Julia Roberts Shares Rare Throwback Photo In Honor Of Her 17-Year-Old Son’s Birthday

In addition to being a successful actress, Julia Roberts is also mom to three teens — though she rarely shares photos of her children on social media because she wants to protect their privacy. On June 18, 2024, she shared a rare picture of one of her kids. Her youngest child, Henry, just turned 17, and the Pretty Woman actress shared a picture of Henry as a baby to celebrate.

"Incredible that this baby is now a towering 17 year old wonder! Happy Birthday beautiful Henry ," Julia wrote on Instagram.

Julia is also mom to twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, who are 19 years old. She also shared a throwback photo on Instagram when they turned 19 in November 2023.

"✨✨19✨✨ There are no words for the joy, the fun, the wild rumpus of life together. ," she captioned the photo, which showed her holding Hazel and Phinnaeus when they were babies.

At the time, she told Extra why she decided to share the baby photos for her kids' birthdays.

Sharing baby photos is a way to "share something as a proud parent of them without infringing on their privacy at all," she explained to the outlet.

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“It is something to be celebrated, and I know Instagram is a place where people like to share happy things and I love them so much and I really did just happen to come upon this cute picture," Julia told the outlet at the time.