Kate Winslet thinks the term nepo baby is “silly.”
The Oscar winner and mom-of-three told the BBC on Wednesday that her kids, who have followed her into showbiz “aren’t getting a leg up.”
“There are lots and lots of people in the world whose children go into a similar family business, whether it’s being a judge or a lawyer or a doctor,” she said. “Part of it actually is teaching them to ignore the white noise of silly terms like nepo baby, which you can’t really do anything about.”
Winslet, 50, was speaking in an interview promoting her upcoming film “Goodbye June,” which marks her editorial debut and will be released in select US and UK theaters December 12, and on Netflix December 24. Her eldest son, Joe Anders, 21, wrote the screenplay.
She said that Anders had expressed concern that people may think the film, which he wrote on a screenwriting course, was picked up only because of his famous parents. But Winslet defended his talent.”The film would’ve been made with or without me. The script is so, so good,” she said.
Anders’ father is the acclaimed film director Sam Mendes, 60, who was married to Winslet for seven years until their split in 2010. Anders starred alongside his mom in the 2023 movie “Lee,” and also appeared in the Oscar-nominated war film “1917,” which was directed by his father.
Mia Threapleton, Winslet’s 25-year-old daughter, is also a rising star. She had a starring role in Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The Phoenician Scheme,” which was released in May. It comes after she played Winslet’s daughter in the 2022 BAFTA award-winning TV drama “I Am Ruth.”
The youngest of Winslet’s children, 12-year-old Bear Blaze Winslet, has yet to grace the silver screen, but has already expressed an interest. During a 2021 appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Winslet shared jokingly that at age 7, Bear Blaze told her he wanted “to be an actress.”
