Gwyneth Paltrow has called the term ‘nepo baby’ an “ugly moniker” and supported her daughter for modelling for Chanel.
The Oscar-winning actress and businesswoman said in an interview that she hopes her children “feel free to pursue exactly what they want to do” without fear of judgement.
The phrase ‘nepo baby’ refers to the children of celebrities who have success in similar careers. Nepo is short for nepotism.
It went viral online last year as people realised a significant number of rising stars were related to established stars, such as Euphoria star Maude Apatow, who is related to director Judd Apatow, as well as others like Brooklyn Beckham (David and Victoria) and Jaden and Willow Smith, son and daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Speaking to Bustle magazine, Paltrow was asked about her daughter Apple Martin, whose father is Coldplaysinger Chris Martin.
The 19-year-old model featured in Chanel’s show at Paris Fashion Week in January, and the late designer Karl Lagerfield predicted Apple would be a “Chanel girl” at just four years old.
Image: Apple Martin appearing at the Chanel show during Paris fashion week in January 2023. Pic: David Fisher/Shutterstock
Paltrow said that there is a “whole nepo baby culture and judgement that exists around kids of famous people”.
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“She’s really just a student, and… she just wants to be a kid and be at school and learn,” the actress said.
“But there’s nothing wrong with doing or wanting to do what your parents do. Nobody rips on a kid who’s like ‘I want to be a doctor like my dad and granddad’.
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“The truth is, if you grow up in a house with a lot of artists and people making art and music, that’s what you know, the same way that if you grow up in a house with law, the discussions around the table are about the nuances of whatever particular law the parents practice.
“I think it’s kind of an ugly moniker. I just hope that my children always feel free to pursue exactly what they want to do, irrespective of what anybody’s going to think or say.”
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Paltrow, who runs the lifestyle brand Goop, also said that while her daughter likes the brand and its products, she “doesn’t want anything to do with it”.
The Shakespeare In Love actress is the child of director Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, who won two Emmy awards and a Tony.
At the start of the year, Paltrow supported Hailey Bieber, who is Alex Baldwin’s niece, when she wore a shirt that said “nepo baby”.
After the 26-year-old model posted a picture of her in the shirt on Instagram, Paltrow said: “I might need a few of these.”
From Human Traffic and The Business to his critically acclaimed performance in the raunchy TV adaptation of Rivals, via a stint as Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter in EastEnders, Danny Dyer has been on our screens for more than 30 years.
But it was his performance in the TV comedy Mr Bigstuff that earned him his first BAFTAwin – and one of the ceremony’s biggest cheers from the audience – earlier this year.
Image: Danny Dyer as Lee Campbell in Mr Bigstuff
Now, he returns to his prize-winning role for the second series of the Sky show, which tells the story of two estranged brothers – Glen (played by creator Ryan Sampson), an anxious carpet salesman living his ideal suburban life with fiancee Kirsty (Harriet Webb), and Lee (played by Dyer), an alpha male who struts back into his brother’s life carrying their father’s ashes.
Image: Ryan Sampson (right) created the series and stars alongside Dyer
Several EastEnders alumni feature, including Nitin Ganatra, Victoria Alcock and Linda Henry, who played Dyer’s on-screen mother, Shirley Carter.
Reflecting on some of Albert Square’s most famous characters and who would work well in Mr Bigstuff, Dyer says he would have loved to see the late June Brown, who played the chain-smoking hypochondriac Dot Cotton for 35 years, taking on a role.
“Absolute legend,” he says.
Sampson suggests the late Dame Barbara Windsor, who played the formidable Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell, but has a clear pitch if season three gets the green light.
“It could still be a possible, it would be amazing,” he says. “You want your Pat Butcher, don’t you? You want Pam St Clement. Why hasn’t she played a mafia boss yet? She’d be amazing. She’d be incredible at it.”
Image: Dyer at the BAFTAs earlier this year. Pic: PA
Dyer reveals his screensaver
After his long career on screen, Dyer is now enjoying playing a variety of roles alongside the Cockney geezer types that became his bread and butter in the early noughties.
His nuanced performance as awkward entrepreneur Freddie Jones in Rivals brought him praise from fans and critics alike, and Mr Bigstuff his BAFTA.
But Dyer always had range. After small TV roles in shows including The Bill and A Touch Of Frost, he grew close to the Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter in 2000 after auditioning and earning the role of a waiter in his play Celebration at the Almeida Theatre in Islington, north London.
“I’ve got Harold Pinter as a screensaver on my phone,” he says. “I always feel that he’s sort of looking down on me or close to me, so I like to just feel that he’s around me.”
Dyer continued the role in Celebration both in the West End and on Broadway, with Pinter becoming his mentor in the process.
In 2020, he presented a Sky Arts documentary, Danny Dyer On Pinter, which explored the life, career and impact of the playwright and screenwriter, who died in 2008.
He also has plans to develop a stage tribute to his friend, currently titled When Harry Met Danny.
Reflecting on his entry into the industry, he says theatre was quite inaccessible at the time, but Pinter opened it up to him.
“I think it’s even worse now, which I feel is a sad state of affairs,” he says. “I don’t know why that is. Everything’s become quite elite. All the elite f****** looking after themselves, so that needs to change.”
‘Love in the air’ at Oasis gig
But Pinter isn’t his only big influence – Dyer was one of the thousands of fans to see Oasis make their return to the stage in Cardiff earlier this month.
“It was really emotional seeing them come out,” he says. “There was a lot of love in the air, a lot of good energy.
“You know, there’s a lot of f****** shit going on. I think people, of my age as well, just want to jump around and sing them songs at the top of their lungs. So I’m still recovering, I’m not going to lie.”
Mr Bigstuff returns for season two on Thursday, on Sky Max and NOW
A brief scuffle broke out at London’s Royal Opera House after a performer unfurled a Palestinian flag during a show.
The incident took place during a performance of Il Trovatore on Saturday.
During the final night of the 11-night run of the show, a performer held up the flag on stage.
In video footage, shared online, someone backstage could be seen attempting to take it off the performer. The performer grabs it back following a brief scuffle.
A spokesperson for the Royal Ballet and Opera said: “The display of the flag was an unauthorised action by the artist.
“It was not approved by the Royal Ballet and Opera and is a wholly inappropriate act.”
The reaction to the flag was mixed, with some people heard applauding and cheering, while another audience member was heard saying “oh my God”.
One poster on X, who claimed to have been a member of the audience, said: “Extraordinary scenes at the Royal Opera House tonight.
“During the curtain call for Il Trovatore one of the background artists came on stage waving a Palestine flag. Just stood there, no bowing or shouting. Someone off stage kept trying to take it off him. Incredible.”
Performers show support for Palestinians
A number of performers have shown support for Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
During Glastonbury Festival, numerous acts offered messages of support during their sets, including Kneecap, Bob Vylan, Wolf Alice, and Amyl And The Sniffers.
During her band’s set, Wolf Alice singer Ellie Rowsell told the crowd at the Other Stage: “Whilst we have the stage for just a little bit longer, we want to express our solidarity with the people of Palestine.
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BBC ‘regrets’ not pulling Bob Vylan live performance
Bob Vylan were widely criticised after leading on-stage chants of “death to the IDF” (Israel Defence Forces).
The performance was live-streamed by the BBC, sparking a backlash against the broadcaster – which later issued an apology.
The investigation into Kneecap was later dropped, with the police saying there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence”.
The chief executive of tech firm Astronomer has resigned after a video appearing to show two of its senior members of staff embracing at a Coldplay concert went viral.
The tech firm said chief executive Andy Byron had tendered his resignation, and that the board of directors had accepted it.
“As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,” the company said in a statement.
“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.
“The board will begin a search for our next chief executive as co-founder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.”
The firm previously said Mr Byron, who was alleged to be the man in the clip, had been placed on leave, but stopped short of confirming it was him in the video.
In the viral clip, the pair are shown on a screen with their arms around each other during the British band’s concert at the Gillette Stadium, in Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 July.
Once both of them realised they were being projected, the man quickly ducked out of view while the woman turned to hide her face from the camera.
Image: Woman hides her face
Appearing to poke fun at the couple, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin is heard on the clip saying: “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
The awkward encounter sent the internet into a frenzy, with the video gaining millions of views on social media and reports emerging that the two were executives from New York-based tech company Astronomer.
In a previous statement on Friday, the company addressed the viral moment, saying in a post on X that it had launched a “formal investigation” into the matter.
“The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter, and we will have additional details to share very shortly,” it said.