Emma Roberts Laughs in Rare Photo with Her 'Bestie' Son Rhodes, 4, as They Enjoy an Outing at the Arcade

Mar. 15, 2025

Emma Roberts and her Son Rhodes.Photo:Emma Roberts/Instagram

Emma Roberts/Instagram

Emma Robertshas a built-in best friend with her son Rhodes.

TheScream Queensactress, 34, shared photos on Instagram of her and her son Rhodes, 4, enjoying an outing at an arcade. Roberts, who shares her son with exGarrett Hedlund, can be seen in the first photo laughing behind Rhodes who appears to be shouting. In the next picture, the two face the game with matching screaming faces.

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Roberts became a mom on Dec. 27, 2020, when she welcomed her sonRhodeswith her ex Hedlund. Shortly after they celebrated Rhodes' first birthday, PEOPLE confirmed thatRoberts and Hedlund had gone their separate waysin January 2022. In July 2024, Robertsgot engagedto her partner of two years,Cody John.

Roberts has been candid in the past about being a working mom, admitting itcan be “really hard.”

“I just see it from such a different perspective now,” she told PEOPLE in January 2023. “Being a momis a full-time job, so I see how for women who have full-time jobs and [are] full-time moms, it’s so hard, and I have so much respect for them.”

Emma Roberts and her son Rhodes.Emma Roberts/Instagram

TheAmerican Horror Storyactress opened up on iHeartPodcast’sTable for Two with Bruce Bozzabout her relationship with her son Rhodes. Roberts noted that she’s happy she’s able tosupport her sonon her own.

“Now that I have been working so long, I can support myself and I can help out other people. And also with my son, to just know that I can always support him on my own is a very freeing thing that I know is a huge privilege,” Roberts said. “And some people can’t and I just always want to encourage people to know that they can try.”

While Roberts is happy that she can provide for her son, she also express feeling “mom guilt” when leaving for work.

“I have such mom guilt. I’m away from my son, working for 12 hours a day and then on the weekend I’m so tired and I feel like I’m not being my best self,” she shared. “But the other side of that coin is I know that [he] will always know that his mom works really hard and loves what she does and therefore will always be able to support him.”

source: people.com