Although Julia Roberts is a beauty legend thanks to her iconic megawatt smile and classic elegance, she doesn’t take herself too seriously.
The performer had a funny response when asked in a recent interview with British Vogue what keeps her looking young at 56.
“Pickling.” I put my head in the jar every other Saturday for 18 hours. It works great,” she chuckled. “What a horrible smell.”
The February issue of British Vogue features Roberts on the cover. She speaks with “Notting Hill” screenwriter Richard Curtis in a companion interview for the magazine about her timeless beauty, the “feminist” decisions she’s taken in her professional life, and what it’s like to be one of Hollywood’s most well-known faces.
‘Leading a life that is fulfilling’
Jokes aside, Roberts says the key to youthfulness is in the people and experiences that make up her life. Of course, genetics helps too.
“Good genes, leading a life that is fulfilling, and I have said this — and I say it usually as kind of a joke — but I do believe in the love of a good man,” she told the publication. “I believe that my husband loves me and cares for me in a way that makes me feel deeply, deeply happy. And anytime you see someone who’s happy, it doesn’t matter how old they are.”
The world largely knows Roberts as “America’s sweetheart,” a title that followed star turns in beloved rom-coms such like “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Pretty Woman” and, of course, the 2001 film “America’s Sweethearts.” (Outside of the genre, Roberts won a “Best Actress” Academy Award in 2001 for her portrayal of the titular “Erin Brockovich,” and a “Best Supporting Actress” Golden Globe in 1990 for her role in “Steel Magnolias,” among other trophies.)
