That Time A Random Airline Staff Went Gaga Over Julia Roberts’ Homemade Banana Bread (And Had No Idea)

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Everyone loves a homemade gift, but getting one from Julia Roberts? That’s something to talk about! The director of her upcoming 2025 film, Luca Guadagnino, recently shared a story about receiving delicious banana bread from the actress, and it’s become quite a popular anecdote.

Roberts and Guadagnino are currently promoting their new psychological thriller, After The Hunt, which also features Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri. Guadagnino, known for directing films like Call Me By Your Name and the popular tennis movie Challengers, recently shared enthusiastic praise for his working relationship with Roberts.

I have one more fun story. We were promoting the film, and we went to San Francisco where Julia hosted a screening for Daniel [Craig] and me. She even baked us banana bread! We were staying at your house at the time – me and the production designer, Stefano Baisi. I think I was staying in Phinn’s room?

A recent interview with Variety highlights the warm connection between the director and the star of *Pretty Woman*. It’s not shocking, though – we’ve already seen photos of the actress wearing a cardigan covered with the director’s face while in Venice!

Returning to the story about the bread, Roberts generously helped organize a screening of his earlier film, *Queer*, which starred Daniel Craig. She even offered them accommodations at her home, as the actress explained.

You were in Hazel’s room, and he was in Phinn’s room.

The conversation turned to director Luca Guadagnino’s children, twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, who are now twenty years old. Each of them had a room redesigned by the director and production designer, Stefano Baisi. But the real story, according to Guadagnino, involves banana bread…

We were staying with them and sharing their bathroom. Then we headed to Italy. The next morning, there were two loaves of banana bread waiting for us. Stefano and I ate one, and we took the other to the airport lounge. The lounge staff saw it and complimented how beautiful it looked, so I offered them a slice. They loved it and asked who had made it, raving that it was the best banana bread they’d ever tasted! They didn’t realize it was made by Julia, but everyone was really impressed with it.

I keep thinking about this amazing story! Apparently, Julia Roberts baked banana bread and Luca Guadagnino offered it to some random airline staff. The best part? They had no idea who made it, but they absolutely loved it! It’s such a funny, unexpected way for her legendary banana bread to get even more famous. I just hope whoever tasted it realizes they enjoyed a treat made by Julia Roberts!

I don’t know if this is the recipe the director mentioned, but if you’re looking for inspiration, I found a banana bread recipe on Oprah.com. It’s actually for banana-hemp heart muffins created by Roberts and Candace Nelson, and it includes ingredients like cinnamon, hemp seeds, flaxseed, and chia seeds.

Starting Friday, October 10th, you can catch the new film *After The Hunt*, a collaboration between Roberts and Guadagnino, in theaters. In a recent interview, Roberts also mentioned she might appear in a sequel to *Best Friend’s Wedding*, which is currently being developed. Meanwhile, Guadagnino is planning a remake of the classic film *American Psycho*.

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2025-09-21 16:08