Kate Hudson Reacts To 'Nepo Baby' Controversy: "If You Work Hard And Kill It, It Doesn't Matter"
Kate Hudson has weighed in on the controversial 'nepo baby' debate.
Hudson, 43, was born to actress Goldie Hawn and musician Bill Hudson but was raised by her mum's longtime partner Kurt Russell after her parents split. Her lineage led some to suggest she got a boost in showbiz due to their connections.
However, Hudson is adamant she's not fussed about what people think because she has worked hard for her career.
"The nepotism thing, I mean … I don’t really care," she told The Independent.
"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 change it.”
The term, nepo baby, for short nepotism baby, was thrust into the spotlight by a recent New York Magazine cover story that looks at the current boom of actors with famous parents, including Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis) and Maya Hawke (daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman).
However, Hudson went on to insist there are other industries where nepotism seems much more rife.
The actress, who's currently in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, added: "I actually think there are other industries where it’s [more common]. Maybe modelling? I see it in business way more than I see it in Hollywood.
"Sometimes I’ve been in business meetings where I’m like, ‘wait, whose child is this? Like, this person knows nothing!’ I don’t care where you come from, or what your relationship to the business is — if you work hard and you kill it, it doesn’t matter."
Hudson began acting in the mid-1990s with appearances on TV shows such as Party of Five and EZ Streets. She made her film debut in 1998's Desert Blue. Her other film credits include About Adam, 200 Cigarettes, and Almost Famous. The latter, directed by Cameron Crowe, earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
Besides Hudson, Jamie Lee Curtis, the daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, also responded to the New York Magazine piece, via Instagram.
“I have been a professional actress since I was 19 years old so that makes me an OG Nepo Baby,” Curtis wrote. “I’ve never understood, nor will I, what qualities got me hired that day, but since my first two lines on Quincy as a contract player at Universal Studios to this last spectacular creative year some 44 years later, there’s not a day in my professional life that goes by without my being reminded that I am the daughter of movie stars.
"The current conversation about nepo babies is just designed to try to diminish and denigrate and hurt.”
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