'I'm such a dork!' Academy Award-nominated actress Margot Robbie reveals that she has worn two dental retainers since she was 14 years old

By STEPHEN BISSET, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA

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She's the Australian-born actor who always appears cool, calm and collected on screen and on the red carpet.

But Margot Robbie, 27, has described herself as a 'dork' after revealing that she still wears a dental retainer.

Speaking to Kyle and Jackie O on Monday, Margot made the admission while discussing her latest film Peter Rabbit.

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Margot Robbie, 27, has described herself as a 'dork' after revealing that she still wears a dental retainer

Margot Robbie, 27, has described herself as a 'dork' after revealing that she still wears a dental retainer

Margot voices Flopsy in the animated feature - a character who has a speech impediment.

'Was it hard to pull off a character with a lisp?' Kyle Sandilands asked the star.

'I was saying earlier that when I wear my retainer at night it kind of gives me a bit of a lisp,' she said. 'I'm such a dork.'

Admission: Discussing her lisp-afflicted character Flopsy in the upcoming Peter rabbit on Kyle And Jackie O, Margot revealed: 'I was saying earlier that when i wear my retainer at night it kind of gives me a bit of a lisp. I'm such a dork.'

Admission: Discussing her lisp-afflicted character Flopsy in the upcoming Peter rabbit on Kyle And Jackie O, Margot revealed: 'I was saying earlier that when i wear my retainer at night it kind of gives me a bit of a lisp. I'm such a dork.'

The Academy Award nominee's admission elicited a surprised response from the hosts with Jackie O pushing the point.

'Why do you wear a retainer? Is it because you grind your teeth or because of the straightening of the teeth?' Jackie inquired.

While embarrassed at the line of questioning, the affable Margot revealed that she had worn two retainers since she was 14 years old.

Grin and bear it: While embarrassed at the line of questioning about her teeth, the affable Margot revealed that she had worn two retainers since she was 14 years old.

Grin and bear it: While embarrassed at the line of questioning about her teeth, the affable Margot revealed that she had worn two retainers since she was 14 years old.

Pearly whites: 'This is so embarrassing, I actually have two retainers, one for my bottom teeth which is for grinding my teeth and one for my top teeth which is just so my teeth don't move,' she explained. 

Pearly whites: 'This is so embarrassing, I actually have two retainers, one for my bottom teeth which is for grinding my teeth and one for my top teeth which is just so my teeth don't move,' she explained. 

'This is so embarrassing, I actually have two retainers, one for my bottom teeth which is for grinding my teeth and one for my top teeth which is just so my teeth don't move,' she explained.

Margot continued: 'the orthodontist, when I got my braces off when I was 14, said: 'you'll only need to wear it for two years but i am so paranoid that, ten years later, I'm still wearing them. 

Jackie, who also admitted that she was guilty of grinding her teeth, had a chemical fix for Margot.

'I grind my teeth so bad, Margot,' she said 'I ended up getting Botox in the muscles there and it stops you from grinding your teeth.'

Dental care: Margot continued: 'the orthodontist, when I got my braces off when I was 14, said: 'you'll only need to wear it for two years but i am so paranoid that, ten years later, I'm still wearing them.'

Dental care: Margot continued: 'the orthodontist, when I got my braces off when I was 14, said: 'you'll only need to wear it for two years but i am so paranoid that, ten years later, I'm still wearing them.'

 

 

 

 

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