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?

And Emilio Estevez

I'd say the Beckham children are nepo babies famous but no actual talent or skill that's got them there, other than famous parents

I love Toby tarrant. Felt like part of a family when he married pippa having spent so many years driving listening to Chris moyles on radio one.

Bindi Irwin. Steve Irwin daughter.

Who is Jared Harris' dad?

Sauron

Gosh that's taken me back. I watched two and a half men back to back after baby one. Still sing bye bye boobies. Every time I'm trying to wean a child

The first Dumbledore

Richard Harris of Dumbledore fame, and now I can see McCarthur Park coming back in the charts because of 🪲 juice 🧃.

Sorry @clarepetal you lost me at 'Lily Allen's music is brilliant' and 'she's really clever!' 😂

Really...........? Fooking hell! 😆😂 Lily Allen's 'music' and her 'singing' is utterly dire! 😖

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Why, because she says ‘’And I'll take my clothes off and it will be shameless / 'Cause everyone knows that's how you get famous’?

This really isn’t a new idea at all. The relationship between sex/nudity and the media / fame has been around since before Marilyn Monroe!

To be fair The Fear is a great song - I love the line 'But it doesn't matter 'cause I'm packing plastic and that's what makes my life so fucking fantastic' that song is still relevant also Love Fuck You - it's fine, people don't like the same songs and the same music but to dismiss a female artist simply because you don't like her music is unnecessary - I'm not a huge LA fan at all but I do like those two songs

Zoe Kazan, who I love - granddaughter of the film director Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, etc).

Lily Allen? Brilliant music and really clever?? I think you're getting confused with someone else.

I think this thread highlights how getting into showbiz requires good contacts

listing those who are great and got there without nepotism would be much harder!!

We think Eve Hewson is an absolutely crap actress and a total nepo baby. She was embarrassing in The Perfect Couple in comparision to the proper actors.

Is it because plastic rhymes with fantastic?
I’m still not seeing the deep meaning.

Aqua’s Barbie girl did it better 12 years earlier with ‘Life in plastic, it’s fantastic.’

Cumberbatch.

I thought she was excellent! She really lit up the whole thing for me.

Are you being sarcastic or do you really think that's a great line?

She is the most irritating person.

I feel the opposite about Lily Allen for me she is such a nepo baby. Her voice is very weak I can't remotely imagine she would be famous if not for her privilege.

I think there are acting dynasties that all seem very talented.... But it does still seem like it's so much easier to succeed when you have a whole family supporting you and countless contacts and routes in.

Kiefer Sutherland I think is a good actor.

I agree re Maya Hawkes as well.

Lily Allen herself said she was surrounded by fame all her life. She did not make it on her own.

well no it's not the rhyme but if that's your take that okay life would be dull if we all appreciated the same things

I went into Bad Sisters thinking she’d be a nepo baby but actually thought she was fab. But agree I didnt think she was good at all in The Perfect Couple, could hear the Irish accent coming through a lot (but then I thought the whole of TPC was cheesy drivel so maybe not a fair judgement on her abilities)