When her parents split, it quietly shaped this actress’s childhood. Her father, a well-known actor, left when she was only seven months old, and now he’s opening up about those early years while her rising career casts a long shadow.
He once looked forward to fatherhood, recalling the excitement of the pregnancy and how he sang “happy birthday” to his unborn daughter. After her birth, he said he “fell madly in love,” but admitted in his memoir that after the breakup he wasn’t ready for fatherhood, struggled with substance abuse, and left when she was an infant.
He clarified there was no custody battle and that his sister helped financially during the separation. He expressed pride in his daughter’s success and believes she’s stronger and wiser than he was at her age.
The actress is Emma Roberts, daughter of Eric Roberts. Today, she is a devoted and present mother to her son Rhodes, born in 2020, and balances motherhood with a thriving Hollywood career. She shares selective glimpses of family life on her Instagram and speaks candidly about the challenges and joys of parenting, emphasizing how much motherhood has changed her perspective.