Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney have one of the longest and most admired friendships in the game, and they plan to keep it going. The actors met while working on the first installment of the “Ocean” franchise, “Ocean’s Eleven” in 2001. The A-listers have remained friends ever since and have starred in several other films together.
Although Roberts and Clooney have never dated, they share a wonderful chemistry on and off screen. This chemistry has fueled many rumors about their two-decade relationship and also left many fans wondering why they were never romantically involved. After a long time, they both finally answered the question.
Read on to learn more.
Why Julia Roberts And George Clooney Never Dated
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Clooney and Roberts talked about their platonic relationship in a recent interview Access Hollywood, where they discuss their film “Ticket to Heaven.” During the sit-down, Kit Hoover asked the two if they had “had a no-dating policy” a long time ago.
The host said he always believed they agreed that day to remain platonic with each other throughout their careers. In response, the “Pretty Woman” star stated that she doesn’t think they “need to say it!” Clooney said, “Julia was always in a relationship, or I was in a relationship. And we immediately became friends. So it was nothing.”
Although they were never an item, the two now have their own romantic relationship. Roberts has three children from her 20-year marriage to cinematographer Danny Moder, while Clooney has been married to his wife Amal Clooney for eight years. However, they are still good friends and want things to stay that way.
They are fun to be friends with
Answering why they remained friends all this time, Clooney added that they never really thought about being together. “It’s something fun for us,” he said. “It is [never] really something.”
During the interview, Hoover also asked the “Ocean” co-stars questions about their friendship. Revealing his “first impression” of Roberts, Clooney noted that she “made me laugh.” In response to the question, Roberts called the actor “Batman and Robin” “soft.”
Hoover also asked them what they liked best about each other, to which Clooney said he liked Roberts’ “goodness.” The actress stated that she admired Clooney’s “toughness”. Although the stars have no plans to date in real life, fans will be happy to see them as a couple on screen.
George Clooney And Julia Roberts In Ticket To Heaven
The friends starred in the fresh romantic comedy “Ticket To Heaven.” Although this is their first film as a couple, their other on-screen appearances together include “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” in 2002, “Ocean’s Twelve” in 2004 and “Money Monster” in 2016.
In their latest collaboration, Clooney and Roberts star as a divorced couple who plan to convince their daughter (played by Kaitlyn Dever) to call off wedding plans with a man she barely knows. To work on the project, they both went to Australia to spend time together. The Clooney family also accompanied them while they were filming the movie.
It was hard for them to kiss for the scene
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As the stars are good friends, they found it difficult to play romantic partners in the film. While sitting together with today, Roberts explained that they needed to develop romantic chemistry on screen for “Ticket to Heaven.”
He also revealed that there was a kiss scene that was very difficult to achieve. “It took us 79 to laugh and then it took us to kiss,” he said. Roberts also added that it was “pretty ridiculous” to “kiss your best friend” on set. In response, Clooney jokingly said, “Well, thanks for that. You know I used to be ‘Sexiest Man Alive?'”
Roberts shared that she decided to try a rom-com after years of taking a break from the big screen. However, he only wanted to make the film if his best friend agreed to star in it, so he told the studio, “this only works if it’s George Clooney.”
The actress said she was excited to hear that Clooney felt the same way about starring in the film and that they were “both capable of doing it.” The actress also revealed that she will star in more films with Clooney in the future as she has plans for them. “He can’t live without me on screen.”
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