Sometimes the best family moments happen on a red carpet in France. Cole Sprouse, the 33-year-old Riverdale alum, took to Instagram on Thursday, May 14 to share three simple heart emojis over a photo of his twin brother Dylan and sister-in-law Barbara Palvin glowing at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival—and with good reason. Hours earlier, the couple had announced they’re expecting their first child together, turning what was already a glamorous night into a proper family milestone.
The announcement itself was vintage Dylan and Palvin: thoughtful, personal, and beautifully framed. After walking the Cannes red carpet in a stunning baby blue gown cradling her bump, Palvin shared an Instagram post featuring Dylan sitting in a chair gazing up at his wife, both their hands placed tenderly on her stomach. They even included an edited ultrasound image of their baby making a“rock hands”gesture—a playful touch that hints at the personality these two are already bringing to parenthood. It’s the kind of moment that feels both intimate and celebratory, which tracks with how Dylan and Palvin have navigated their relationship since day one.
Their love story had an unconventional start, though. Palvin admitted in a 2020 British Vogue interview that she initially ignored a DM from Dylan for months because she was scared they’d be“paparazzi’d all the time”if they dated. Eventually she took the chance after they met at a Harper’s Bazaar party in August 2017, and they officially began dating in June 2018. The couple kept their engagement surprisingly private after Dylan proposed in September 2022—only confirming the news publicly in a June 2023 V Magazine cover shoot where Dylan explained they wanted to“play with the idea of perception”around public versus private life. Weeks later, they tied the knot in Palvin’s native Hungary.
Marriage has clearly deepened Dylan’s perspective on partnership. In an August 2025 interview with Us, he reflected on what he’s learned:“Marriage has taught me a lot of patience and communication,”he said, going on to describe the shift from survival mode independence to thinking as a unit.“Everything I think of now is what we do together.”Now that he’s about to become a father, those lessons in rewiring yourself for someone else are about to get a whole lot more real—and Cole’s three heart emojis say he couldn’t be happier about it.
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