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

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Belledan1 · 13/10/2019 11:47

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.

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 13/10/2019 18:27

Surely the ultimate example is the Monarchy? I mean, Charles seems fairly average but he's going to get to be head of state just because of his mum.

ssd · 13/10/2019 18:31

Kaia Gerber and Lily Rose Depp are the only 2 here that are obvious models. And Gigi Hadid, she's gorgeous.

I think it was Liam Gallagher son who sagged other youngsters who became models without actually being models... Think he's a model now too 😂😂😂

God love him but BB is the worst of the lot. The poor boy obviously believes all the fawning crap that's been written about him from a young age, and he's so plain and average looking. I feel awful writing that as I have young men too, but it's true.

Potnoodledoo · 13/10/2019 18:36

God love him but BB is the worst of the lot. The poor boy obviously believes all the fawning crap that's been written about him from a young age, and he's so plain and average looking. I feel awful writing that as I have young men too, but it's true.

I agree,but he could have used that to his advantage.He doesnt look massively like his mam or dad.So being a Joe Soap might have been easier for him.

I have thought of another one.Annie Lennox daughter is a model.And she uses the name Talia Lennox not her birth surname.So shes obviously using the family name.

JustMarriedBecca · 13/10/2019 18:42

THEON GREYJOY IS LILY ALLEN'S BROTHER?!

CRAWLS BACK UNDER ROCK

pallisers · 13/10/2019 18:47

Kaia Gerber is the same age as my dd. I think she is drop dead gorgeous and definitely has what it takes to be a model. But I actually feel sorry for her. My dd is off at university with a whole bunch of young people, making friends, staying up late talking about the meaning of life, breaking free from her parents/home, taking really interesting courses etc. Kaia Gerber is working and spending a lot of time hanging out with her mother and her mother's connections. I know what my dd would think of that. Yeah it is in a glamorous industry but I don't think it is all sunshine and roses in the modeling world (even if your mother is Cindy Crawford). Honestly, I think my dd is having a better time. Modeling in those circumstances is better than a zero hours contract in McDonalds but these kids are from wealth and privilege. That the only thing they can think of to do with it is work in the same job as their mum and dad at age 17 is kind of sad. I feel the same about the Smith children - their parents didn't do them any favours.

HUZZAH212 · 13/10/2019 18:51

Plus it must really suck to have famous beautiful parents and be an average looking teen. Bad enough to be out of the limelight without everyone and their dog knowing it's the case.

ssd · 13/10/2019 18:54

Oh pallisers come on, what do you know of Kaia Gerbers life? How do we know if she's travelling and mixing with independent people? It just sounds a bit silly surmissing on her life when we have no idea what it's like. I am image a few 18 year old girls would swap with her in a heartbeat.

Goldensummer · 13/10/2019 19:07

Kate Hudson is an actress in her own right. She is beautiful just like her mum was.

I was surprised to learn that kylie Jenner had saved all the money she earned from the Kardashian tv shows and later invested in her cosmetics company which has made her billions.

No she wouldn't have become that successful without her family connections but she was savvy enough to save and invest the money she had earned to become as rich as she is and she owns 100% of kylie cosmetics. Good on her I say.

GunpowderGelatine · 13/10/2019 19:10

@Goldensummer I think Goldie Hawn is still alive ConfusedGrin

ThatMuppetShow · 13/10/2019 19:16

Plus it must really suck to have famous beautiful parents and be an average looking teen. Bad enough to be out of the limelight without everyone and their dog knowing it's the case.

not only that, but the lack of privacy.

Look at Obama's daughters, they are STILL pictured today and whatever they want to do, they will forever be his daughters.

Posters focused on the positive, but can you imagine the jealousy and hatred kids from famous parents have to put up with too? There's already a ridiculous reverse snobbery with non-famous but better off parents, but imagine when they are famous.

Having famous parents must be a double-edged sword, sometimes it helps, but others it must absolutely kill you when people can't wait to bring you down.

EntropyRising · 13/10/2019 19:17

I think that Kate Moss's daughter looks a lot like any of the cute girls that you'd see at a mall any day of the week.

Brooklyn’s photos were crap, but equally, he can’t just go work in Greggs as he would be swamped, it would be a security nightmare and everyone would judge him for that too.

I don't think anyone expects him to work in Greggs, but.... shooting a Burberry campaign? How embarrassing for everyone involved.

I actually think Kendall Jenner is quite model-ish.

EntropyRising · 13/10/2019 19:21

Look at Obama's daughters, they are STILL pictured today and whatever they want to do, they will forever be his daughters.

There has never been an anonymous American President offspring since the advent of television. Celebrities, on the other hand, make a decision to make their children available to the press (or not).

LilQueenie · 13/10/2019 19:26

most famous people have someone in the family with some degree of fame too so its not that wrong to say they are famous. What is the definition of famous these days anyway.

HairyToity · 13/10/2019 19:33

I personally think its poor parenting to make your kids famous from birth. The Beckham children have never had a choice on the matter. Pushed into the public eye from day 1. I think it's better to let your children have as normal a childhood as possible, then they can choose when they are older whether to be in the public eye or not.

SleepyKat · 13/10/2019 19:36
  • The worst was Kendall Jenner who said she had to work harder than other models to get where she was because of who her family were!

I remember the episode of KUWTK where Kendal decided she wanted to have a go at modelling and Kim and Kris said straight away that they’d ring someone they knew in New York. A few days later Kim flew her to NY for a photo shoot with a very decent photographer and then the photos were sent to a contact/friend at an agency.

I doubt most 17yos would find it that easy to get into modelling.

HUZZAH212 · 13/10/2019 19:45

Even sadder is the papers labelling young kids. Katie Prices kids Junior and Princess get lots of lovely coverage on what lovely beautiful children they are - Bunny and Jett get called 'feral' by comparison.

Icantreachthepretzels · 13/10/2019 19:49

@JustMarriedBecca here's a song she wrote about him. ... she didn't realise he was 'a good man' Grin

You can see the resemblance between them in the weird poached-egg eyes they both have. The puppet is just cruel though - because it doesn't not look like poor Theon.

NatashaAlianovaRomanova · 13/10/2019 19:56

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

As the parent of a 17yo girl I see quite a lot of 17yo girls on a regular basis & many of them are far prettier than Lila Moss.

I'm obviously old because I've had to google all these children 🙈

Juells · 13/10/2019 19:56

Every time I saw Theon Grayjoy I'd think of my mother, because I know if she'd ever seen him she'd have said "Ah shur, God help him".

100PercentThatBitch · 13/10/2019 19:58

Woody Cook did say he chose to do The Circle because he never knew whether his friends were genuine or befriending him because of his rich and famous parents for access etc

And that must be weird and sad, he's only a teenager.

isabellerossignol · 13/10/2019 20:03

I googled Lila Moss and she is indeed beautiful. But I also see hundred of slim beautiful teenagers with fantastic skin wandering around the city every afternoon as I leave work. A good many teenage girls are very beautiful indeed. But not many of them would have the confidence to stand in front of a camera. It's a world away from taking selfies where you can edit the pictures before anyone else gets to see them.

Icantreachthepretzels · 13/10/2019 20:04

I think the photoshop they use for Lila Moss (and all of them) is probably a bit more sophisticated than what your average teen girl is managing on her iphone.

Dustybun · 13/10/2019 20:14

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pikapikachu · 13/10/2019 20:16

That's a good point about Katie Price's kids. The conspiracy theorist in me thinks it's to keep Peter Andre on side.

Dontsweatthelittlestuff · 13/10/2019 20:28

Lily rose depp would never have made it as a model if not for her surname. Not because she doesn’t have a “look” but because she is only a little over 5ft tall. No model agency is going to talent hunt a short girl but if you have a famous parent then anything is possible.