{"id":799749,"date":"2026-10-12T02:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/799749\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T02:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:48:12","slug":"garrett-hedlund-says-his-and-emma-roberts-son-rhodes-5-is-on-cloud-nine-after-starting-kindergarten-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/799749\/","title":{"rendered":"Garrett Hedlund Says His and Emma Roberts\u2019 Son Rhodes, 5, Is \u2018on Cloud Nine\u2019 After Starting Kindergarten (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Garrett Hedlund caught up with PEOPLE at PaleyFest NY 2026 on Oct. 10<\/p>\n

He shared that his and Emma Roberts’ 5-year-old son, Rhodes, is “on cloud nine” in kindergarten<\/p>\n

Hedlund and Roberts welcomed Rhodes in December 2020<\/p>\n

Garrett Hedlund<\/a> and Emma Roberts<\/a>‘ son, Rhodes<\/a>, is loving his time in school.<\/p>\n

Hedlund, 42, caught up with PEOPLE exclusively at PaleyFest NY 2026 on Saturday, Oct. 10, and shared an update on his 5-year-old.<\/p>\n

“He’s phenomenal,” the proud dad said. “He just started kindergarten. He’s on cloud nine.”<\/p>\n

The Tulsa King star added, “He’s loving it. Loving every bit of it.”<\/p>\n

Asked whether Rhodes might be interested in a career in entertainment one day, Hedlund revealed that his son has shown an early passion for music.<\/p>\n

“Oh man, he’s loved music since the day he was born,” he told PEOPLE. “We’re driving all the time \u2014 we do a lot of car rides \u2014 and we’ve got quite the playlist. Music’s become a big part of our life together, so it’s wonderful to see.”<\/p>\n

\"Garrett<\/p>\n

Garrett Hedlund and son Rhodes
Credit: Garrett Hedlund\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Hedlund and Roberts welcomed Rhodes in December 2020. In January 2022, shortly after they celebrated his first birthday, PEOPLE confirmed that the pair had split<\/a>. Roberts got engaged<\/a> to actor Cody John in July 2024, and the two married<\/a> in July 2026.<\/p>\n

Hedlund previously shared a look into Rhodes’ time in pre-kindergarten, telling PEOPLE that his son was developing faster than he could ever imagine at that stage of life.<\/p>\n

“[He] gets to do that stuff with friends, socialize, learn the things that I didn’t think about teaching him right off the bat, like using the scissors,” he explained.<\/p>\n

\"Garrett<\/p>\n

Garrett Hedlund at PaleyFest NY on Oct. 10, 2026
Credit: Manoli Figetakis\/Getty<\/p>\n

“You know, I point at the highest tree and say, ‘Climb that,’ ” he continued. “Help him take it step by step.”<\/p>\n

Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n

Last year, Hedlund opened up about fatherhood \u2014 and joked that Rhodes has him “wrapped around his finger.”<\/p>\n

\"Garrett<\/p>\n

Garrett Hedlund and son Rhodes
Credit: Garrett Hedlund\/Instagram<\/p>\n

During an appearance on the 3rd Hour of Today<\/a> on Sept. 15, 2025, he shared that his son “absolutely” runs the show, “all day long.”<\/p>\n

“Oh man, I am wrapped around his finger like you won’t believe it,” he said.<\/p>\n

Hedlund said he and Rhodes enjoy having outings and adventures together.<\/p>\n

“We just spent three hours at Hank’s Pumpkin Patch the other day,” he said. “I was trying to get him to go after about 45 minutes, cut to three hours later. And that’s just an example of every single day, me and him running around.”<\/p>\n

Of his life with his son, Hedlund added, “It’s the journey, adventure, risk, reward, all day long.”<\/p>\n

Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Garrett Hedlund caught up with PEOPLE at PaleyFest NY 2026 on Oct. 10 He shared…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":799750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-799749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}