Julia Roberts’ Twins Are All Grown Up – She Wished Them Happy 18th Birthday with Rare Photo

Julia Robert’s kids Hazel and Finn, have recently celebrated their eighteenth birthday, and she celebrated the day with an adorable throwback photo…

Fans can’t believe they’re all grown up.

We all know Julia Roberts.
After all, she’s one of the most successful actresses in the world.

Roberts has had starring roles in many rom-com classics!

Including Pretty Woman (1990), My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999).

But her career spans genres.

She won an Academy Award in 2000 for her role in Erin Brokovich.

And really hit the big times in 2001 in Ocean’s Eleven.

Since then, Roberts has continued to act, and also owns her own production company Red Om Films.

She’s also the global face of Lancôme!

And remains one of the world’s best-paid actresses, with an estimated net worth of $250 million.

Roberts has also been named People’s most beautiful woman a whopping 5 times.

Quite the illustrious career!

But did you know that Roberts had some pretty epic parents?

Walter and Betty Lou Roberts, ran the Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta before she was born in 1967.

And while working there, the 2 met Martin Luther King Jr.

The Roberts allowed the civil rights leader’s daughters to attend their classes, flying in the face of segregation.

“One day Coretta called my mother and asked if her kids could be part of the school because they were having a hard time finding a place that would accept her kids,” Roberts said.

“My mom was like, ‘Sure, come on over,’ and so they all just became friends.”

Which prompted huge violence from the KKK.

They even blew up a car outside the school, as documented by actor Phillip DePoy.

“I kissed a girl, and 10 yards away, a Buick exploded!”

“The girl was Yolanda King, daughter of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. I was primarily Caucasian and Yolanda wasn’t. That’s what the trouble was about. I don’t know who owned the Buick, but I know who blew it up.”

“In the ’60s, you didn’t have little Black children interacting with little white kids in an acting school, and your parents were like, ‘Come on in,’” King marveled at Roberts later.

“I think that’s extraordinary, and it sort of lays the groundwork for who you are.”

But in a series called HISTORYTalks Roberts opened up even more about the connection between her and Martin Luther King Jr.

And it quickly took the internet by sotrm.

Zara Rahim, a former strategic adviser to President Barack Obama, tweeted the interview clip to celebrate Roberts’ 55th birthday.

In the clip, Roberts revealed that Cordetta and Martin Luther King Jr. had been so close to her parents that they had paid the bill for her birth!

“The King family paid for my hospital bill… Martin Luther King and Coretta,” Roberts told Gayle King.

The Robertses couldn’t afford the bill after her birth.

So she explained that they “helped us out of a jam.”

On October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, the Kings stepped in and helped bring Julia Roberts into the world!

And since then, Roberts has remained dedicated to fighting racism in Atlanta.

Calling her town her town was “horribly racist” and a “living hell,” according to The New York Times.

Fans have loved this crazy story…

“Shows you her parents raised her right! So cool,” one fan wrote.

Others couldn’t fathom that these 2 lives crossed over in history.

“No this is one of those history facts that my brain just can’t process!” said one.

It certainly puts into perspective just how recently segregation was a part of people’s everyday lives.

The other overwhelming response has simply been that people can’t believe Roberts hadn’t publicized this story before.

You can watch the clip here.

And now, Roberts has celebrated her kids, Hazel and Finn’s eighteenth birthday by uploading a rare photo on her social media.

It was a throwback photo of the twins when they were young, with Roberts holding one of her children in her arm.

The post was captioned: “18, the ticket to paradise,” followed by 6-star emojis.

Commenting on the post, Rita Wilson wished the twins a happy birthday.

“It can’t be!!!!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!” she wrote.

You can see the post here.

On November 28, 2022, Julia Roberts took to her Instagram account to share a rare photo of her twin children. In the cute throwback image, Hazel and Phinnaeus “Finn” Moder were seen as babies in the kitchen with their mother.

Roberts had one of the twins in her hands while the other sat at a table with toys facing away from the camera. Both children’s faces weren’t visible in the picture, with their mother revealing what special occasion had led to the post.

Julia Roberts at the SeriousFun New York City Gala at Jazz on November 14, 2022, in New York City | Source: Getty Images

The actress, 55 in November 2022, revealed in her post’s caption that her children had turned 18 before sharing her love for them. The “Ticket to Paradise” star and her husband, Danny Moder, welcomed their eldest children in 2004.

In 2007, the couple extended their family once again by welcoming their son, Henry Daniel, 15 in 2022. While she’s a fantastic actress, some people might doubt Roberts’ capabilities as a loving mother.

However, the star was as fierce with her parenting as she was with her acting. She took the role seriously and did everything she could to protect her offspring while remaining caring and loving towards them.

What Kind of Mother Is Julia?

During a 2019 interview, Roberts discussed her long-term marriage, 16 years long then, with Danny and their family. The “Pretty Woman” actress shared how they had three young children then.

She revealed how she was “careful” about turning the television on. The star confessed that raising children during the current times was interesting because everything was new, like the resources and pressures.

She noted how it was challenging to have the world in one’s hands. The “Ben is Back” actress also revealed how she tried to protect her children from specific exposures of the current times, writing:

“I try to keep them off social media because I don’t really understand what they need that for right now.”

The star and her husband had the task of raising the trio to learn how to deal with the anxieties brought on by technology while still being in the limelight. The couple decided that one way of doing this was to shield them by keeping them off social media and the spotlight.

While Roberts and her husband prefer keeping their offspring off social media, there have been occasions where they’ve both broken the rule. Once in a while, the couple allowed fans a peek at their trio.

How Do Julia’s Children Look Like Now?

Roberts’ 2022 post wasn’t the first time she and her husband visited social media to wish their twins a happy birthday and show off their children’s growth. In November 2021, Danny shared one of the clearest images of his twin children!

The cinematographer uploaded a photo of the duo sitting at the dining table while Hazel had breakfast. The children’s father noted how they turned 17 that day and thanked the “rabble-rousers” for helping him through the fatherhood journey.

The actress [Julia Roberts] noted how everyone appeared to be doing well and was happy.

In 2019, Roberts’ husband shared a family photo that included him, the twins, his wife, and Henry. The family looked happy and was all scrunched around Hazel to fit, with Danny sharing how they loved the actress, who was almost in the center of the photo.

In April 2022, the actress was interviewed and spoke about her twins going to college in the fall. She admitted to feeling lightheaded when she thought about it but said she was excited for the children.

Roberts noted how thrilling the transition was because she wasn’t lucky enough to have had the college experience. Seeing it happening to her children was fascinating for the star.

Danny’s wife also updated fans on her family’s life after relocating to northern California. She explained how they always felt like they were living outside of Los Angeles and thought the move had been great.

Roberts said moving three teenagers amid the COVID-19 pandemic was not for those faint of heart; however, they managed to pull it off. The actress noted how everyone appeared to be doing well and was happy.

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