The Oscar-worthy Brilliance of Julia Roberts in Portraying Sutton Stracke’s Epic ‘Name Em’ Meltdown

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Julia Roberts once again demonstrated her remarkable acting skills during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, solidifying her status as one of America's most cherished actresses. On the December 7th episode, host Andy Cohen invited Roberts, 56, to participate in a "Clubhouse Playhouse" reenactment of a scene from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In the skit, Roberts took on the role of Sutton Stracke, while Cohen, 55, dressed in a brunette wig to portray Kyle Richards.

Cohen expressed his gratitude to Roberts as she fixed his wig, saying, "You are making my day right now." They then immediately began the scene, which fans of RHOBH can already recognize as being from the episode where Stracke, 52, continuously urged Richards, 54, to "name 'em."

Roberts, being a Georgia native, effortlessly imitated Stracke's Southern accent and perfectly replicated her perturbed facial expression when Richards accused her of being "incredibly rude." After her performance, Cohen excitedly declared, "Julia Roberts, everybody! That was the greatest thing ever."

Numerous RHOBH fans were highly impressed, with many Instagram commenters commending the Oscar winner for her portrayal of Stracke. One fan joyfully exclaimed, "Omg, Julia does Sutton better than Sutton!!" while another suggested that Roberts drew on her Steel Magnolias character for the performance, noting that "That Shelby accent is like muscle memory."

Stracke's "name 'em" moment has become so widely memed that the context is now largely irrelevant, but the backstory is this: Richards confronted Stracke about her behavior during the RHOBH trip to Las Vegas for Magic Mike Live and told her she has "a habit of losing your s–t in ridiculous circumstances."

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Stracke disputed the claim and urged Richards to provide specific instances of when she allegedly overreacted in absurd situations. Richards was ready for this challenge and listed some incidents, such as when Stracke criticized Crystal Kung Minkoff's "ugly leather pants" and when she had to use a face roller to calm herself down during a conversation in Lake Tahoe.

Roberts participated in the "Clubhouse Playhouse" shortly after Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman recreated a scene from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City during their appearance on WWHL. Moore, 63, and Portman, 42, portrayed Monica Garcia and Lisa Barlow, respectively, and acted out the sound bath fight at Whitney Rose's Prism jewelry party.