Margot Robbie did not just walk a red carpet. She resurrected a Hollywood legend and wore it around her neck.
At the Los Angeles premiere of the new film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” the 35-year-old Oscar nominee arrived in couture, clasped an $8 million piece of jewelry history at her throat, and held hands with her intensely charming co-star Jacob Elordi. It felt like old Hollywood and TikTok era stardom colliding in one perfectly choreographed moment.
‘Wuthering Heights’ Meets Old Hollywood Glamour
The premiere took over the TCL Chinese Theatre, turning one of Hollywood’s most storied venues into a fever dream of romance, nostalgia, and very serious diamonds.
Robbie, who plays the tragic and tempestuous Catherine Earnshaw in Emerald Fennell’s R-rated take on Emily Brontë’s classic, chose a breathtaking mermaid-style gown by Schiaparelli. The couture look sculpted her frame and flowed behind her as she moved, a red carpet silhouette that would have felt just as at home in Elizabeth Taylor’s heyday.
Then there was the necklace. Robbie wore Taylor’s Taj Mahal diamond, reported to be worth around $8 million, high and tight on her neck, the heart-shaped pendant resting like a spotlight at her collarbone while the gold chain trailed elegantly down her back.
Margot Robbie arrives at the ‘Wuthering Heights’ premiere in custom Schiaparelli by Daniel Roseberry, styled with Elizabeth Taylor’s Taj Mahal diamond necklace, a jewel steeped in devotion, loss, and cinematic history, perfect for the film’s storyline.https://t.co/EnFbbnCjnp pic.twitter.com/vD5A0z6SVz
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The effect was pure theater. Blonde hair swept into a romantic bun, soft curled strands framing her face, a romantic flush on her cheeks, and rosy nude lips. Her eye makeup stayed minimal, just a wash of brown and a hint of mascara, as if she knew nothing could outshine that diamond.
The Taj Mahal Diamond’s Hollywood Second Life
For jewelry obsessives and nostalgic dreamers, the Taj Mahal diamond is not just an accessory. It is a love story, a status symbol, and a slice of Hollywood myth, all condensed into a heart-shaped stone.
The necklace was famously gifted to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth husband, Richard Burton, for her 40th birthday. The Mughal-inspired piece, with its gleaming heart pendant and ornate gold chain, quickly became one of the most recognizable jewels in Taylor’s legendary collection.
Taylor wore it in photographs and public appearances that cemented her image as the queen of diamonds. The Taj Mahal joined a roster of iconic pieces attached to her name, from the Krupp diamond to the Taylor Burton diamond, each one a chapter in the saga of her combustible romance with Burton.
Seeing that same necklace now resting on Robbie is like watching history pass hand to hand. It turns a standard movie premiere into something rarer, a deliberate bridge between two eras of screen sirens who know exactly how to command a room.
Jacob Elordi, Hand Holding and ‘Obsessed’ Chemistry
After capturing solo shots, Robbie reunited with her on-screen Heathcliff, 28-year-old Jacob Elordi, and the carpet energy shifted from regal to riotous.
The pair, who have openly described being “obsessed” with one another, sent fans spiraling when they held hands at the star-packed event. No elaborate posing, just fingers laced, eyes locked, and a quiet confidence that the buzz around their chemistry is very real.
Their connection has been a running subplot of the film’s press tour. In an interview with Fandango, Robbie admitted, “I’m so codependent with people I work with, and I love everyone so much, and I’m always that person who’s so devastated when a job’s over and I never want it to end. I think I developed that quite quickly with Jacob, too.”
It did not stop there. During a chat that included host Jimmy Kimmel, he teased about their on-screen romance, saying, “All over the property,” before Robbie added, “We kiss everywhere, yeah, a lot of kissing.” For a story as all-consuming as “Wuthering Heights,” that level of intensity feels less like gossip and more like method.
‘Wuthering Heights’ Reimagined For A New Generation
The film itself is already one of the most-watched projects on the upcoming release calendar. Directed by Emerald Fennell and set against the wild sweep of the Yorkshire moors, this “Wuthering Heights” leans into the source material’s darkest impulses.
Like the Brontë novel, the movie follows the “intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw,” as described on IMDb. The love here is not soft. It is obsessive, punishing, and all or nothing, the kind of story that has haunted readers for generations and now gets the full, R-rated, big-screen treatment.
Robbie and Elordi not only star as Catherine and Heathcliff, they also represent a kind of strategic power pairing. The film is produced by Robbie through her company LuckyChap Entertainment, the same creative engine behind projects that have already reshaped what studio-backed stories can look like.
The movie is scheduled to hit theaters just before Valentine’s Day, on February 13. Romantic timing for a story that treats love as both a fairytale and a curse.
A Premiere Filled With Power Players And Quiet Flexes
The night was not only about one necklace, even if it could have been. The guest list read like a who is who of sharp, buzzy talent.
“Hacks” favorite Megan Stalter arrived in a skintight black dress cut with a bold O-shaped opening on one side, finishing the look with a skinny blue scarf that trailed all the way to the ground. It was the sort of fashion risk that turns a side detail into the main event.
Television personality Terri Seymour shimmered in a rhinestone-covered corset dress that showed off her svelte frame, adding yet another chapter of sparkle to an already glittering carpet.
Still, every look on that carpet felt orbitally arranged around Robbie and that diamond. When a star borrows a jewel so steeped in lore, the entire evening becomes a fashion thesis on legacy and power.
Why This Moment Hits So Hard
Margot Robbie did not just borrow a famous necklace. She tapped directly into the fantasy that keeps Hollywood humming, where stories about love and loss are told in both dialogue and diamonds.
Elizabeth Taylor built a legend on passionate performances and even more passionate love affairs, her jewels serving as souvenirs of that high-voltage life. Robbie, steering her own career from blockbuster franchises to prestige dramas and now producing her own projects, is crafting a different but equally intentional narrative.
By choosing the Taj Mahal diamond for a “Wuthering Heights” premiere, she stitches her version of Catherine Earnshaw into a lineage of women who make desire look dangerous and irresistible. The necklace is not just pretty. It is a warning label.
As Robbie and Elordi bring one of literature’s most tortured couples to the screen, that glint of old Hollywood around her neck is a reminder. In this town, some love stories are written in scripts, some in gemstones, and the most unforgettable ones in both.
