Julia Roberts & Ryan Murphy on Eat Pray Love

If Julia Roberts latest movie Eat Pray Love is anything to go by, not all celebrities have an avertion to carbohydrates!

Julia plays divorcee Elizabeth Gilbert who goes on a year round trip to Italy, India and then Bali, on a journey of self discovery.

And whilst in Italy, the Pretty Woman actress embraced the county's most famous food - pizza: "The first set up of the day, which started at about 7.45 in the morning, we had travelled to Naples and I think I ate eight pieces of pizza in 45 minutes so I ate quite a lot of pizza that day!"

Eat Pray Love is directed by Glee creator Ryan Murphy who could not imagine anyone else but Julia playing the role of Liz:

"I wanted her just because I think she's so empathetic and I enjoy seeing her at this faze in her life play a character like that. She's done so many romantic comedies.

"I thought it was interesting to see her play somebody who's divorced who then goes through a terrible break and as a single woman. I thought that was a fresh thing for her and I think she's so good in it."