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Julia Roberts Sister Got Surgery After Star’s Alleged Fat Taunts

From the archive: published Aug 23, 2013, 13 years ago. Details may have changed since.

Julia Roberts has at times been America’s reigning sweetheart, but little sister Nancy Motes had a harsh accusation about her famous sibling.

In interviews and movies, Julia Roberts always seems to be just really nice. But the actress wasn’t always kind, Motes says, and even was a bit of a mean girl… even after high school.

Nancy says sis Julia bullied her more than once about her weight — which fluctuated, and once neared 300 pounds.

Roberts ‘ little sister says that the criticism from Julia was so bad she underwent weight loss surgery to feel better about herself. Motes said:

“When I was in high school and she was an adult, she would just let me know that I was definitely overweight. She would make it quite clear to me and in a not so nice manner.”

Let us all pause to relive teenage body and looks shame. Okay, continue.

Saying that “when you’re in a family of very, very beautiful people it’s intimidating,” Motes added of her famous older sister’s effects on her overall:

“I think growing up as Pretty Woman ‘s little sister has definitely made me try to see the person inside and not the person outside. A lot of my life I felt judged for my weight.”

It also seemed Nancy was keen on following in Julia’s footsteps. But the elder Roberts? Not so much:

“Julia did not want to see me go down that path. So I just got a lot of criticism from Julia, which was very discouraging for me.”

Julia Roberts hasn’t confirmed, nor has she denied the allegations.

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