Why Julia Roberts Will Always Be Hollywood’s Golden Girl

She convinced Richard Gere to star in Pretty Woman

Julia Roberts’ role as Vivian in Pretty Woman was one of her most iconic. Starring opposite Richard Gere, the unlikely love story resonated with audiences and was a smash hit at the box office. 30 years after the film came out, it is still one of the most popular romcoms with fans obsessed with the relationship between Vivian and Edward.

However, Richard Gere almost wasn’t in the film and it took convincing from Julia Roberts to get him to sign on. Gere admitted of meeting Roberts, “We loved each other immediately. It was a nice thing. But to be honest, I didn’t know if I was doing this movie yet.” After Julia wrote “Please say yes” on a post-it-note, Gere simply couldn’t say no to her and the rest was movie history.