Julia Roberts’ Armpit Hair Reveal in 1999 was Accident

Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
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Фотобанк — Legion-media.ru

Julia Roberts
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Фотобанк — Legion-media.ru

The star chose honesty.

Julia Roberts unintentionally became an icon of feminists because of her famous red carpet-dress. However, the actress had to upset the movement’s representatives with her sincere statement.

In 1999, the paparazzi cameras at the “Notting Hill” premiere captured the actress’s hairy armpits. For that day, the lady chose a beautiful red dress with short sleeves, which “betrayed” her appearance. Many people, particularly feminists, began to defend Roberts from the news headlines.

The star’s decision was perceived for a long time as a hidden message and rebellion against beauty standards. Only many years later, in one of her interviews, Julia admitted it was just a coincidence.

“I just hadn’t really calculated my sleeve length and the waving and how those two things would go together and reveal personal things about me. So it wasn't so much a statement, as it's just part of the statement I make as a human on the planet, for myself.”