Kids of famous people saying they are famous in their own right!

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It really drives me mad. You are obviously mainly famous or successful because of connections. I know some are them are talented but surely connections of parents help. David Hasslehoff's daughter has said it. Kelly Osborne, Lilly Allen and loads more.

The latest example is Kate Moss' 17 year old daugher Lila getting a modelling contract with Marc Jacobs. I don't like being negative about such a young person's looks, but then if you're a model that literally is your job. So I'll say that while Lila is perfectly pretty, there is absolutely no way she'd be a model - certainly not walking into a high profile contract with Marc Jacobs - if her mother were a shop assistant.

I said this recently about another of these celebrity offspring models, but I think there's something unhealthy about starting out so young in a profession where you're doomed to be unfavourably compared to your own mother. And Kate did such a good job of shielding Lila from the media when she was growing up, so it's a bit of a shame to see her turn into yet another 'daughter of' model.

'How could Alan sugar have got her into eastenders'

Is that sarcasm? I assume so.

I don't blame the children of celebrities for wanting to do exciting creative /well paid work, a lot of us would if we could. But it's frustrating. Large chunks of money changing hands as 'investments' presumably feature quite a lot. A name is a name. Agreed that the ones who change their names and pursue true interests show some character.

I feel sorry for BB,having no obvious talents and being thrust out to the spotlight.He was bound to fail

Kate Moss daughter is quite beautiful.She would have made it as a model.

Kate Moss daughter is quite beautiful.She would have made it as a model.

To me she looks like any 17 year old girl you'd pass on the street.

But putting aside subjective ideas of her beauty, there's no way any modelling agency would consider her due to her height, or lack thereof.

Poor old Jade smith doesn't get a good report on this thread - but he has probably grown up in a ridiculous environment with a parade of staff, everyone telling him he was the bees' knees. And he didn't go to school. That's the fault of the parents not the child. He did spout some ridiculous nonsense. But now he supplies clean water to Flint, michigan and he has a food truck feeding the homeless so he is using his privilege for good.

It's nothing new, and it's only problematic if you think the world should force everyone to start from exactly the same point in life. Not sure how that's going to happen. Seems like a lot of wasted energy complaining about your lot in life.

^ Jaden Smith, obvs. Autocorrect clearly does not have level of pointless celebrity knowledge that I have.

Kate was considered small for a model and Lyla is shorter than her.

I think it does help to have famous parents definitely, however I'm not certain they would stay famous unless they had talent. Generally speaking (actors, musicians etc)

I have a friend whose a famous songwriter who earns millions. She's married to a working actor (not famous). She has 2 dd's. The eldest is 10 and has an Agent and is starting in films and Netflix's series. Now, I'm sure her famous mother opened the door to the Agent in the first place but surely she wouldn't be cast in anything if she didn't have any talent.

All children are influenced and inherit talents/attitudes/interests from their parents.

Lila Hack is far better looking than her mother in my opinion. She would no doubt have been scouted just as her mother was.

There are families in all areas of society where there's a mixture of inherited talent and knowledge of the lifestyle. Before films and recorded music, there were acting and musical families. There are families of lawyers, doctors, accountants, nurses and so on; they know what is required before they enter the field and family and friends can advise and help, even with interview coaching. Celebrity children are no different; talent can be inherited. Look how many sporting families there are too, even if in different sports they know the lifestyle and the work required.

However, having no talent and still getting the jobs is another matter.

Lila Hack is far better looking than her mother in my opinion.

It's not about being 'good looking'. It's about having a certain look the camera loves. Lila though pretty, looks very bland to me.

She would no doubt have been scouted just as her mother was.

She would not because she is at least 10cm too short to be a model. Kate was considered short too, but she was exceptional. Lila is not.

Disagree about Kate moss’s daughter. Perfectly pleasant looking young women. Not a chance she’d be a model if she didn’t have a famous mother.

I don't think Lila Hack is anything special tbh ,yes she's a pretty enough girl but not supermodel standard imo,but what do I know!Anais Gallagher looks just like Noel with long blonde hair !

Apparently she's Lila Moss now!

I guess companies know that a moderately pretty young woman with a famous name is going to get much more media 'buzz' and hence free advertising than even the most stunning model. So I suppose it does make sense from that point of view.

Ivanka anyone? Natural born statesman and politician influencer...nepotism in a higher form does not exist.

@IcedPurple

Sorry but you cannot POSSIBLY say this girl (Kate Moss's daughter Lila,) is average and 'looks like any other 17 year old.

She is stunning. So is Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's daughter Lily.

Also Kaia Gerber (Cindy Crawford's daughter.)

Never got why Georgia Jagger is a model though. Her famous parents are the only reason IMO. Same with Anais Gallagher. I don't think either one is pretty or 'model-worthy' at all. They would never be models without their famous parents. No way. Both women are the image of their father.

Sorry but you cannot POSSIBLY say this girl (Kate Moss's daughter Lila,) is average and 'looks like any other 17 year old.

Yes I can. And just did. I see more striking looking young women all the time.

But like I said, putting aside subjective opinions about her looks, the fact is that Lila is much too short to be a model. This alone would instantly disqualify her were it not for the fact that her mother is one of the most famous models ever.

I think Lila Moss and Lily Depp are v pretty. But they are short, I think Lily is 5ft3. Unlikely to have been scouted without famous parents, though Instagram makes it more possible then before, if enough followers.

I was annoyed when Mick Jagger's girlfriend of the time was in I'm a Celebrity (or Celebrity Big Brother?) a few years ago - I don't know who she was because I don't really follow celebrities in general anyway, but I really doubt she was already famous in her own right.
Kids of celebrities are a bit different, though.
If they're going to claim they're famous in their own right, I would prefer that they were actually talented or at least worked hard at what they did, rather than say they're famous just because they have famous parents but did bugger all themselves.

I feel quite sorry for some of them. They can come across as a bit desperate.

I was annoyed when Mick Jagger's girlfriend of the time was in I'm a Celebrity (or Celebrity Big Brother?)

Any clues on her name as I don't remember this at all?

Willow Smith is an interesting example I think

She's now an adult and has been quite vocal on several occasions that the drive behind her career was her father and she felt she had very little say and missed out on ordinary things, I'm sure there was an interview where she said she was behind in Maths because her Dad wouldn't let her study

He seems like he's all ego all the time, nightmare Dad

There are Slebs children who have claimed their famous name stopped them from having an acting career, Zelda Williams daughter of Robin, claimed this, but it must also be lack of talent as plenty of celeb offspring have achieved in their own right over the years

"But very few of these 'children of' are saying that they've not benefitted from their parents' profiles, aren't they? Most of them will be self aware enough to realise."

But not the Trumps, or Kardashians and probably it will be the same for Jay Z's children. I don't envy the children of Jay Z/Beyonce.

lolaflores, you beat me to it about Ivanka Trump.

She makes statements and so does her father about her being were she is on her own merits and deserving the roles she has. Yeah right.

Some kids of famous parents are talented, but thousands of talented people don’t make it in their industries all the time. There is no way that having famous parents with connections isn’t a huge advantage