Julia's Health Crisis

The star’s frail frame worries friends as she juggles work and family life.

Julia Roberts knows how to score some serious cool-mum points. On May 19, the actress took her daughter Hazel to see Taylor Swift in concert at the Rose Bowl in California, chatting and posing for pics with the singer backstage.

But the Pretty Woman star’s trademark grin wasn’t the only thing that made an impression that night. She also looked shockingly thin. In fact, Julia, 50, has shed around 9kg from her already slim 175cm frame in recent months and is down to around 49kg, a family friend tells OK!.

‘Julia’s got no less than nine films, a miniseries and a series in the works as an actress or producer, and she’s started to look scary skinny,’ says the friend. ‘She hasn’t been this skinny in years – or maybe ever – and it’s becoming a real health crisis.’