Why Julia Roberts avoids fans

Actress Julia Roberts says she tries to avoid meeting her fans in person as she feels shy. Despite having spent years in the public eye, Roberts says she never knows what to say when she meets a fan. “I don’t hate it, but I try to avoid it. I don’t think I’m very good in that interaction. It’s always been that way. Maybe I’m more shy than I realised,” she added. Roberts, who turned 50 this year, was delighted to celebrate the milestone with her children —Hazel, Phinnaeus and Henry. “I had a lovely surprise. My husband and I were in San Francisco and I was a little sad I wasn’t with them. Then we turned into a shop — my husband directed me in there — and I looked around and there they were.” –IANS