Emma Roberts reveals the $4,500 gift she gave an ex – and then took back after learning its shocking valuation

Emma Roberts has revealed she once took back a gift she gave to an ex-partner after learning of its worth as much as $4,500.

The American Horror Story star, 33, brandished a rare copy of a 1966 novel during a recent video tour of her Los Angeles home. Architectural summary.

However, Roberts did not reveal who the unfortunate previous owner was. Since 2022, she has been in a relationship with fellow actor Cody John.

As she showed cameras around her TV room, she unwrapped a vintage copy of Charles Portis’ debut work, Norwood.

“This is a book I actually gave as a gift to my ex,” Roberts revealed with a grin, “but then we broke up and I saw how much it was worth and I kept it.”

While it’s not certain, she appears to have a first edition of the book, which tells the story of the titular character’s misadventures on a road trip from Ralph, Texas, to New York and back.

Although modern revisions of Norwood can be as cheap as $10 for the paperback, a version similar to Roberts’s, listed as a “rare find” on Etsy, costs more than $4,500.

The book cover features a blue and red image of a globe in the upper left corner, between the title of the novel and the author’s name.

A note from publisher Simon and Schuster on the back reads: ‘Every now and then a first novel is published whose special tone, unlike any other, immediately opens up a new frame of reference for the reader, an extra window. to the world.

‘We believe that Charles Portis’s first novel, Norwood, is such a discovery. The tone of the voice – funny, open, uncomplicated – is completely individual.

‘It gives the reader a fresh way of perceiving, the feeling of going through life with ease, and above all the pleasure of coming into contact with the gentle but determined approach to life embodied in Norwood’s character.’

But instead of keeping the rare find under lock and key, the book is subtly displayed in the room where the Wild Child actress and her family spend “most of their time.”

Roberts lives in her beautiful home with son Rhodes, three, who she shares with former partner Garrett Hedlund.

Norwood was far from the only collectible the New York native showed off, with her whimsical dream home completed with an entire “doll wall.”

She excitedly displayed her beloved childhood collectibles and more acquired as an adult, including a drunken cowgirl Barbie, Blythe dolls and a “Leggy Jill” doll.

“I’m super obsessed with them, in love with them,” Roberts said as she started pulling some off her shelves.

The performer further admitted that when she was younger and people asked if she was ever afraid of the dolls coming to life, she joked that she hoped they would wake her up “every night.”

“It would be so exciting,” she mused.

Roberts worked with designers Louisa Pierce and Emily Ward to make her home as perfect as possible – a place that truly feels like her own home.

‘What I like about this house is that it speaks for itself, it’s like a grown-up dollhouse. It’s quite a storybook. And when we moved in, it was just me and my son,” she said.

“I want this to be our home, completely our style, filled with our memories and our love.”

This contrasts with the performer’s childhood, which she spent in “ten houses by the time I was fifteen.”

She continued, “I have a photo from the day we moved in. I’m holding him and it was the sunniest day in California and we were standing in front of the blue door of our new house. I remember feeling like we are exactly where we need to be.”

While talking about her style, Roberts stated that she believes “there can never be enough stripes, fringe or tassels in a house.”

The 2,700-square-foot LA pad is also home to an extensive mug collection, a “Joni Mitchell shrine” and flying duck wallpaper above her son’s woodland-themed room.

“I remember as a kid, everything that hangs on the wall and ceiling is burned into your brain for the rest of your life,” Roberts noted. ‘So I wanted to make it extra cozy and fun, but not too overwhelming.’

Although Roberts doesn’t discuss her exes, she appears to be on good terms with her son’s father. In May 2022, months after their divorce, Hedlund gave Roberts a sweet handwritten note in honor of Mother’s Day.

“Happy Mother’s Day to the most beautiful mother, sweet Emma,” it read – pictured in a since-deleted Instagram post in 2022.

“You have given us a gift that never ceases to melt our hearts, blow our minds and make everything just fly away, from morning to night.”

Roberts has kept most of her relationships out of the spotlight throughout her career.

The Belletrist founder has been romantically linked to Evan Peters, Christopher Hines, Hayden Christensen, Chord Overstreet, Alex Pettyfer, Ryan Sheckler and several other stars.

Speak with Cosmopolitan in 2019, Roberts explained why she’s so private about who she’s dating, saying, “I never want to talk about relationships I’m in or that are ending or have ended.”

‘It’s hard enough being with someone on your own, let alone with an audience. Growing up is hard. Sometimes it makes me sad that I can’t have a private moment.

‘Thanks to Twitter and Instagram there is a whole different element where everyone can comment on what you do and no one knows the real story. That’s difficult.’