Talented Nepo Babies

[clarepetal]

On the back of a thread I've just started reading, who do you think is a nepo baby, but extremely talented?

I'll start with two, number one, Roman Kemp. I saw him presenting The One Show and had no idea who he was. I thought he was naturally good at presenting, really engaging and nice. I then heard him on his podcast with his dad, and found him incredibly funny
Second person is Lily Allen, although I've never seen her act, her music is brilliant, and although I like her dad, (her mum is famous too, but I don't know much about her) I think she is way cleverer than her dad. Sorry, Keith! Her podcast with Miquita is great too. Such a bright woman.

Any other takers?

Was coming here to say Gracie Abrams, I like a lot of her music.

having to google a few of these to see who the famous parents are…

Kiefer Sutherland

Miley Cyrus
Agree on Eve Hewson, thought she was excellent in Bad Sisters and googled her after.
Also agree on Lily Collins.

Eilish McColgan

Jared Harris. I think he is a better actor than his dad was.

Riley Keough, Elvis's granddaughter. Thought she was magnetic in Daisy Jones and the Six.

Maya Rudolph, fabulously funny US actress - her mother was Minnie Riperton, who sang "loving you".

I saw something with Riley Keough, thought she was good and vaguely reminded me of someone. She's Elvix Presley's granddaughter (Lisa Marie's daughter)

Frank Lampard
Paolo Maldini
Diego Forlan
Thiago
Rafinha
Kasper Schmeichel

I came on here to say Riley Keough. She was great in the girlfriend experience.

also Tom Holland, although he’s probably more famous than his dad now

Liza Minnelli

Bessie carter

EH was good in Behind Her Eyes too.

Maya Hawke

Rory Kinear

He's bloody brilliant!

Jesus is the ultimate nepo baby.

Phoebe dynevor

Margaret Qualley.

She's a delight in any film.

Roman Kemp is not supremely talented! He's a classic nepo baby with zero talent and only gets his gigs because of his parents. He seems likeable and I don't dislike him but if has special talents, what are they?!

Don’t want to be nasty, but Roman would not be on tv if his name was RomanSmith, no discernible special talent that many others don’t have and he is quite smug.
At least with the footballers you can only get to the top on merit, no younger Beckhams playing for England, a pure meritocracy at player level. Dad may get you a trial but cannot make you a winner. Presenting not so much.

Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson. Second and third generation nepo babies.

I see she's already been mentioned, but Eve Hewson, definitely. Also Maya Hawke.

Is it fair to call them ‘nepo babies’ if they have been successful from their own hard work and talent? Aren’t they instead just someone who has a famous parent? I think of nepo babies as those who are famous just because of their famous relatives.

Lily Alllen for example - her dad had absolutely nothing to do with her success. He was barely around when she was a child and did a piss-poor job when he was. It’s just a well used media narrative to imply she got a leg up because of him.

Mabel, Neneh Cherry's daughter.

Hayley Mills
Juliet Mills
Martin Clunes
Rachael Stirling
Sofia Coppola
Mary Shelley
Martin Amis
Simon Williams