Julia Roberts Just Walked the Red Carpet After 38 Years, and People Can’t Believe Their Eyes

The Venice Film Festival is running with Hollywood magic — and this year, it’s making history. The world’s brightest celebrities shine on the Lido, but one name has everyone talking: Julia Roberts.

The Venice Film Festival is setting the world of cinema on fire. The 82nd edition of the legendary event promises nothing less than a glittering parade of Hollywood royalty and global stars.

From August 27 to September 6, the Lido will transform into the epicenter of red-carpet glamour, fierce competition, and movies already buzzing with awards-season hype.

And this year, all eyes are on one woman.

US megastar Julia Roberts made her long-awaited debut at Venice. For the first time in her iconic career, Roberts graced the festival’s red carpet — a moment cinephiles have been craving for decades.

The Oscar-winning actress arrived for the world premiere of her latest Amazon production, After the Hunt. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film also stars Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield, making it one of the hottest tickets of the entire festival.

Fans and colleagues of Julia shared their excitement, with comments about how incredible she looked and how long they had waited for this moment.

Festival director Alberto Barbera couldn’t hide his excitement, telling reporters: “It is the first time that Julia Roberts will walk the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival so we’re very happy to have her.”

Julia Roberts. Venice. One red carpet. One unforgettable moment.

For many years, we didn’t see Roberts appear in any acting roles. The actress mentioned that she had to consider both her husband’s work schedule and her children’s schedules before she could make any drastic decisions about accepting a new role. She focused on raising her children and being there for them when their father wasn’t around.

Julia Roberts is not the kind of mother who lets her children get away with everything. She has admitted to having strict parenting methods and mentioned that she has forbidden her 3 children from using social media and limits the amount of TV they watch. “I try to keep them off social media because I don’t really understand what they need that for right now”, she said.

“I have a sense of great pride in being home with my family,” Roberts said. According to Fox News, Roberts is a strict mom, she doesn’t really lose her temper but thinks that it’s important that children know their boundaries. “If something happens I don’t really punish them, I prefer to have conversations with them. I think my serious face is punishment enough,” she added.

In one of her interviews, the actress revealed that she tried to hide her fame from her children as long as possible, and they only found out about their mother’s fame not so long ago. Julia tried to shield her sons and daughter from excessive attention, and she succeeded wonderfully. Once, she even managed to take all the kids to Disneyland without making big headlines in the press.

The actress’s youngest son is now 18 years old, and the older twins are already 20. Julia hinted that her sons love football and she shares their passion. Also, the Roberts’ children love Taylor Swift, so they have attended her concerts together.

The actress confessed that a strong family has always been her dream. When the older children went off to college, it made her feel “lightheaded” but also excited for her firstborns. “I mean, it makes me a little lightheaded. You say that, I mean, I’m completely excited for them,” she said.

Julia is now actively filming, but at the same time, she tries to maintain a balance. A quiet and normal family life is essential to Roberts, and she said she works hard to keep it that way.

For the first time ever, Julia Roberts will step onto the Venice red carpet — a moment destined to be etched into film history. Glamour, excitement, and pure star power — Venice 2025 is already unforgettable.