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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n After Barbie<\/strong><\/a><\/em> was released back in July 2023, rumors surfaced that the real Barbara Handler made a cameo in the film, but that wasn\u2019t actually her in the movie. <\/p>\n She HAS shared her thoughts on the movie though!<\/p>\n For those who don\u2019t know, businesswoman and inventor Ruth Handler<\/strong><\/a> is the woman who came up with the idea for the Barbie doll and she named the iconic character after her daughter. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Ruth<\/strong> co-founded Mattel with her husband and served as the company\u2019s first president.<\/p>\n It was rumored that Barbara <\/strong>played the older woman who chats with Barbie (Margot Robbie<\/strong><\/a>) on a bus stop bench in Santa Monica after she travels to the world. They have an emotional chat that becomes a sentimental moment and an incredibly important one for Barbie\u2019s personal growth.<\/p>\n The scene was almost cut from the movie!<\/p>\n Director Greta Gerwig<\/strong><\/a> said that she is aware the scene doesn\u2019t move the story along, but she feels it\u2019s the heart of the movie.<\/p>\n \u201cTo me, this is the heart of the movie,\u201d she told Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em>. \u201cThe way Margot <\/strong>plays that moment is so gentle and so unforced. There\u2019s the more outrageous elements in the movie that people say, \u2018Oh, my God, I can\u2019t believe Mattel let you do this,\u2019 or, \u2018I can\u2019t believe Warner Bros. let you do this.\u2019 But to me, the part that I can\u2019t believe that is still in the movie is this little cul-de-sac that doesn\u2019t lead anywhere \u2014 except for, it\u2019s the heart of the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n So, who is the woman on the bench? It\u2019s costume designer Ann Roth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n And what has Barbara<\/strong> said about the movie? <\/p>\n Barbara<\/strong> told TMZ <\/a>that she\u2019s seen the trailer and thinks Margot<\/strong>\u2018s Barbie is great. She told them that she finds the trailer to be incredibly adorable, with Margot<\/strong>\u2018s voice particularly standing out to her. Barbara<\/strong> said that her mom Ruth <\/strong>probably could have never envisioned her creation being adapted into a Hollywood film, but believes that Ruth <\/strong>would be thrilled about it. She also noted that she personally has never went by Barbie as a nickname, and her brother Kenneth<\/strong>, doesn\u2019t appreciate the connection to the doll either.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what we know so far about Barbie 2<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n