Julia Roberts was overwhelmed as she met her “personal hero” Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday. The Pretty Woman star spoke with Fauci, a prominent member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, as she hosted a virtual chat with the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on her Instagram page.
Roberts appeared a little starstruck as she chatted with the health expert, admitting that getting the opportunity to speak to him was “such a joy”. “This is a thrill for me because there are very few experts of anything in the world,” she gushed, reported Entertainment Tonight. “You truly have emerged as a personal hero for me.