Lipa made her acting debut with ‘Barbie’
5-time Grammy Award nominee Dua Lipa recently shared her experience of working with WWE legend John Cena in ‘Barbie’
The movie starred Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. Gerwig directed Barbie and the screenplay was by Gerwig & Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach. The popular movie which is based on Barbie by Mattel, hit the theatres earlier this summer on Friday, July 21.
Early in the filming of Barbie, director Greta Gerwig and composer and producer Mark Ronson decided on a track to score the film’s first big dance scene. Ronson reached out to disco queen, Dua Lipa, and asked her to come on board for “Dance the Night.”
Her cameo as a mermaid came along later and with this movie, she made her acting debut. It was also a reunion with legendary wrestler John Cena, whom she met while working on the film Argylle, which will be released in February.
Speaking with Vanity Fair, Lipa stated that Cena is her ’emotional support actor.’ She further praised the 16-time World Champion and said:
“It seems like I can’t seem to do anything without him! He’s really my emotional support actor. It was fab, and he’s amazing, and I absolutely love working with John. He’s such a great guy and so lovely.”
In addition to this, Lipa said she was happy to see Barbiemania creating a buzz and had even joined in with a pink look at the film’s premiere in July.
“Everyone can embrace it in their own way,” she said of Barbie’s spirit.
