Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund’s son Rhodes celebrates 4th birthday
Emma Roberts And Garrett Hedlunds son Rhodes just turned four – and his parents celebrated by posting some sweet snaps to mark the occasion.
Both Roberts, 33, and Hedlund, 40, shared photos of Rhodes via their respective Instagram accounts on Thursday, December 27.
“Congratulations angel boy ❤️ 4!!” Roberts, who dated Hedlund for three years before they called it quits in 2022, wrote.
For his part, Hedlund shared his own photos of Rhodes and wrote a loving message next to the father-son images.
“Happy 4th Birthday to my dearest Rhodes!” Hedlund wrote. “My ‘where the roses grow.’ My heart. ❤️ Here’s to our new year of endless travel!!!”
Fans were quick to notice the strong similarities between Rhodes and his mother in particular, flocking to the comments section to point out the striking similarity in appearance.
“Tell me without saying anything that you’re Emma Roberts’ son! He’s your doppelgänger!❤️,” one follower wrote on Robert’s post, while another added: “Got the MOM face.”
Echoing the sentiment, another fan wrote: “I see Robert’s blood, it’s strong!” Another comment read: “He’s four already!!! @emmaroberts your mini self. HBD Roadie ❤️❤️”
Roberts and Hedlund largely kept their relationship out of the public eye while dating. They were first linked in 2019 and in August 2020, news broke that they were expecting their first child together.
“Garrett is really looking forward to becoming a dad and feels like it’s something he needs,” a source told Us exclusively in November 2020. “He’s ready to take on all the daddy duties, and the Emma’s pregnancy has forced him to become more responsible. He considers that a blessing.”
Hedlund and Roberts eventually called the shots on their relationship in January 2022 and told an insider We weekly a month later there was no hostility.
“They have a very amicable relationship with each other and are very mature about their breakup,” the insider explained in February 2022.
Roberts previously spoke about her experiences with motherhood while speaking to Jamie Lee Curtis Violet Gray in March 2021.
“It’s not something where you’re always going to feel like you’re doing well, but you’re going to get better every day,” she said when asked about parenting advice. She wished she had been ahead of the child’s birth. “When in doubt, just love your child and yourself.”
Hedlund opened up about his fatherhood journey in an interview Extra in July 2021.
“I’ve done a lot of daddy things,” the actor told the outlet. ‘The best part is we was just in Boston, my girl, [Emma Roberts]worked so it was all day every day with mister young man. My favorite part of each day was the bedtime stories [with] I told him stories about his grandfathers, which was great for me and hopefully for him. It was just a very sweet, connecting father moment.”