Emma Roberts’ Dad, Eric Roberts, Reveals His ‘Biggest’ Parenting Regret

Emma Roberts’ father Eric Roberts offers insight into his relationship with his daughter, describing it as the “most difficult time” of his life.

THE Dancing with the stars The contestant, who previously apologized to his sister Julia Roberts for taking the plunge in their years-long estrangement, shared his thoughts on his family dynamic on Tuesday, October 22, during an episode of the Inside you podcast.

He explained: “Probably the loss of relationship with my daughter. There is no pain, there is sadness for the misunderstandings, most likely, that I will have forever. Because we are human.

THE Pope of Greenwich Village The star reflected on his adulthood, considering he lost custody of his daughter amid his struggle with addiction.

Eric, who welcomed his daughter with former Kelly Cunningham in 1991, later shared his stance on his “sadness” over his former relationship with Emma. He said: “I started to accept this about myself with the birth of my grandchildren.”

Drawing similarities between his eldest granddaughter, who “looks like Emma,” he admitted, “And so that reminds me of what I didn’t have.”

Eric did not hesitate to publicly apologize to Julia in his memoirs Runaway Train: or the story of my life so far.

This came after he took credit for his family’s Hollywood success in an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair in 2018.

He wrote in the book: “I hope Julia accepts this public apology. »