Bella Hadid — who develop up in an $ 85 million hall — infamously got " emotional " over a scene of herself wearing Louboutins as an adult because she was n’t allowed to have any designer clothes as a tike .
Some celebs who grew up with wealthy and/or famous parents openlyacknowledgethat privilege, while others deny it or try to act like it’s NBD.
Here are 16 out-of-touch things celebs have said about growing up rich and privileged:
1.During a 2021Vogueinterview,Bella Hadid— who grew up in an$85 million mansion— got “emotional” over a picture of herself wearing Louboutins as an adult because she wasn’t allowed to have any designer clothes as a kid.
Here’s the full video, with this part starting at the 9:36 mark:
2.On a 2021 episode ofKeeping Up With the Kardashians,Kendall Jennerdenied claims that her reality TV stardom made it easier for her to break into modeling. She said, “Of course I had a platform, and I never took that for granted. I always knew that that was there, but that almost made my job a little bit harder.”
She added , " Only because citizenry plausibly did n’t desire to hire me because I was on areality telecasting show . "
She continued , " Although I am a special case because before I start Kylie Cosmetics , I had a huge political program and lots of buff . I did not get money from my parents past the geezerhood of 15 . I used 100 % of my own money to start the company ; not a dime in my bank score is inherited … and I am very lofty of that . "
However , presently after , she admitted that she was n’t quite self - made , telling theNew York Times , " I ca n’t say I ’ve done it by myself . If they ’re just talk finances , technically , yes , I do n’t have any inherited money . But I have had a destiny of help and a huge platform . "
Vogue / Viayoutube.com
In 2020,Forbesrevoked her billionaire status and alleged that she inflate the size and profit of her business , which she traverse .
She continued , " To me , that does n’t really make signified … I know so many mass like that [ who ] have n’t turned out to be as successful as Kylie . If anything , I ’ve seen the all over inverse . … Me , Kylie , not one [ of the sibling ] has ever count on our parent for anything besides advice . That ’s how I lived my life with my dad . He never yield me anything . We might have the chance , but I ’ve seen it go the concluded paired way . Nobody work on harder than my sisters and my mom . "
5.In 2007, Kim Kardashian toldInside Editionthat growing up rich made it “harder” for her and her siblings once they grew up because after their parents stopped supporting them, they had to work to maintain the same lifestyle.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 2:27 mark:
6.In 2018, Paris Hilton toldRefinery29, “I think of myself and anyone who does business as being self-made. Everything I’ve done, I’ve done on my own, and yes, I do come from a last name, but there also are many children I know that come from families who, you know, take the choice of not doing anything with their lives.”
She continued , " I work hard and travel more than any CEO I ’m Quaker with . The same with Kylie [ Jenner ] . I think any woman who is going to get into concern and be an enterpriser and make a big name and brand for themselves , they are ego - made . "
7.In the Netflix docuseriesBeckham, Victoria Beckham tried to claim that her family was “working class” — until her husband, David Beckham, made her admit that her dad drove her to school in a Rolls-Royce.
Watch the full clip below:
David Beckham calls out married woman Victoria for saying she grew up ‘ working socio-economic class ’ in newfangled Netflix docuseries:“Be honest ! What car did your dad drive you to school in?”pic.twitter.com / bVTFv97cGa
8.In 2022, Matty Healy — who is the son of actors Denise Welch and Tim Healy and got his startperformingat an event hosted by his dad — toldApple Music’s Zane Lowethat nepotism discussions must come from a place of jealousy.
Watch the full interview below, with this part starting at the 20:35 mark:
9.Appearing onRed Table Talkin 2022, Ireland Baldwin acknowledged that, if she weren’t the daughter of actors Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin, she probably wouldn’t have been scouted as a model. However, she said that it made her feel that she had “a lot more to prove.”
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 3:55 mark:
10.In 2016, Hailey Bieber (who is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and was then Hailey Baldwin) toldGrazia Daily UK, “I want to do everything on my own without my name being a factor. I try to keep myself separate from it. Kids that already have a famous background are just following in their families' footsteps. My dad and all of his brothers have done this. This is my family business.”
However , she also added , " I ’m not trying to take away from models who have started from excoriation , and I really appreciate the girls who have had to move from another nation and work really hard . I know it ’s more unmanageable for them . "
11.On an episode of Hailey Bieber’s YouTube show,Who’s in My Bathroom?, Gwyneth Paltrow — whose parents are actor Blythe Danner and director Bruce Paltrow — said that she thinks the children of people in the entertainment industry have to “work twice as hard” once they get in.
Watch the full video below, with this part starting at the 2:50 mark:
12.In late 2022, when “nepo babies” were a big topic of discussion on social media,Lily Allen— who’s the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen —tweeted, “The nepo babies y’all should be worrying about are the ones working for legal firms, the ones working for banks, and the ones working in politics, If we’re talking about real world consequences and robbing people of opportunity. BUT that’s none of my business.”
Sheadded , " And before you come at me for being a nepo babe myself , I will be the first to secernate you that I literally deserve nothing . "
However , following backlash , she acknowledged her nepotism perquisite , thenadded , " It is quite clear that there is a severe lack of representation in the industriousness where class and race are concerned . Everyone lose as a result . I do feel that nepo babies are being slightly scapegoated here though , there is a wider , social conversation to be had about riches inequality , about lack of program and funding , and I guess that was the period I was trying to make , possibly severely . I promise you I ’m not take root for an industry full of people that had childhoods that looked like mine . I just really conceive that we ca n’t get to a real result without identify the real problem , as fun as it is to express mirth at the kid of famous people . Nepo babies have feelings . "
13.In 2022, Zoë Kravitz — the daughter of actor Lisa Bonet and singer Lenny Kravitz — brought up the “nepo babies” debate toGQ. She said, “It’s completely normal for people to be in the family business. It’s literally where last names came from. You were a blacksmith if your family was, like, the Black family.”
She also enunciate that since she was a teen , she ’s had a " recondite insecurity " about working in amusement .
14.Also in 2022, Kate Hudson, who’s the daughter of actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, told theIndependent, “When I was starting out, if anybody asked me about them, I’d always try and change the subject. I really wanted to have my own career. Once I was a good decade in, though, I realized it just didn’t matter. […] The nepotism thing, I mean…I don’t really care.”
She continue , " I look at my kids , and we ’re a storytelling family . It ’s definitely in our blood . People can call it whatever they want , but it ’s not going to transfer it . I actually think there are other industries where it ’s [ more common ] . Maybe model ? I see it in business means more than I see it in Hollywood . Sometimes I ’ve been in business organization meeting where I ’m like , wait , whose child is this ? Like , this person knows nothing ! "
15.In 2019, Lily-Rose Depp — a Chanel model who met the label’s former director through her mom when she was a baby, and an actor whose first role was alongside her dad when she was a teen — toldVogue Australia, “It is obviously a really easy assumption to make to think that I would just have roles landing on my doorstep because of my name, but that’s an idea I’ve always kind of rejected. I’ve always been under the impression that I have to work twice as hard to prove to people that I’m not just here because it’s easy for me.”
She proceed , " I find like you ’re not what your name is . If you ’re not veracious for something , they ’re not just expire to hire you because your name looks good on the place . "
16.And finally, in 2022, Lily-Rose Depp toldElle, “The internet seems to care a lot about that kind of stuff [nepotism]. People are going to have preconceived ideas about you or how you got there, and I can definitely say that nothing is going to get you the part except for being right for the part. The internet cares a lot more about who your family is than the people who are casting you in things. Maybe you get your foot in the door, but you still just have your foot in the door. There’s a lot of work that comes after that.”
She keep on , " It ’s weird to me to reduce somebody to the thought that they ’re only there because it ’s a generational thing . It just does n’t make any sense . If somebody ’s mummy or pop is a doctor and then the kid becomes a doctor , you ’re not conk out to be like , ' Well , you ’re only a doctor because your parent is a medico . ' It ’s like , ' No , I went to medical school and train . ' "
