Emma Roberts is engaged to boyfriend Cody John, making the announcement social-media official to facetiously beat her mother to the punch.
āputting this here before my mom tells everyone,ā Roberts wrote Tuesday in an Instagram post that featured an image of her and her new fiance smiling outdoors while she shows off her engagement ring.
The āAmerican Horror Storyā and āScream Queensā star, 33, appeared to be referring to her mother Kelly Cunninghamās February 2023 post that served as the public debut of Robertsā 3-year-old son with her ex, actor-musician Garrett Hedlund.
āWhen your mom posts your sons face without asking but you love them both so whatever,ā the āSpace Cadetā star and producer wrote on Instagram stories in February, reposting the image.
Cunningham saw her daughterās engagement post Tuesday and raised her an Instagram story with a note of āCongratulations!ā and several emoji tagged onto it.
A Roberts representative had no further comment Tuesday, and a representative for John did not immediately respond to The Timesā request for comment.
The āUnfabulousā alum and John confirmed their romance in August 2022 with a photo on his Instagram grid that showed them sharing a kiss. Roberts and the āWu-Tang: An American Sagaā actor debuted on her grid the following New Yearās Eve.
Last week, the āMadame Webā actorās father, Eric Roberts, also made headlines after he mentioned his daughter and famous younger sister ā Oscar winner Julia Roberts ā in a āStill Here Hollywoodā podcast interview.
āI love my sister, but I canāt talk about her. She donāt want to talk about it,ā the āDark Knightā actor said. āAnd also, my daughter told me not to talk about her, but I stumble and do. Iām not supposed to talk about either of them, but I do.ā
The doting dad went on to gush about his little girl.
āIām in love with my daughterās work these days. Like, I canāt believe how great sheās become. Iām so proud of her I canāt see straight,ā he added. āSince her performance in āMaybe I Doā until right now, she overwhelms me with pride and just, āOh my God, here she goes again!ā And Iām just so happy to be her dad because sheās kicking ass, and Iām so proud.ā
His interview was recorded in April but made the rounds shortly after Roberts shared that the ānepo babyā label has not served her professionally in the way most people think. Incidentally, Roberts was left out of New York magazineās explosive December 2022 nepo-baby feature, which she described as āa cheap shotā that turned into a āviral hating-on-people thing.ā
āIāve lost more jobs than Iāve gained from being in the business,ā she recently told Flaunt. āPeople have opinions, and sometimes maybe theyāre not good opinions of people in your family. Iāve never gotten a job because of it, I know I definitely have lost a couple of jobs because of it.ā
Her fiance seemingly made an appearance in that interview but was referred to only as āUnnamed Beau,ā one who inquired off camera if Roberts would join him for yoga. The outlet said she referred to him as āentertainment industry-adjacentā and not an actor, despite having several acting credits to his name.
āOne day the veil was lifted and I didnāt want to date actors anymore,ā Roberts said. āItās hard, I think, for two actors to be together. Iām trying to think if Iāve seen it done successfully. Also, the actors Iāve been with border on Method actors, and that is something that I think is extremely difficult to be in a relationship with ā at least for me, especially the characters that they were playing.ā
Roberts was previously engaged to her āAmerican Horror Storyā co-star Evan Peters, whom she split with in 2019 after dating on and off for seven years. She and Hedlund split in 2021 after dating for about three years.