Connie Britton Says Julia Roberts Tried to Play Matchmaker for Her — But 'It Hasn't Worked Out'

Connie Brittonmay play a woman struggling with relationships inDirty John,but in real life, she has lots of friends looking out for her.

One of them?Julia Roberts.

On Wednesday, theFriday Night Lightsalum, 51, revealed to fellow actressBusy Philippson the latter’s E! talk showBusy Tonightthat the Oscar winner, also 51, has tried to set her up on dates in the past.

“I’ve gotten to be friends with Julia Roberts,” the mom of one began. “She tried to set me up with somebody … It hasn’t worked out yet, but at least mama tried, you know what I’m saying.”

Busy Philipps and Connie Britton.

Then she joked that her host, 39 — who is married to producer Marc Silverstein and has two daughters — should try to play matchmaker.

“I mean Julia Roberts did it, you know what I’m saying, like whoa. Give it a shot,” she quipped.

Britton also delved into her relationship dynamic with theBen Is Backactress, recalling that, once, Roberts touched her face and told her, “I love you.”

Busy Philipps and Connie Britton.Jordin Althaus/E! Entertainment

“I was like, ‘I’m never washing my face again.’ Can you tell? … It’s not really a functional relationship,” she said, laughing. “Like it’s not really, it’s not really a healthy friendship. It’s more like I idolize her, and she’s nice to me.”

“I get it very deeply,” Philipps responded as the audience chuckled.

“Everybody understands that. Don’t judge me!” Britton concluded.

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For the award show, Britton stunned in a custom, floor-length Chrisitan Siriano gown, while Roberts worea ruched one-shoulder Stella McCartney dresswith a pleated skirt, plus skinny tuxedo trousers, black sandals and Chopard jewels.

Robertsappeared onBusy Tonightin November, and during the visit got real with theDawson’s Creekalum about armpit hair — specifically when her hair was visible in a sleeveless red dress at the premiere ofNotting Hillback in 1999.

Julia Roberts.Steve Granitz/WireImage

“The picture is vivid in my mind actually from that moment,” Roberts said. “I think I just hadn’t really calculated my sleeve length and the waving, and how those two things would go together and reveal personal things about me. So it wasn’t so much a statement as it’s just part of the statement I make as a human on the planet, for myself.”

Busy Tonightairs Mondays through Thursdays on E! at 111 p.m. ET.

source: people.com