Emma Roberts Celebrates Her 'Angel Boy' Son Rhodes with Sweet Photos on His 4th Birthday

Mar. 15, 2025

Emma Roberts and son Rhodes.Photo:Emma Roberts/Instagram (2)

Emma Roberts/Instagram (2)

Emma Roberts' little boy is growing up fast.On Friday, Dec. 27, the 33-year-old actress posted acarousel of photos to Instagramof her son Rhodes in honor of his fourth birthday. In the first photo, Rhodes sits on the couch with a wide grin. The second and third show Roberts with her young son — posing for the camera in one, and playing arcade games in another.She simply captioned the post, “Happy Birthday angel boy ❤️ 4!!”TheAmerican Horror Storystar has been no stranger to sharing her growing son with her 20 million followers on Instagram. On his birthday last year, sheposted several photosof Rhodes on Instagram. And he’s made a few more appearances on her profile over the years: marking their firsttrip to Disneyland, a dayapple-picking together, andenjoying a day at the park.Roberts shares her son with exGarrett Hedlund, from whomshe split in 2022, not long after theirson’s first birthday. The pair first started dating in March 2019 andwelcomed Rhodesin December 2020, posting theirfirst photo of their newbornalongside his name the next month.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Thank you 2020 for getting one thing right,” Roberts wrote on Instagram at the time. “Our bright light Rhodes Robert Hedlund.“This past year, Robertsopened up about her soncoming to the set of the rom-comMaybe I Do— and how he doesn’t quite understand her line of work yet. During an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Livein July, she said, “He understands when my hair looks different and he says, ‘Take it off.’ And I’m like, ‘I can’t take it off right now. At the end of the day I can, but not right now.’”Emma Roberts and Rhodes.Emma Roberts/Instagram“And I’m scared when I get a job [and] if I have to dye my hair another color… And [I] can’t take it off,” Roberts added with a laugh. But even if he doesn’t get her profession, she added that he loves to reap the benefits — namely the many free snacks on the set of her films.In April,Roberts said that Rhodeshas “the most beautiful relationship” with her mother,Kelly Cunningham.Emma Roberts and Son Rhodes.Emma Roberts/Instagram"My mom is so helpful. To be on a show like this,American Horror Story, it’s very demanding.” the star said onToday with Hoda & Jenna. “It’s like 12-hour days, five days a week, and my mom helps me with my son.”

Emma Roberts' little boy is growing up fast.

On Friday, Dec. 27, the 33-year-old actress posted acarousel of photos to Instagramof her son Rhodes in honor of his fourth birthday. In the first photo, Rhodes sits on the couch with a wide grin. The second and third show Roberts with her young son — posing for the camera in one, and playing arcade games in another.

She simply captioned the post, “Happy Birthday angel boy ❤️ 4!!”

TheAmerican Horror Storystar has been no stranger to sharing her growing son with her 20 million followers on Instagram. On his birthday last year, sheposted several photosof Rhodes on Instagram. And he’s made a few more appearances on her profile over the years: marking their firsttrip to Disneyland, a dayapple-picking together, andenjoying a day at the park.

Roberts shares her son with exGarrett Hedlund, from whomshe split in 2022, not long after theirson’s first birthday. The pair first started dating in March 2019 andwelcomed Rhodesin December 2020, posting theirfirst photo of their newbornalongside his name the next month.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“Thank you 2020 for getting one thing right,” Roberts wrote on Instagram at the time. “Our bright light Rhodes Robert Hedlund.”

This past year, Robertsopened up about her soncoming to the set of the rom-comMaybe I Do— and how he doesn’t quite understand her line of work yet. During an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Livein July, she said, “He understands when my hair looks different and he says, ‘Take it off.’ And I’m like, ‘I can’t take it off right now. At the end of the day I can, but not right now.’”

Emma Roberts and Rhodes.Emma Roberts/Instagram

Emma Roberts/Instagram

“And I’m scared when I get a job [and] if I have to dye my hair another color… And [I] can’t take it off,” Roberts added with a laugh. But even if he doesn’t get her profession, she added that he loves to reap the benefits — namely the many free snacks on the set of her films.

In April,Roberts said that Rhodeshas “the most beautiful relationship” with her mother,Kelly Cunningham.

Emma Roberts and Son Rhodes.Emma Roberts/Instagram

“My mom is so helpful. To be on a show like this,American Horror Story, it’s very demanding.” the star said onToday with Hoda & Jenna. “It’s like 12-hour days, five days a week, and my mom helps me with my son.”

source: people.com