Julia Roberts has kept silent since the passing of her half-sister Nancy Motes at age 37 of an apparent drug overdose — until now.
The 46-year-old Pretty Woman star fought tears as she described the pain of losing her sibling in the May issue of WSJ Magazine.
‘It’s just heartbreak,’ Julia said of Nancy, who worked as a production assistant on Glee, in the interview that took place less than a month after the tragedy. ‘It’s only been 20 days. There aren’t words to explain what any of us have been through in these last 20 days. It’s hour by hour some days, but you just keep looking ahead.
‘You don’t want anything bad to happen to anyone, but there are so many tragic, painful, inexplicable things in the world.
‘But [as with] any situation of challenge and despair, we must find a way, as a family. It’s so hard to formulate a sentence about it outside the weepy huddle of my family.’
Julia has found solace surrounding herself with her own loved ones that include husband Danny Moder and their three children, nine-year-old twins Hazel and Finn, and six-year-old Henry.
Living in Malibu away from the Hollywood glitz has served as an anchor to the A-lister, while meditating and chanting have helped her find a sense of peace and calm.
‘Meditation or chanting or any of those things can be so joyous and also very quieting,’ Julia told WSJ, adding that she even practices with her brood.
‘We share and just say, “This is a way I comfort myself.”‘
The photo shoot shows Julia looking more relaxed than ever while clad in a cosy $4,750 cardigan by Celine, as well as a woolly turtleneck and jacket ensemble, a black dress and coat, and then a summery white blouse and trouser set.
