Amelia Dimoldenberg attends the "Barbie" European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square

Amelia Dimoldenberg transforms into News Anchor Barbie for red carpet look we never expected

This Chicken Shop Date Barbie is reporting for duty

Senior Lifestyle & Fashion Writer
July 13, 2023

Barbie fever officially hit London as Hollywood's A-listers painted the town pink for the European premiere of Greta Gerwig's plastic fantastic Barbie movie on Wednesday night. 

Serving up Barbiecore perfection on the pink carpet, Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg transformed herself into Mattel's 2010 limited edition 'I can be… News Anchor' Barbie to host TikTok's coverage of the premiere. 

Amelia, 29, nailed every detail of her pink carpet ensemble as she donned a ruffled satin mini skirt and cropped boucle blazer adorned with pink and black satin lapels. 

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Amelia transformed herself into Mattel's "I Can Be... News Anchor" Barbie

Perfecting Barbie's beauty glow, the presenter rocked a candy floss-hued ombre eyeshadow complete with feline eyeliner and a rosy pink lip. 

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Amelia hosted coverage of the pink carpet for TikTok

The YouTube star switched up her usual honey-toned hair for a platinum blonde, poker straight look and choppy side fringe, slipping into platform black heels embellished with a kitsch pink bow. 

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Amelia Dimoldenberg interviewing Margot Robbie at the "Barbie" European Premiere

"This Barbie is your pink carpet reporter," Amelia penned on her Instagram Story, which showed her en route to the premiere in a Barbie-branded pink cab. 

Twitter fans were floored by Miss Dimoldenberg's "iconic" pink carpet moment, declaring her dedication to recreating Mattel's news anchor Barbie as "perfection". 

"You were sensational today!" wrote one fan, as another penned: "I didn't think I could love you more than I already did, but you just proved me wrong."

 SEE: Barbiecore: 12 things things you need to nail the doll-themed trend

Amelia led interviews with Barbie's glittering cast, including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Dua Lipa and Sex Education stars Emma Mackey and Ncuti Gatwa - all of whom dressed like red carpet royalty.

In the pink: Barbiecore explained

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Barbiecore may have entered fashion parlance in 2022 but it has been around for several years. Rapper Nicki Minaj has channelled Barbie to such an extent throughout her career, fans have dubbed her "Barbz". And the hundreds of Barbiecore Pinterest boards created since 2019 show how pink couture has captured the public's imagination.

Its 2022 surge can be ascribed to Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli whose pink-themed Valentino Fall runway show in March of that year took the fashion world by storm. The trend was further turbocharged both when Anne Hathaway attended another Valentino show wearing nothing but pink and a flood of fuchsia-clad celebrities rocked up at the Grammy's,

With the release of Greta Gerwig's much-anticipated movie in July, Barbiecore is here to stay and the unconverted may as well get on board now or face looking rather drab this "Barbie summer". So if your wardrobe is distinctly lacking in pink, check out HELLO!'s guide to the 12 things needed to perfect Barbiecore in 2023.

 

 Margot beguiled in a bespoke Vivienne Westwood ballgown inspired by the 1960 'enchanted evening' doll, as Ryan was every inch a dashing Ken doll in a bubblegum blue suit and semi-sheer shirt. 

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Margot Robbie at the European premiere of Barbie in London

Dua Lipa was a glittering goddess wearing a custom Versace slip dress as America Ferrera looked ethereal in one of the Princess of Wales' favourite designers, Roland Mouret.

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Dua Lipa attends the "Barbie" European Premiere

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