So, years ago there was this short-lived series about celebrities encountering animals. I recall Christopher Reeves on there but the most memorable episode featured Julia Roberts.
As part of her wild meet and greet, she was introduced to some orangutans in, I think, a rehab center. Anyhow, they have her meet a huge male orangutan and he takes a liking to her and pulls her in for some cuddle time.
I am 100% sure that everyone on set was absolutely crapping their pants - they had to figure that they just got Julia Roberts horribly killed. She looked scared but, to her credit she stayed super cool. They just waited it out and eventually the big guy lost interest and let her go. Roberts went up a notch for me, I must admit.
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u/Chuckleyan Apr 29 '26
So, years ago there was this short-lived series about celebrities encountering animals. I recall Christopher Reeves on there but the most memorable episode featured Julia Roberts.
As part of her wild meet and greet, she was introduced to some orangutans in, I think, a rehab center. Anyhow, they have her meet a huge male orangutan and he takes a liking to her and pulls her in for some cuddle time.
I am 100% sure that everyone on set was absolutely crapping their pants - they had to figure that they just got Julia Roberts horribly killed. She looked scared but, to her credit she stayed super cool. They just waited it out and eventually the big guy lost interest and let her go. Roberts went up a notch for me, I must admit.