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Emma Roberts has announced her engagement.
The 33-year-old actress took to Instagram on Tuesday, July 16, to share a photo of herself hugging her boyfriend of the past two years, Cody John, while wearing an engagement ring. “I’m putting this up here before my mom tells the whole world,” she wrote in her post.
He American Horror Story The star's caption was a nod to when her mother Kelly Cunningham posted a photo of her three-year-old son, Rhodes, without asking her permission.
The photo showed the boy standing on a pile of leaves, facing the camera, revealing his entire face. “When your mother posts your child’s face without asking but you love them both so it doesn’t matter,” Roberts wrote at the time, reposting the photograph.
Cunningham later mocked his daughter's message on his own account, writing: “The battle continues! I love you, Q! Touche.”
Her mother even agreed that it was a good idea for Roberts to post about the engagement quickly, writing in the comments that she probably would have revealed the secret by accident if she had waited.
“Hahahaha! Great idea! Loose lips sink ships! I love you! Congratulations! Kisses, Mom,” her mother commented along with numerous emojis.
Other commentators also expressed their congratulations to the couple.
“Congratulations!” Lindsay Lohan commented.
“I’m already planning the bachelorette party! I’m so happy for you babe!” Lea Michele wrote in the comments.
Britt Robertson wrote: “Yess …
Roberts and John made their relationship Instagram official in August 2020. Prior to their relationship, she was dating the father of her child, Garrett Hedlund, for almost three years.
most of Space Cadet The actress's relationships over the years have been private. During an interview with Cosmopolitan In 2019, she explained why she preferred to keep her relationships out of the spotlight.
“I never want to talk about relationships that I’m in or that are ending or that ended,” she told the outlet. “It’s hard enough to be with someone alone, let alone with an audience. Growing up is hard. Sometimes it makes me sad that I can’t have a private moment.”
“Thanks to Twitter and Instagram, there’s a whole other element: everyone can comment on what you’re doing and no one knows the real story. That’s difficult.”
However, the actress recently revealed why she once took back a gift she gave to an ex-partner.
The 33-year-old actress shared the memory about her ex during a recent video tour of her Los Angeles home for Architectural summaryAs she gave a tour of her TV room, where she said she and her family “spend most of their time,” she pointed to a bookshelf behind her couch.
After showing some random items on the shelves, he turned his attention to the books, including a novel by Charles Portis, Norwood.
“This is a book I gave to my ex,” Roberts said as she held up the book, which only had the name and author on the cover. “But then we broke up and I saw how much it was worth and I kept it.”
