Julia Roberts' fans rarely think she's the the real deal

Julia Roberts attends the 2017 amfAR Inspiration Gala Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Julia Roberts attends the 2017 amfAR Inspiration Gala Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Published Oct 15, 2017

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Julia Roberts insists she never gets mobbed in public because of the occasions when she does get recognised, people think she's a lookalike.

The 'Pretty Woman' actress occasionally gets stopped while out in public, but for the most part, people just think she is a very convincing lookalike.

She said: "I don't attract that energy. I get more of, 'Psst, I have to tell you something. People tell me my daughter looks just like you.' Or my favourite, 'You look just like Julia Roberts!' 'Mm-hmm'. 'Are you Julia Roberts?' 'Yes'. 'No you're not.' "

And the 49-year-old actress - who has twins Phinnaeus and Hazel, 12, and son Henry, 10, with husband Daniel Moder - thinks people believe she leads a "fantastical" life with an army of staff, when she's actually happy to do chores herself.

She told Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I think people confuse the idea of having this fantastical job with somehow being a fantastical individual.

"Like, 'How could you possibly make breakfast?' Well, hunger is a good motivator.

"Of course [I go grocery shopping]. It's a thing of make-believe that I can't buy toilet paper because of course I can."

The 'Notting Hill' actress insists she's never been particularly competitive or ambitious and doesn't feel upset if she misses out on work.

She said: "In a business where people can be very competitive and ambitious, I had a strange lack of those emotions.

"When I didn't get a job, I'd think, 'Of course! I would have picked her too. I really believed it all had a purpose."

Julia is a big believer in fate, and tends to leave her decision making to her instincts.

She said: "My methodology is not to really have a methodology, and it worked. I have a very strong intuition, I've always gone with my gut on things...

"I wish I could take credit for the planning. It was a kind of higgledy-piggledy destiny thing, but it all worked out."

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