Middle Age Hollywood

She’s an Oscar-winning actress with three children and a happy marriage, but Julia Roberts still regrets one thing she gave up.


“Julia Roberts (42) can’t help but feel upset that she had the chance to be in The Blinde Side, and turned it down,” an insider tells In Touch. Not only did Julia pass on the role that won Sandra Bullock (46) an Oscar, she was also replaces by Sandra in The Proposal after she refused to lower her salary. Sandra did take the pay cut, but her backend bonuses ended up making her Hollywood’s highest-paid actress. (Sandra earned $56 million in 2009; Julia made $20 million.)


Julia’s new movie, Eat, Pray, Love, has helped re-stoke her acting ambitions - Julia said as much in a interview: “I was proud that my passion was still vibrant in me.”


An insider says: “Julia’s a mom first, but she still wants to be the biggest female star in the world.”