On Feb. 10, 2020, Julia Roberts took to Instagram to wish her niece Emma Roberts a happy 29th birthday. Julia posted a sweet photo of the pair wearing Christmas hats, captioning the pic to clear up any confusion, "Happy Birthday to a Gal I love and adore with my whole heart! #yessheismyniece✅." This isn't the first time the adorable duo appeared on Instagram together. Emma posted many photos with her auntie, including more birthday photos and one in 2018 where the pair were playing cards.
Growing up, Emma was inspired to get into acting by spending time on Julia's film sets. Recounting her experience on the set of Erin Brockovich, Emma told Allure in 2015, "I'd run and hide in her makeup trailer and hear, 'Where's Emma? It's time for bed! She has to go home!'"
The two often gush about one another in interviews as well. According to People, Emma spoke with Busy Philipps on the series Busy Tonight in May 2019 about their physical resemblance. "We have too many teeth when we smile," she said on the show. "When I'm talking to someone it's like whatever, and then I smile and it's like, 'oh my god, you look just like your aunt!'" Eric Roberts gushed about the relationship to Us Weekly in May 2020, too: "It's really cool to look at them. I love seeing them together."
