The one show - presenter is son of famous singer but what about giving my son a chance

[Neapolitanicecream]

I just wish there was a fair crack for all our sons and daughters to get theses opportunities 🤢

This happens in every industry though. In my first role every office had a family member working in another office.

How many Drs have children who are in the medical profession or marry someone in a similar role.

In the current school I work at so many of the teachers are children of teachers and the old CEO had loads of their family working across our schools. It's not that they necessarily get a shoe in but seeing what family probably does give you a better insights and also you will hear of jobs going if family work there.

This is noting new.

Where my husband worked for over forty years they had generations of people all related in some way working there!
His own dad got him in as an apprentice.
It might not be like this now, but it was always the way back then

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Yup nepotism opens many doors. It's not fair but what the hell can we do about it? I know of one young guy who is breaking into films, he is talentless, but his parents got him the breaks because of who they are. It's shit when you think of the wealth of talent out there who won't get a look in because mum and dad are 'ordinary'.

It is sad 😞

Someone I know who is a TV presenter started in the post room at a TV company. He was funny and determined. There are also open auditions for things. And lots of apprentice type schemes. Roman Kemp has proved himself in my opinion. He is very natural and charming.

He was also an actor and he came from a humble background

People like Emma and Sophie Thompson whose parents were in the industry or Zoe Ball is another one

I like Roman and the Kemps tbh

People like Emma and Sophie Thompson whose parents were in the industry or Zoe Ball is another one

Emma Thompson’s daughter is also an actress.

It's not what you know, it's who you know. This has always been the case in every business, no one says its fair, its life!!!

It’s the same as generations of tradesman, you pick things up just being in that family and surrounded by it.

I like Roman too. He seems a nice affable person.
His documentary I mentioned earlier on was sad. He really did consider taking his own life at one point.

Is your son any good @Neapolitanicecream ? What’s his training?

That’s the way of the world

I read a couple of years ago when he was scouted to Capital he had no experience at all and was taught on the job.
He was really nervous but of course got the job as he wanted a job in media and had his looks and young age and charm.

His not too bad on the one show.
He doesn't take himself too seriously.

The Germans call it "Vitamin B".

I hate it, but that's how the entertainment world (and much of the private sector) works.

“ Nepotism it’s a long word it might confuse you but it has something to do with coming from the same cock “ rather succinctly put by the late great Oliver Reed about his uncle getting him a gig acting.
My partner is an award winning film maker can’t crack into jobs as a director its a closed shop esp the BBC even the technical engineer jobs even with having worked for agencies with good BBC references
Have to laugh when he was asked to fill out whether he had school dinners ? As part of their tick box exercise. We laugh or now its how do u identify we have some in the office as ‘they’ My partner said he was a heterosexual male it just went completely over his head bless him. They are trying to be more diverse as a directive that is a cert but its like runway models being still tall and thin. You have to tick boxes don’t you.

Goes on every where, a role was advertised within my organisation for a researcher post, half a dozen experienced candidates failed to get the post as managers daughter fresh out of school got it, she was then going round the office asking people who were turned down how to do simple tasks.

Andi was even on an episode of the Young Ones with her band, in the early 80s.

I loved NC back in the day, but didn’t know that connection to Andi or Miquita Oliver. Happy to be corrected on my correction 😆 @PauliesWalnuts

My partner went to some Networking and job workshops to get an agent .
The woman giving the talk was talking about ways to navigate that they can pass details on . My partner contacted her agency and to quote her she said “I don’t have the bandwidth for anyone new right now “love that so then he replied can you pass my details on to someone who has. Of course they won’t exist as they all want to be aligned with names. Now if only she had said this you know on stage in front of the paying audience you know I just don’t have the bandwidth for it right now whilst encouraging to contact and network 😂

Louis Theroux his father was a presenter Documentary film maker its literally a more nerdy clone of his father. I never could understand his career previously until I was enlightened to this.

Again my partner went to a career progression talk by Louis Theroux but of course having his father being in the broadcast industry was omitted from that discussion. They are literally cashing in on some Fairy tale of how they got there when unless you can access your own brand of Nepotism its BS .

Very true, I worked in tv for many years, I never knew anyone bt I was very persistent. Have the attitude that they have to give the job to someone so why shdnt it be me?