Julia Roberts has revealed she made a major gaffe when she was invited into the Royal Box at the Wimbledon tennis tournament this summer. 

The esteemed actress, 57, joined Benedict Cumberbatch on The Graham Norton Show this week, sharing a story about their previous meeting when they sat next to each other at Wimbledon.

In the episode set to air on Friday, Julia reminisced, “I was seated between Benedict and my husband in the Royal Box, thrilled with the experience until Benedict noted my habit of gasping loudly whenever the ball is hit.”

‘In the Royal Box you are supposed to be completely quiet. It is impossible to be silent in that scenario!’

The prestigious 74-seat Royal Box at Centre Court is by invitation only, with access granted by the All England Club chair, typically consisting of members of the royal family, government leaders, and celebrities.

Elsewhere in the show, Julia was asked whether she will star in the recently announced Ocean’s 14.

Julia Roberts admitted to a significant faux pas she committed during her visit to the Royal Box at this summer’s Wimbledon tennis tournament (photographed with her husband Daniel Moder, and Benedict Cumberbatch along with his spouse Sophie Hunter).

The renowned actress, 57, appeared alongside Benedict on The Graham Norton Show this week, recalling their Wimbledon seating arrangement together.

Julia recounted, “Benedict informed me that my loud gasps at every ball hit were unusual. In the Royal Box, you’re expected to remain silent!”

A reboot trilogy of the Oceans heist films were released from 2001 to 2007, with many of the original cast members said to be returning 18 years on from the last film. 

Yet Julia kept coy on any details, revealing she was out of the loop when it came to planning.

She explained: ‘We have talked about it, but I didn’t know George [Clooney] was going to announce it!’

Ocean’s Eleven sparked the first movie project between the pair. They have gone on to work together in several more projects together that have made more than $962 million at the box office. 

The 2001 crime caper was a remake of the classic 1960s Rat Pack film directed by Steven Soderbergh, and also starred the likes of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac and Don Cheadle.

George stars as Danny Ocean, an ex-con fresh out of prison, approaching his buddy Rusty (Brad) about performing a monumental heist. 

He wants to rob the central vault of three Las Vegas casinos at the same time, during a boxing match so that the grand total in the safe would be a little over $160 million.

They gather the Eleven, who aren’t impressed to learn that the man they are robbing, Terry Benedict, is a man whose principal crime seems to be that he’s dating Danny’s ex-wife Tess (Julia).

Unsurprisingly, the film was a huge success and quickly made back it’s $85 million budget. Altogether, it has grossed over $450,728,529 worldwide.

Elsewhere in the show, Julia was asked whether she will star in the recently announced Ocean’s 14 (pictured with George Clooney in 2001’s Ocean’s Eleven) 

Also on Graham Norton’s show was Irish star Colin Farrell and music great Gloria Estefan, with music provided by British pop icon Robbie Williams

During the chat, the Pretty Woman star was left shocked when Gloria revealed that she was originally offered Julia’s break out role in 1988’s Mystic Pizza

Julia’s character in the critically successful cult classic was teenage waitress Daisy, who worked for pizza parlor in Connecticut with her sister Kat and pal, Jojo Barbosa

Also on Graham Norton’s show was Irish star Colin Farrell and music great Gloria Estefan, with music provided by British pop icon Robbie Williams. 

During the chat, the Pretty Woman star was left shocked when Gloria revealed that she was originally offered Julia’s break out role in 1988’s Mystic Pizza. 

Talking about turning it down, Gloria said ‘I would have sucked. My music career was starting and I wasn’t ready. I wanted to act one day, but I needed to be prepared and study.’

Addressing Julia, she added: ‘You killed it – you were wonderful’, as Julia thanked Gloria for turning it down and inadvertently giving her the big break.

Julia’s character in the critically successful cult classic was teenage waitress Daisy, who worked for pizza parlor in Connecticut with her sister Kat and pal, Jojo Barbosa.

She has since gone on to bring in nearly $3 billion at the box office with her roles in Erin Brockovich, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Eat Pray Love, Notting Hill and more.

The Graham Norton Show airs at 10.40pm on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday

Robbie Williams put on quite the performance as he serenaded the guests and climbed into Graham’s lap while belting out his new single Pretty Face

The Graham Norton Show airs at 10.40pm on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday