Julia Roberts Confesses She's a Spirited College Mom: 'This Is My Entire Life'

"I wear the colors. I do the whole thing," shared the Oscar winner

Actress Julia Roberts during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Julia Roberts on December 5, 2023 on "The Tonight Show". Photo:

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Julia Roberts is eager to share her school spirit!

On the Tuesday night episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Monday, the Leave the World Behind star shared that she is passionate about her twins' college experience. 

The Pretty Woman star shares 19-year-old twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter and son Henry Daniel, 16, with her husband Danny Moder

Roberts, 56, told Jimmy Fallon that her three children were all doing “great” and that “two of the three of [her] children are in college.” Roberts explained that since the two eldest children embarked on higher education, she “immediately” made supporting their schools her “entire life.”

"I wear the colors,” said the Oscar winner. “I do the whole thing.”

Actress Julia Roberts during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Julia Roberts and Jimmy Fallon during the December 5, 2023 episode of the "Tonight Show.".

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While Hazel and Phinnaeus are in the midst of their undergraduate experience, Fallon, 49 asked the actress how her youngest son is handling being the only child in the house. “Is Henry loving this? Or is he kind of missing his [siblings]?”

“I think it's a good 50/50 split,” shared Roberts. “He's loving it. And I think he misses his people.”

Prior to the twins heading off to college, Roberts shared with Extra how “completely excited” she was for them and their new chapter. 

“It's really thrilling and I wasn't lucky enough to have a college experience," she said. "And so to see how it's happening for them is really fascinating. And yeah, I'm just, I'm excited for them.”

The Notting Hill star publicly celebrated the twins’ 19th birthday on Nov. 28 via Instagram. Roberts — who rarely shows photos of her children — explained to Extra that their birthdays are “something to be celebrated.” 

“I know Instagram is a place where people like to share happy things,” added Roberts. “I love them so much and I really did just happen to come upon this cute picture,” the Erin Brockovich Oscar winner added. “It allows me to share something as a proud parent of them without infringing on their privacy at all.”

She shared an old photo of Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter as infants, sitting in her lap.

"✨✨19✨✨ There are no words for the joy, the fun, the wild rumpus of life together 💕," she captioned the shot.

On Monday, Roberts joined her Leave the World Behind costar Mahershala Ali on Today and shared with Hoda Kotb that she has “an immense amount of appreciation for both of [her] older kids.” 

“Because they still allow me to be the same mom to them and it's not eye-rolling. There's a huge amount of understanding," explained Roberts.

“I parent them the same way out of the house that I parent them in the house. Which is, ‘Are you getting enough sleep? You sound like you're sick, are you drinking tea?’ And, ‘Text me when you get home so I can see that you're safe and sound.’”

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Leave the World Behind debuts on Netflix Friday.

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