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Boys’ day out. Garrett HedlundThe channeledLion KingWhile sharing a rare photo with his son Rhodes, he shared it with his ex-girlfriend. Emma Roberts.
“A Very ‘Simba-bolic’ Moment❤️,” the Strong CountryStar, 37, shared a photo of him holding his 18-month-old son above his head via Instagram Tuesday, July 26. “Meet the BASS PRO SHOP BUFFALO. [It’s] Daddies Spirit Animal.😂💪” Hedlund also included a sweet snap of him holding his son in his arms, pointing up at the animals in question.
The Friday Night LightsStar and Roberts, 31, first connected in March 2019, welcomed Rhodes in Dec 2020. “Emma and Garrett are getting more and more excited, which is so nice for them,” a source told Us WeeklyOne month prior to the UnfabulousAn alum gave birth. “Garrett is really looking forward to becoming a dad and feels as though this is something he needed. He is ready to assume all the duties of a dad, but Emma’s pregnancy has forced him into greater responsibility. He thinks that’s a blessing.”
Garrett and Rhodes Hedlund Courtesy Garrett Hedlund/Instagram
Hedlund previously gushed about how much he’s enjoyed fatherhood, telling Additional in August 2021 that the “best part” of becoming a dad has been getting to spend time with his little one while Roberts was working.
“I’ve done a lot of dad things,” the Four Brothers star said at the time. “It was every day all day with mister young man. My favorite part about every day was the bedtime stories [with]I told him stories about his grandfathers which was wonderful for both me and him. It was just a really sweet, connecting dad moment.”
UsHedlund confirmed that he and the Scream Queens alum called it quits after nearly three years together, with a source adding the next month that things were “amicable” between the pair. Hedlund was taken into custody in Franklin County, Tennessee for public drunkenness. He was taken into police custody and released the following day on bond.
“Garrett and Emma have a great coparenting relationship,” the insider continued. “When he’s sober, he’s a great guy and they’ve been handling coparenting very well. … They have a very amicable relationship with each other and are being very adult about their breakup.”
Despite their split the TroyRoberts has been praised by the actor publicly. “Happy Mother’s Day to the most beautiful mother, dear Emma!” Hedlund gushed in a handwritten note that he shared via Instagram in May. “You gave us a gift who never ceases to melt our hearts, amaze our minds, and make all the anythings just fly away, from morning till night. All my love.”
The American Horror StoryFor her part, the Rhodes alum has shared how her experience with Rhodes helped her discover who she is. “I’m at a place where I can say, ‘I may not have got everything right but I like who I am more than I ever have,’” she told Tatler in January. “My life has changed more in the past two years than it did in the 28 years beforehand and I love where I’m standing now at the age of 30.”
She continued: “I want him to be respectful and intelligent at school but also in life. The definition of what it means to be man is changing right now. I hope that my contribution to the world can include raising an amazing boy who will become an amazing man. I want him to feel that there’s nothing he couldn’t ask or tell me.”
