Julia Roberts And George Clooney Reveal The Real Reason They Never Hooked Up

Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney have one of the longest and most admired friendships in the game, and they plan to keep it going. The actors met while working on the first installation of the "Ocean" franchise, "Ocean's Eleven" in 2001. The A-listers have remained friends ever since and have starred in a couple of other films together.

While Roberts and Clooney have never dated, they share wonderful chemistry on and off-screen. This chemistry has triggered many rumors about their two-decade-long relationship and has also made many fans wonder why they have never been romantically involved. After such a long time, the duo finally answered the question.

Keep reading to find out more.

Clooney and Roberts spoke about their platonic relationship in a recent interview with Access Hollywood, during which they discussed their movie "Ticket to Paradise." During the sit-down, Kit Hoover asked the duo if they ever "had a no-dating policy" long ago.

The host said she always believed that they agreed back in the day to remain platonic with each other throughout their careers. In response, the "Pretty Woman" star noted that she didn't think they "needed to state it!" Clooney said, "Julia was always in a relationship, or I was in a relationship. And we were fast friends right away. So it was nothing."

While they have never been an item, the two currently have romantic relationships of their own. Roberts has three kids from her 20-year-long marriage with cinematographer Danny Moder, while Clooney has been married to his wife Amal Clooney for eight years. However, they are still very good friends and would like things to remain that way.

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Responding to why they remained just friends all this while, Clooney added that they never really thought about being together. "It's been nothing but fun for us," he said. "It was [never] really a thing."

During the interview, Hoover also asked the "Ocean's" co-stars questions about their friendship. Revealing his "first impression" about Roberts, Clooney noted that she "made me laugh." In response to the question, Roberts called the "Batman and Robin" actor "gentle."

Hoover also asked them what they liked most about each other, to which Clooney said he liked Roberts' "kindness." The actress noted that she admired Clooney's "fortitude." Although the stars have no plans to date in real life, fans will enjoy seeing them as an on-screen couple.

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The friends star in the fresh romantic comedy "Ticket To Paradise." While this is their first film as a couple, their other on-screen appearances together include "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" in 2002, "Ocean's Twelve" in 2004, and "Money Monster" in 2016.

In their most recent collab, Clooney and Roberts star as a divorced couple who plan to convince their daughter (played by Kaitlyn Dever) to cancel wedding plans with a guy she barely knows. To work on the project, the duo traveled to Australia to spend some time together. Clooney's family also kept them company as they filmed the movie.

Because the stars are such best friends, they find it hard to play romantic partners in the film. During a joint sit-down with Today, Roberts explained that they had to develop on-screen romantic chemistry for "Ticket to Paradise."

She also revealed that there was a kiss scene which was very difficult to achieve. "It took 79 takes of us laughing and then the one take of us kissing," she said. Roberts also added that it was "kinda ridiculous" to "kiss your best friend" on set. In response, Clooney jokingly said, "Well, thanks for that. You know I was a two-time 'Sexiest Man Alive?'"

Roberts shared that she decided to give the rom-com a shot after years of taking a break from the big screen. However, she only wanted to do the movie if her bestie agreed to star with her, so she told the studio, "this only works if it's George Clooney."

The actress said she was excited to hear that Clooney felt the same way about starring in the film and they were "both able to do it." The actress also revealed that she would be starring in more films with Clooney in the future as he has plans for them. "He can't live without me on screen."