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Julia Roberts: Martial Aid Pitchwoman.
Don’t fret, Garry Marshall hasn’t gone completely bonkers in the promo build for Mother’s Day. This unlikely scenario bubbled up on Ellen during the segment “Pitch, Please.” (Sly title, El!) As a tie-in to Roberts playing a Home Shopping Network host in her upcoming movie, Degeneres elected to test out her guest’s selling chops. How do you test this? By making the Oscar-minted actress sell a product that she can’t see but the audience can.
So what’s noted film star Julia Roberts selling? It’s a combination of props that are sex toy or sex toy adjacent. There’s a saucy sleep mask (I own that!), handcuffs, and a beaded whip thing. It’s not exactly the stuff that requires 8 D batteries from the store, but why would you expect Ellen to have that stuff on her show? This is just good clean sorta-naughty fun.
“I think everyone should have one of these. It is versatile, it is hypo-allergenic, it comes in a variety of sizes,” shares Roberts before suggesting that the Mother’s Day holiday is around the corner. We’re not here to kinkshame, but it might be tough stuffing those items in a bag with a Body Shop gift certificate.
(Note: Buy your mom the Adele CD instead. Who cares if she already has a copy? Buy her two.)
You can watch all this silly fun unfold by hitting play on the video above. Watching Roberts navigate her “Pitch, Please” challenge is pretty funny, but the payoff when she discovers what she’s selling is a worthy finale.
