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mumofoneAloneandwell · 2026-05-04T14:00:55+00:00

Kate Hudson - my god i had no idea her mum is Goldie Hawn Just finished season 2 of Running Point (really good)

Donsyb · 05/05/2026 19:10

Pallisers · 04/05/2026 15:21

Grace Gummer who played Caroline Kennedy in Love Story is Meryl Streep's daughter. There is a whole slew of Baldwins. Ditto Sheens/Estavez.

There’s also another 2 sisters that are also actresses.

ConnieHeart · 05/05/2026 19:10

Donsyb · 05/05/2026 19:08

In which case did you know that Big Mo is Gary Oldman’s sister?

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At least your fact is true!

Donsyb · 05/05/2026 19:08

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:20

A hill that I will die on is that Lillia Turner (lily in eastenders) is Stacey's real life sister - it doesnt matter but just irks me that theyre not open about it 😄

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In which case did you know that Big Mo is Gary Oldman’s sister?

ConnieHeart · 05/05/2026 19:08

Mykneesareshot · 05/05/2026 18:16

Whatever happened to the McGann brothers. Four of them I believe.

Is one of them still in Call The Midwife?

Tabitha005 · 05/05/2026 19:03

I was delighted when I found out that the actors who played Roger Sterling and Moira in ‘Mad Men’ were actually a couple in real life - they’re SO cool!

BleedinglyObvious · 05/05/2026 18:23

@Harmonypus , he was given the part purely on the basis of nepotism and time travelling experience.
He was already Dr Who when he met his future wife.

AncientGleek · 05/05/2026 18:22

Hattie Morahan is married to Blake Ritson who plays Oscar in The Gilded Age they met at University in the 90s.

Mykneesareshot · 05/05/2026 18:16

Whatever happened to the McGann brothers. Four of them I believe.

LouiseK93 · 05/05/2026 18:13

Apparently Walt Disneys last words on his deathbed were 'Kurt Russel' 😅 and he has no idea why

spannasaurus · 05/05/2026 18:06

Harmonypus · 05/05/2026 18:05

How about David Tennant?
His father-in-law is Peter Davison, a previous Dr Who.
I wonder whether that was how he got the part? 🤔

He was already dr who when he met his wife so probably not

CatBusStop · 05/05/2026 18:06

Harmonypus · 05/05/2026 18:05

How about David Tennant?
His father-in-law is Peter Davison, a previous Dr Who.
I wonder whether that was how he got the part? 🤔

Only if time travel is real 🙄

Harmonypus · 05/05/2026 18:05

How about David Tennant?
His father-in-law is Peter Davison, a previous Dr Who.
I wonder whether that was how he got the part? 🤔

springvegetables · 05/05/2026 17:57

Darrara · 04/05/2026 15:15

But you know about James Fox, Edward Fox and Robert Fox, right?

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And fantastic me fox

BunnyLake · 05/05/2026 17:30

BleedinglyObvious · 05/05/2026 16:42

You get in via an internship. Mummy and Daddy pay your rent and give you an income.

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It does seem a coincidence they all have plummy accents and are called Tabitha, Plum or Henrietta 😂

Verv · 05/05/2026 17:29

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:22

Oh i knew that one - love her

Also the mother and daughter who died close to eachother - Debbie something 🥺

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Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

BunnyLake · 05/05/2026 17:28

Sisublondie · 05/05/2026 17:21

Didn’t she just feature in a movie her son produced/ directed/whatever (!), he uses his father’s last name…….🤷‍♀️….

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The daughter did and Kate was disagreeing about there being nepotism or something.

Sisublondie · 05/05/2026 17:21

BunnyLake · 05/05/2026 15:21

Kate Winslet being a culprit of this. She wasn’t a nepo baby herself I don’t think, but she bends herself in a pretzel trying to convince us her daughter isn’t a nepo baby and still had to prove herself.

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Didn’t she just feature in a movie her son produced/ directed/whatever (!), he uses his father’s last name…….🤷‍♀️….

OneCoralGoose · 05/05/2026 17:18

Lurleene · 05/05/2026 16:56

I only discovered recently that Debbie Allen ( Fame, Grey's Anatomy) and Phylicia Rashad ( Cosby Show, Gilded Age) are sisters. They have a production company together.

On the point of greys ellis grey is richard burtons daughter

Lurleene · 05/05/2026 16:56

I only discovered recently that Debbie Allen ( Fame, Grey's Anatomy) and Phylicia Rashad ( Cosby Show, Gilded Age) are sisters. They have a production company together.

BleedinglyObvious · 05/05/2026 16:42

BunnyLake · 05/05/2026 16:34

The publishing doesn’t surprise me. Whenever I’ve watched some footage of women working on a top magazine they are always very posh and obviously from a wealthy family.

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You get in via an internship. Mummy and Daddy pay your rent and give you an income.

BunnyLake · 05/05/2026 16:34

CoffeeCantata · 05/05/2026 13:38

I know that nepotism in the acting world is endemic, but I hate it when parents or children make excuses such as 'Oh, but being related to X only opens the door for you - you then have to prove yourself!'

That's just the point - what most young performers need is just to have the door opened for them. It's like so many nice jobs - lots of us (or our children) could defnitely DO them, but could we GET them??

I don't know if this is still true, but a friend who worked in publishing in the early 2000s told me that magazine publishing was extremely hard to get into and for book publishing - you just had to know someone and get an introduction. It may have changed, but there are so many 'industries' which are effectively closed to ordinary Joes and Joannas.

I just wish everyone involved would be honest about this.

The publishing doesn’t surprise me. Whenever I’ve watched some footage of women working on a top magazine they are always very posh and obviously from a wealthy family.

BunnyLake · 05/05/2026 16:30

BleedinglyObvious · 05/05/2026 16:16

Her father was an actor.

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Ah, thanks I didn’t know that.

BleedinglyObvious · 05/05/2026 16:16

BunnyLake · 05/05/2026 15:21

Kate Winslet being a culprit of this. She wasn’t a nepo baby herself I don’t think, but she bends herself in a pretzel trying to convince us her daughter isn’t a nepo baby and still had to prove herself.

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Her father was an actor.

IcedPurple · 05/05/2026 16:12

Arsewype · 05/05/2026 15:59

Agreed. But iI think it’s not unusual for people to gloss over the role that luck or privilege plays in their life curcumstance.

I think because the ‘hard work should be rewarded’ is a very idealised narrative, so nobody wants to admit they’ve had it easy and didn’t earn what they have.

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Agreed. But iI think it’s not unusual for people to gloss over the role that luck or privilege plays in their life curcumstance.

I believe quite a few scientific studies have confirmed this.

People tend to underestimate the degree to which luck, or other external factors, have aided in their success. By contrast, they overestimate the same when it comes to their failures. It seems to be a part of human nature.

CollaterlieSistersSister · 05/05/2026 16:11

BleedinglyObvious · 05/05/2026 12:22

Do you blame him?

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Nope. But this thread is about nepotism.

Mind you, they may have a production company now so it’s gone away from nepo perhaps.

But he seems like a bloke who gives a hell of a lot of opportunities to people who may otherwise be overlooked, and is very vocal about how others should be doing the same. So I’d definitely forgive him a bit of early nepo.