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Born into fame

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12 October 2023
Celebrity kids who were born into stardom.
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Some call them nepo (nepotism) babies. Whether you love or loathe them, they keep shining bright.

Here's a list of young stars following in their celebrity parents’ footsteps.

Blue Ivy

Being the child of influential music sensations, it was little surprise that Beyonce and Jay-Z’s oldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, won her first Grammy at age nine after appearing on her mum’s song, Brown Skin Girl. Now age eleven, she's been slaying on stage as a regular performer alongside her mum during her Renaissance World Tour.

Nico Parker

Actress Thandiwe Newton’s daughter, Nico Parker, is following in her footsteps. She made her big screen debut in Disney's live-action Dumbo when she was fourteen and has had the opportunity to share the screen with her mother in the science-fiction film, Reminiscence.

Kairo Forbes

We are bringing it home. Born to the late award-winning rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and DJ Zinhle, eight-year-old Kairo Olwethu Forbes has been securing the bag as an influencer. Lately, she's also been on stage at Galaxy 94.7 Day performing her father’s song, Company. With over 1.4 million followers on Instagram, Kairo has Mzansi swooning. Did we mention she also has a jewellery line under her mother’s brand, Era By DJ Zinhle?

Born to actor parents Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley, Jack Kilmer stars alongside Bruce Willis and Willow Shields in your Sunday night movie Detective Knight: Independence.

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