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Sick of people who only get famous because of who their parents are?
SparkleBabe
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I am! What is with the celeb world lately? It seems to be infested by people who seem to have only gotten anywhere by having a famous parent. Why can they not go out and get their own careers? Would they have even got anywhere if they were not who they were?
Firstly there is Lilly and Alfie Allen. Then Jack and Kelly Osbourne, can you honestly say that Kelly would have gotten a part in Chicago without her parents help? Then the utterly vile Peaches Geldof, and Im still unsure of what exactly she does for a living. Now there is that Jaime Winstone, Ray's daughter. We are constantly being told how pretty she is (no she is not, she is plain and androgynous looking) and how talented she is.
You know I could not give a stuff. Let us also not forget Richard and Judy's plummy voiced kids too.
Firstly there is Lilly and Alfie Allen. Then Jack and Kelly Osbourne, can you honestly say that Kelly would have gotten a part in Chicago without her parents help? Then the utterly vile Peaches Geldof, and Im still unsure of what exactly she does for a living. Now there is that Jaime Winstone, Ray's daughter. We are constantly being told how pretty she is (no she is not, she is plain and androgynous looking) and how talented she is.
You know I could not give a stuff. Let us also not forget Richard and Judy's plummy voiced kids too.
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Don't mind Kelly and Jack too much.
You mean, like Jesus!!!
Coco Sumner is another one.:mad: The phrase "hard faced bitch" has just been lying around for years waiting for her to grow up and exemplify it!
Dont forget the "beautiful and talented" Daisy Lowe.
Then there are the Bianca Gascoines of this world :eek:
Personally I just see it as an extension of the "know you know not what you know" society. Politics, business and now showbiz has been taken over by the children of the wealthy and powerful. It is a shame as they take away from genuine talent eg unproven Lily getting a chat show
hahahahaha!!!!:D:D
Nepotism is fine...as long as you have talent. But many of these tabloid favourites don't have talent so noteworthy that they deserve their fame.
an absolute nobody who appeared in that rubbish big brother programme
she thinks she something special, she has about as much talent as a dead goldfish.
annoying, over-weight, over-rated, and talent-less
Disagree,
it's mainly down to who your family are/ were. Even if the parents are in different areas of entertainment industry. Yes, Stella McCartney did not pursue a music career like father Paul, but there are several more talented designers, who didn't have an ex-Beatle at their graduate fashion show. That's why I love it when the kids are always asked about their parents and they constantly whinge about how everyone thinks they only got their due to who their dad/ mum, gran was/ are
I would agree, but there is a need for an annoying, over-weight, over-rated, and talent-less celeb, she fits the bill.
Interesting interview here.
Talent? many would not know how to spell that word let alone understand what it means.
Loads of British newspapers are full of nepotism journalists - husband, wives, children, grandchildren etc etc. Its even more funny when they pretend by using a different surname etc.
I hear what you're saying and in most cases you're right. But Ian Wright didn't score a goal this week - his adopted son did. Director John Glenister's not the star of BB1 at the moment, his son is. I have no issue with a parent passing on skills or opening doors to a child whether it's in the entertainment industry or the cake making industry...AS LONG AS THEY ARE TALENTED in their own right.
And if Daddy nutured that talent? So what - life isn't fair:p
It's whe there is no talent to nuture yet they are still famous that aggivates me. Kelly Osbornes cover of Papa don't Preach was so much of an insult to the music industry that it undid her father's entire contribution in 3 minutes
Bamber's daughter ?
If only.
Not to mention Milley Cyrus from Hannah Montanna, who is the daughter of legendary one hit wonder Billy 'Achey Breaky Heart' Cyrus :rolleyes:
An interesting point. But she is not the spawn of a celebrity - unless her ghastly Mother was famous in the 70's
Just think - we have a whole new generation of celeb spawns to take advantage of nepotistic laws/ become famous in their own right - Brooklyn Beckham, Molly and Lily Katona and of course Princess Tia Maria Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily conceived with a huge sky remote todger Pwiccceeeee:D
Who plays her dad in the series.
I have kids...ok?
EDIT: Pru beat me to it.
Martin Shaw (Judge John Deed) has three grown up children who are all actors. As well as totally different roles, they also on occasion, act with their dad. Luke was in Judge John Deed, Joe (Bad Girls) was in Rhodes and Sophie played opposite her dad in his last theatre outing A Man for all Seasons.
I doubt however other than people who actually like Martin, anyone noticed.
Likewise ex Duran Duran guitarist, Andy Taylor, and current Duran Duran drummer, Roger Taylor, both have eldest sons who are in the same band who've been performing for a couple of years. Doubtful that most of the people who catch that band are aware of the family connection.
I think children often follow their parents into similar careers, my father worked for a local firm all his life except when he was in the army, and I have also worked for the same firm all my life. If your parents look like they enjoy what they're doing then ergo you are going to move in that direction.
Incidentally, as an aside, what is this dreadful word 'gotten'? It grates on my English O Level educated ears.