Julia Roberts’ ‘towering’ teen son Henry celebrates birthday, see rare photo

Time is flying by for Julia Roberts and Danny Moder, as their youngest son Henry celebrates his seventeenth birthday on June 18.

The Oscar-winning actress, 56, and her cinematographer husband, 55, are additionally proud dad and mom to Henry and twins Hazel and Finneas, now 19.

The Fairly Girl star marked the special day by sharing a sentimental childhood photograph of Henry on Instagram.

He wrote, “It's unbelievable what this child has develop into within the type of a 17-year-old surprise! Joyful birthday, stunning Henry.”

The couple, preferring to maintain their household life personal, often shares glimpses of their life collectively.

For instance, Danny posted a photograph of Henry on his fifteenth birthday, through which the teenager was pretending to hitch a journey whereas holding his skateboard. The touching submit drew consideration to how a lot Henry resembles his father and the way a lot they share his ardour for skateboarding. Followers couldn't cease themselves from commenting on the uncanny resemblance between father and son.

Regardless of their profitable careers, each Julia and Danny discover immense pleasure and satisfaction in being dad and mom.

In an interview with TODAY's Hoda Kotb in 2022, Julia opened up about her parenting fears. “Typically I'm afraid I'm going to destroy it,” she candidly admitted. “And typically I've stated to my children, 'So at present, me as a mother? Can we take this off the board as a result of I ruined it.'”

Julia expressed her deep connection to her kids. “The reality is… irrespective of how previous we’re, our youngsters have chosen us on this second to be their mentor and their shepherd of their life expertise,” she stated.

Household is extremely essential to Julia. Whereas she cherishes her appearing profession, she reveals that it's not the one dream she has realized.

“Being an actress has by no means meant loads to me. It's my dream come true. Nevertheless it's not my solely dream come true,” she informed In the present day. She added, “The life I've constructed with my husband. The life we've constructed with our children. And that's the most effective factor. The factor is to come back again to them victorious on the finish of the day.”

Final 12 months the household reached one other essential milestone when the twins left residence for school. Julia admitted she felt each lightheadedness and pleasure as her firstborns started this new chapter.

“I imply, it makes me really feel a bit of bit lighter. You say that, I imply, I'm completely excited for them,” she informed Additional. “It's actually thrilling and I wasn't that fortunate to have that school expertise. And so to see how that's going for them is de facto fascinating. And yeah, I simply, I'm excited for them.”

Julia and Danny typically jokingly argue over who their children resemble extra. “I at all times suppose all of them appear to be me, after which Danny comes residence from work, and I'm like, 'Oh, you, they appear to be that,'” she defined in a dialog with CBS Information.