Teyana Taylor on Julia Roberts telling her to ‘eat a sandwich’ at the Golden Globes: ‘I started crying’
Teyana Taylor has revealed how she reacted when Julia Roberts asked her to “eat a sandwich” at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards.
For those who don’t know, the 35-year-old American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer and choreographer met her favorite celebrity, Roberts, for the first time at the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
In the viral clip of their interaction, the Notting Hill The star can be heard calling Taylor, who was visibly emotional, “little one,” then jokingly added, “You need to eat a sandwich,” as they met.
The tear the star appeared on the Wednesday, January 14 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she admitted to taking Roberts’ remarks as a compliment.
Expressing her thoughts, she said: “I saw people trying to harass her about it. I told her, ‘Wait.’ She told me I needed a sandwich because she couldn’t find my size. She said, “Girl, you need a sandwich.” It was so cute.
Taylor then excitedly told the host that his meeting with the After the hunt The actress “was so amazing. I just remember she parted the sea for me. She came out like Moses.”
“She was floating. It was so scary how perfectly she was floating. I just dove into her arms. It was just the cutest moment and I started crying,” she shared.
It is pertinent to mention that Teyana Taylor won her first Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress in the Motion Picture category for her role as Perfidia Beverly Hills in the 2025 black comedy action thriller. One battle after another.
