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told Variety, in an interview published Thursday. “I understand the curiosity and appreciate it, but I don’t have the same kind of intensity around it. Nobody thinks twice when your kid joins the family plumbing business, or becomes a painter or an architect or a dentist, or becomes a second-generation doctor,” he explained.

behind-the-scenes clip shared by the ABC medical drama series Wednesday, Ava is wearing a two-string pink bikini like the one Witherspoon, 49, wears for Elle Woods’ Harvard video application essay in 2001’s “Legally Blonde.”Ava, who shares an uncanny resemble to her mom, has her brunette hair up in a bun and is wearing a “V” necklace, after her character Veronica, in the video.“Hi y’all, it’s Ava Phillippe, playing Veronica on the spring break episode of Doctor Odyssey. Tune in!” she tells the camera.In the new episode, Ava is playing one of three “vixens” who are after Dr. Max’s (Joshua Jackson) heart.

“The White Lotus” because of nepotism.“I know there are people who’ll say I only got this role because of who my dad is,” the 31-year-old actor and son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver told The Sunday Times in a new interview.“They’re not seeing that I’ve had 10 years of acting classes, put on [high] school plays every week, worked on my characters for hours on end or the hundreds of rejected auditions I’ve been on,” he continued. “Of course, it’s frustrating and you can get boxed in and you think at that moment, I wish I didn’t have my last name.

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, has her biggest hit to date with “That’s So True,” and was the most recent musical performer on “Saturday Night Live.”Abrams — the daughter of “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” director J.J. Abrams — opened up about her success in an interview with Nylon magazine published on Tuesday.“They’re like, ‘What in the world?’” she joked when asked about her parent’s reaction to her fame. “But it’s really sweet.” While her father is a well-known sci-fi director, she shared that her mom is “the toughest person I know.”“The way that she treats people is how I want to treat people, and for me to see her be that way towards this community that cares so much about the music…” the singer shared as her voice trailed off.

Billie Eilish was made for Grammy and Oscar-winning glory.But don’t get it twisted — it’s not because she was a nepo baby.That was the claim that the internet was making after a clip recently went viral of Eilish’s mother, Maggie Baird, appearing in a 1999 episode of “Friends.” But Mama Maggie rejects that notion.“I think it’s hilarious,” Baird, 65, told Glamour in a cover story for their new “Women of the Year: The Moms” issue also featuring the mothers of Beyoncé (Tina Knowles), Selena Gomez (Mandy Teefey), and Travis and Jason Kelce (Donna Kelce).“Because that came out, and it was like, ‘Oh, Billie is a nepo baby.’ And I’m like, ‘Did you know that I got that episode of ‘Friends’ because I was about to lose my health insurance?’ ”Baird had already acted in the soap operas “Another World” and “As the World Turns” as well as other TV series such as “L.A. Law,” “Picket Fences” and “Chicago Hope” before she got cast in the Season 6 episode of “Friends” titled “The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance.”But despite sharing screen time with Matt LeBlanc, Baird notes that she was hardly on the same level as the “Friends” stars.“My husband and I are working class actors,” she said of Patrick O’Connell, father of Eilish and her producer/co-writer Finneas.

the label applies to him in an interview with the Daily Beast published Wednesday.“I’m inclined to agree,” the actor said about having a leg up in showbiz due to his family’s connections.The star of “The Boys” also addressed his famous mom defending him from the term. Last year, Ryan, 62, told Glamour: “That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege.”“My first thought was like, she’s being a mom. She’s being a loving mom,” Jack said in response.

The Times of London.The term “nepo baby” refers to celeb children who’ve gotten a leg up in the entertainment industry because of their famous parents.Hawke also said that her not taking advantage of her situation “wouldn’t help anyone.”“I saw two paths when I was first starting, and one of them was: change your name, get a nose job and go to open casting roles,” she explained.“It’s okay to be made fun of when you’re in rarefied air. It’s a lucky place to be.

Susan Sarandon has gone viral after appearing in her son’s “Day in the life of a nepo baby” video, which was posted to Instagram on Wednesday. The satirical video begins with Sarandon’s son Jack Robbins introducing himself and detailing his morning routine. “Every day I wake up and I do some stretching, drink some water and meditate,” Robbins, 34, says while stretching near a massive photo of his Academy Award-winning mother above his bed.

assured Variety. Not so much co-stars Rafael Casal, 38, and Cooper Hoffman, 20, however. “I think it was weird for them, said Hawke, 52, to Variety.

helicopter parent is coming in for a landing. Sofia Coppola revealed Wednesday that she was actually amused by her daughter’s TikTok explaining that she had been grounded after trying to charter a private helicopter using her dad’s credit card.“I got lots of compliments on her filmmaking,” Coppola, 52, told the Hollywood Reporter regarding her 16-year-old daughter, Romy Mars.

retiring from hosting “Wheel” after over 40 years.Maggie, 28, recently shared a clip on Instagram where she transformed from an all-black look to a hot pink ensemble in honor of the “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” flicks.In the comments section of the post, many people expressed a desire for Maggie to be on the show.“They Should let You be the New Host,” one person wrote.“You should be taking over Vanna White’s job when Vanna White is ready to retire,” another commented.“You need to be on Wheel of Fortune,” chimed in someone else. “I was so bummed when you weren’t selected to take over for your dad.

nepo babies — the derogatory term for Hollywood offspring who magically wind up following in their celebrity parents’ footsteps.Now, meet the world’s first nepo daddy.As a former advertising copywriter, it’s possible that 69-year-old Rob Grant, piano man and father to Lana Del Rey, might have eventually come up with the term as a way to market himself and his debut album, “Lost at Sea.”But someone on social media beat him to the verbal punch. And he loved it.“I first saw it in my comments, and I thought, ‘Holy smokes, that’s a beautiful brand!’ ” Grant told The Post.“So I went out and registered the domain nepodaddy.com, and then I called the guys at Decca [Records, his label] and said, ‘We’ve got to do merch around this … I love kind of being the first nepo daddy out there.”Grant has his 37-year-old firstborn — whose alt-pop allure has led her to six Grammy nominations, including an Album of the Year nod for 2019’s “Norman F—king Rockwell!” — to thank for his new nepo-daddy notoriety.

Travis Barker and model Shanna Moakler’s daughter, Alabama Barker, 17, clapped back at haters who judged her rap skills after she released a new song on TikTok last week.“I’m tired of people saying I don’t know anything about rap music,” said Alabama in a TikTok clip that was taken down on Monday, according to People.“Since I could walk, I was in the music industry. I was watching my dad perform in punk bands, rock bands, in rap concerts, everything.”“So, let’s take a little field day into my life because you guys know it so well.”Alabama took her haters down memory lane so they could understand she was destined for the music industry.She showed her 3.7 million TikTok followers photos of her posing with rap legends Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne while on tour with her dad, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.“So, the first thing that I’m going to point out is this tour.

Hollywood’s “nepo babies” after saying that the children of celebrities deserve recognition for their own successes. Hasselhoff — daughter of “Baywatch” stars David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach — told The Daily Mail last month that her career came from years of hard work and dedication despite her parent’s attempts to dissuade her from becoming an actor. “It’s difficult because at the end of the day, everybody’s journey is going to be different,” Hasselhoff, 30, said.

TikTok account several days ago where she’d been posting and then deleting videos of herself divulging family drama, being a rebellious teen and responding to being a “nepo baby.” “Make a vodka sauce pasta with me because I’m grounded,” Romy said in a since-scrapped TikTok video that has been making the rounds on Twitter. “I tried to charter a helicopter from New York to Maryland on my dad’s credit card because I wanted to have dinner with my camp friend,” Romy confessed.The teen shared that she decided to disobey her parents by finally creating a TikTok account since she was in trouble anyway.

topless and revealing photos.“My mom and I just have the same love for the same thing,” Leni told People of modeling.In 2022, the mother-daughter duo posed in red lacy lingerie for an Intimissimi lingerie campaign and shared a behind-the-scenes video of their shoot on social media.Many people disagreed with the scandalous lingerie shoot, but Heidi remains supportive and proud of the young woman Leni is becoming.“I’m very proud of my daughter and her modeling. And she’s studying at the same time, she’s juggling already,” Heidi told People.Leni does not deny that being a “nepo baby” has helped launch her career, either.“It’s just a fact.