In December 2022, the history of the cover of the New York magazine on Nepo Babies,, external caused an excitement in the show-business industry.
The cover featured the faces of famous actors, including Dakota Johnson, Jack Quaid, Zoë Kravitz and Lily Rose-Depp, edited on the bodies of babies, with the title: “She has her mother’s eyes. And the agent.”
History said that “a baby nepo is physical proof that meritocracy is a lie” and that today, they are not only abundant – they prosper “.
He was met by many stars who claimed that the label was unfair and reduced their hard work.
Gwyneth Paltrow, a baby from Nepo herself as the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and director Bruce Paltrow, said that the term was a “ugly nickname” and that children of famous people should not be judged negatively because “there is nothing wrong with doing or wanting to do what your parents do”.
Likewise, Zoe Kravitz told GQ that it was “completely normal for people to be in the family business”, while the actress of Stranger Things Maya Hawke declared that a famous family name “definitively gives you massive advantages in this life, but that the chances will not be infinite;
The almost famous star Kate Hudson, daughter of actors Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, said in an interview in 2022 with The Independent that “people call her as they want”, but the idea that children will follow the traces of their parents “will not change”.
