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How does Margot compare to Queen Elizabeth I?

We're used to seeing her looking glam on the red carpet, but Margot Robbie has swapped her usual designer gowns for a more, erm Tudor look.

The 27-year-old Australian actress has been spotted on the set of her new flick Mary, Queen of Scots looking unrecognisable as Queen Elizabeth I.

Margot's amazing transformation into Queen Elizabeth for her new role! Source: Splash
Margot's amazing transformation into Queen Elizabeth for her new role! Source: Splash
The actress will star in Mary, Queen of Scots. Source: Splash
The actress will star in Mary, Queen of Scots. Source: Splash

Gone are Margot's usual blonde locks and clear tanned complexion, instead replaced with a curly red wig and partly shaved head, and a blotched face as she transforms into the famous Monarch of England and Ireland.

The film, based on John Guy’s 2004 biography, The True Life of Mary Stuart, will explore the life of Scottish queen’s unsuccessful attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth for the English throne and Elizabeth's infamous imprisonment and execution.

Margot will star alongside Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, who is set to play Mary, and Taylor Swifts' rumoured beau Joe Alwyn. Fellow Aussie actor Guy Pearce and Downton Abbey actor Brendan Coyle will also star in the film.

Margot looks pretty similar to the historic portraits of the queen! Source: Supplied
Margot looks pretty similar to the historic portraits of the queen! Source: Supplied
Cate played Elizabeth twice - in 1998 and 2007. Source:Gramercy Pictures/Universal Pictures
Cate played Elizabeth twice - in 1998 and 2007. Source:Gramercy Pictures/Universal Pictures

Of course Margot isn't the first actress to portray Elizabeth I, or the first Australian!

Cate Blanchett has played the queen not once, but twice. First in the 1998 film Elizabeth, which followed the her early years on the throne, as well as the 2007 sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which was loosely based on the later years of her reign. Watch Cate's version above!

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Helen Mirren in the HBO series Queen Elizabeth I. Source: HBO
Helen Mirren in the HBO series Queen Elizabeth I. Source: HBO
Canadian actress Rachel Skarsten plays Elizabeth in Reign. Source: The CW
Canadian actress Rachel Skarsten plays Elizabeth in Reign. Source: The CW

Meanwhile Helen Mirren gave a critically acclaimed performance in the 2005 HBO TV serial Queen Elizabeth I, picking up an Emmy Award for her portrayal. Check out Helen's role above.

In more recent years Elizabeth has popped up in the popular serious Reign, played by Canadian actress Rachel Skarsten. Chek out her performance below!

But compared to original portraits of Elizabeth it would seem like Margot's transformation is pretty spot on!

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