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Julia Roberts meets nine namesakes

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
"Pretty Woman" actress Julia Roberts met nine women, who share her name.

The 48-year-old actress took the stage alongside late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, for a planned introduction to those nine women across the continent, from Arizona to Canada, reported E! Online.

"I guess I am self-centered and it never occurred to me that anybody else would be named Julia Roberts. I didn't think no one would be; I just never thought about it," she said.

Kimmel brought together all the women through a live video conference.

One by one, the women shared unexpected conveniences and quirks of sharing a name with the A-list celebrity, including posh hotel rooms and convenient dinner reservations.
 

A woman from Canada said she recently took a trip to an ashram in India.

"Nobody called me Julia. They called me Eat Pray Love," she said.

Another woman said, "They ask me to verify who I am any on occasion I used my credit or debit card."

"Say, I'll call Richard Gere and he will tell you," the star joked.

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First Published: Nov 14 2015 | 10:57 AM IST

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