Margot Robbie sets the record straight on her Harley Quinn hot pants in the Suicide Squad trailer, declaring, "They were indeed very small shorts!"

Her Suicide Squad character, Harley Quinn, is known for her revealing blue and red sequin mini-shorts which barely cover her toned derrière.

And on Tuesday, Margot Robbie addressed rumours that her shorts had been Photoshopped in numerous countries to make them look different lengths.

Speaking to Nova’s Kent Small on Smallzy’s Surgery in New York, the 26-year-old Australian actress claimed she wasn’t aware of the changes made to her character’s appearance in the film trailer.

Unaware: Margot Robbie has addressed rumours that her Suicide Squad shorts had been Photoshopped in numerous countries to make them look different lengths

‘I didn’t know about that [Photoshopping],’ she said, adding: ‘But having been there on the day, they were very small.’

After taking a moment to recall the length of her on-screen costume, Margot questioned: ‘Wow I wonder if they did?

‘That would be extensive Photoshopping to do!’ she laughed.

Out of the blue: Speaking to Nova’s Kent Small on Smallzy’s Surgery, the 26-year-old Australian actress admitted she wasn’t aware of the changes been made to her character’s appearance

In the dark: She said: ‘I didn’t know about that [Photoshopping]…But having been there on the day, they were very small’

Her surprise comes three months after she justified the reasoning behind her on-screen attire during an interview with the New York Times.

She explained to the publication that her character, Harley, wore ‘hot pants because they’re sparkly and fun’ not because ‘she wanted guys to look at her ass’.

She added: ‘As Margot, no, I don’t like wearing that.

‘I’m eating burgers at lunch time, and then you go do a scene where you’re hosed down and soaking wet in a white T-shirt, it’s so clingy and you’re self-conscious about it.’

Surprised? After taking a moment to recall the length of her on-screen costume, Margot questioned, ‘Wow I wonder if they did?’

Character: Earlier this year, Margot explained her on-screen attire, saying Harley wears hot pants ‘because they’re sparkly and fun’ not because ‘she wanted guys to look at her ass’

Suicide Squad is the infamous DC Comics ‘supervillain’ team recruited from prison by the government to fight evil in exchange for clemency.

Along with Harley Quinn, the squad includes Jared Leto as The Joker, Joel Kinnaman as team leader Rick Flagg, Will Smith as Deadshot, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as TKatana and Jay Hernandez as El Diablo.

The movie, which opens on August 4 in Australia, will also feature an appearance from Ben Affleck as Batman.