Julia Roberts has revealed she made a major gaffe when she was invited into the Royal Box at the Wimbledon tennis tournament this summer.
The Hollywood legend, 57, appeared on The Graham Norton Show this week with Benedict Cumberbatch and recalled their last encounter together when they were sat beside one another at Wimbledon.
In scenes that will air on Friday’s episode, Julia recalled: ‘I was sitting between Benedict and my husband in in the Royal Box, which I was very excited about until Benedict pointed out to me that I gasp very loudly every time the ball is struck.
‘In the Royal Box you are supposed to be completely quiet. It is impossible to be silent in that scenario!’
The coveted 74-seat suite inside Centre Court, is strictly invite-only, with attendance granted by the All England Club chair, and is typically made up of representatives from the royal family, heads of government and celebrities.
Elsewhere in the show, Julia was asked whether she will star in the recently announced Ocean’s 14.
Julia Roberts has revealed she made a major gaffe when she was invited into the Royal Box at the Wimbledon tennis tournament this summer (pictured with her husband Daniel Moder, right, and Benedict Cumberbatch with his wife Sophie Hunter)
The Hollywood legend, 57, appeared on The Graham Norton Show this week with Benedict and recalled their last encounter together when they were sat beside one another at Wimbledon
Julia recalled: ‘Benedict pointed out to me that I gasp very loudly every time the ball is struck. In the Royal Box you are supposed to be completely quiet!’
A reboot trilogy of the Oceans heist films were released from 2001 to 2007, with many of the original cast members said to be returning 18 years on from the last film.
Yet Julia kept coy on any details, revealing she was out of the loop when it came to planning.
She explained: ‘We have talked about it, but I didn’t know George [Clooney] was going to announce it!’
Ocean’s Eleven sparked the first movie project between the pair. They have gone on to work together in several more projects together that have made more than $962 million at the box office.
The 2001 crime caper was a remake of the classic 1960s Rat Pack film directed by Steven Soderbergh, and also starred the likes of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac and Don Cheadle.
George stars as Danny Ocean, an ex-con fresh out of prison, approaching his buddy Rusty (Brad) about performing a monumental heist.
He wants to rob the central vault of three Las Vegas casinos at the same time, during a boxing match so that the grand total in the safe would be a little over $160 million.
They gather the Eleven, who aren’t impressed to learn that the man they are robbing, Terry Benedict, is a man whose principal crime seems to be that he’s dating Danny’s ex-wife Tess (Julia).
Unsurprisingly, the film was a huge success and quickly made back it’s $85 million budget. Altogether, it has grossed over $450,728,529 worldwide.
Elsewhere in the show, Julia was asked whether she will star in the recently announced Ocean’s 14 (pictured with George Clooney in 2001’s Ocean’s Eleven)
Also on Graham Norton’s show was Irish star Colin Farrell and music great Gloria Estefan, with music provided by British pop icon Robbie Williams
During the chat, the Pretty Woman star was left shocked when Gloria revealed that she was originally offered Julia’s break out role in 1988’s Mystic Pizza
Julia’s character in the critically successful cult classic was teenage waitress Daisy, who worked for pizza parlor in Connecticut with her sister Kat and pal, Jojo Barbosa
Also on Graham Norton’s show was Irish star Colin Farrell and music great Gloria Estefan, with music provided by British pop icon Robbie Williams.
During the chat, the Pretty Woman star was left shocked when Gloria revealed that she was originally offered Julia’s break out role in 1988’s Mystic Pizza.
Talking about turning it down, Gloria said ‘I would have sucked. My music career was starting and I wasn’t ready. I wanted to act one day, but I needed to be prepared and study.’
Addressing Julia, she added: ‘You killed it – you were wonderful’, as Julia thanked Gloria for turning it down and inadvertently giving her the big break.
Julia’s character in the critically successful cult classic was teenage waitress Daisy, who worked for pizza parlor in Connecticut with her sister Kat and pal, Jojo Barbosa.
She has since gone on to bring in nearly $3 billion at the box office with her roles in Erin Brockovich, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Eat Pray Love, Notting Hill and more.
The Graham Norton Show airs at 10.40pm on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday
Robbie Williams put on quite the performance as he serenaded the guests and climbed into Graham’s lap while belting out his new single Pretty Face
The Graham Norton Show airs at 10.40pm on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday
