmark decade in the spotlight.