Zac Efron left his Aussie fans rolling their eyes with his cringeworthy chat-up line in his new Netflix rom com A Family Affair.
The American actor, 36, took on the role of airhead LA movie star Chris Cole in the age-gap romance with Australian megastar Nicole Kidman playing his love interest.
Nicole, 57, plays Brook Harwood, the mother of his long-suffering assistant Zara (Joey King), and she unexpectedly falls for Chris after a chance encounter.
They first meet when Chris visits Zara’s house to try and rehire her after she grew tired of his shallow antics, but he instead comes across her mother Nicole.
Making his initial attraction clear, the pair then begin a flirty exchange where Chris tries to get to know Brook better, signaling at the start of their romance.
However, viewers watching Down Under were left rolling their eyes at one cringeworthy chat-up line which was the ultimate stereotype of Australia.
After hearing Brook’s Australian twang, Chris asks her: ‘Do I sense an accent, like South African or?’
Clarifying her accent, Brook then confirms: ‘No, I’m Australian.’
Zac Efron left his Aussie fans rolling their eyes with his cringeworthy chat-up line in his new Netflix rom com A Family Affair
He starred as movie star Chris Cole while Aussie Nicole Kidman played his love interest Brook Harwood, and one cringeworthy line saw him ask her if she knows Margot Robbie
In a cringeworthy line, Chris asks: ‘Do you know Margot Robbie?’ seemingly referencing the stereotype that everyone knows each other Down Under.
After clarifying that she doesn’t in fact know the Barbie actress – with Brook not being a famous celebrity herself – movie star Chris then says: ‘Mmm. I do.’
The line was also a joke to the fact that Hollywood star Nicole does in fact know Margot, 34, in real life, having both previously starred in a movie together.
The two Australian actresses have often rubbed shoulders and starred together as the leads in 2019 thriller Bombshell alongside South-African star Charlize Theron.
A Family Affair dropped on Netflix on June 28, but Nicole recently revealed that the age-gap rom com was originally given a much more explicit title.
As well as being a cringeworthy stereotype, the line was also a joke to the fact that Hollywood star Nicole does in fact know Margot, 34, in real life, having both starred in 2019’s Bombshell
She recently revealed to People: ‘Originally, it had a different title. It was called Motherf***er. Beeped out. Somehow that didn’t make it onto the Netflix title.’
But Zac said the bold title drew people’s attention to the script, adding: ‘That made the script stay at the top of the pile. It’s like, what on earth could this be about?’
Nicole and Zac’s on-screen reunion was hotly-anticipated after they previously starred as lovers in the 2012 crime drama, The Paperboy.
However, their new rom com divided viewers, with fans expecting more steamy scenes and romantic action from the flick.
