Julia Roberts Reunites with Notting Hill Director Richard Curtis 25 Years Later

Published: June 16, 2025

Julia Roberts, 57, has reunited with Notting Hill director Richard Curtis, 68, to celebrate his daughter Scarlett's 30th birthday. The actress, who starred alongside Hugh Grant in the 1999 romantic comedy, has remained close friends with Curtis over the years.

Julia Roberts and Richard Curtis

In a sweet gesture, Curtis revealed that Roberts turned up at his house on the day of the film's premiere with a little blanket she had knitted on set with Scarlett's name on it. She even went to Scarlett's nursery school to give it to her in person.

The reunion comes after Curtis revealed last year that Roberts had turned down his idea for a sequel to Notting Hill, where the characters would get divorced. Roberts had expressed her reservations about playing a movie star in the original film, saying it made her uncomfortable.

Julia Roberts and Richard Curtis singing at Scarlett's birthday party

Roberts and Curtis have remained close friends over the years, and the actress even attended Scarlett's 30th birthday party, where they sang Carole King's "You've Got a Friend" together.

While Julia Roberts was in the U.K. this weekend, she attended Soccer Aid for UNICEF, as seen in photos shared by English soccer player Harry Maguire.