MARGOT'S Baby Joy

THE CELEBRATED BARBIE ACTRESS IS FINALLY READY TO ADD MOM TO HER RÉSUMÉ.

MARGOT ROBBIE looked chic as ever as she hit L.A.’s trendy eatery The Ivy for lunch with a group of girlfriends Sept. 9. Dressed in denim shorts, a white button-down shirt and red Chanel platform sandals, the Barbie star was in great spirits as she showed off her maternal side, cooing over a pal’s baby snuggled into a car seat as the group chatted and waited outside for their ride. It’s a good thing she’s getting some parenting practice in. A source tells Star the 33-year-old is telling friends she’s ready to become a mom! Since tying the knot with assistant director Tom Ackerley in 2016, the Aussie native has been working nonstop — but after the record-breaking success of Barbie (which she starred in and produced alongside Tom), Margot wants to take a break and focus on starting a family. “Margot’s always wanted kids with Tom, but it was a matter of timing,” says the source. “She reached her peak with Barbie and feels like she can step back a bit. She wants to have a baby and she’s really looking forward to this next phase of her life.”

GEARING UP

The Oscar nominee has been sticking to her own timeline for years. She and her husband, Tom, also 33, famously bunked with a group of six pals in a modest three-bedroom home in London until well after they got married. “Our roommates told us: ‘You guys had a wedding. You have to live on your own now.’ It honestly hadn’t occurred to us,” she once admitted. One of three siblings, she liked living in a full house, says the source. “It reminded her of the house she grew up in.” When she and Tom eventually bought their first home together, it was time. “We feel like grown-ups now,” she said in 2017.