Nepo-parents who found fame through their kids – with hit TV shows, billion-pound dynasties and Oscar-winning biopics

FROM Zoe Kravitz to Maya Hawke, nepo-babies are all over Hollywood – but there’s a new wave of nepo-PARENTS joining them too now. Despite shooting to fame in the early noughties in S Club Juniors, Rochelle Humes recently branded herself a “nepo-mum”, as her daughter Alaia-Mai, 13, wants a taste of fame too. Rochelle Humes brands herself a ‘nepo-mum’ and revealed daughter Alaia-Mai, 13, is doing work experience as a content creator Credit: Instagram Mum-of-three Rochelle, who also shares Valentina, nine, and Blake, five, with Marvin, then declared: “I want to be a nepo-mum! I’m like, ‘Go do your thing!’” Credit: Instagram The singer, 37, who’s married to JLS star Marvin Humes, is allowing her daughter to do work experience as her content creator. She told the Mail: “Next week, Alaia-Mai is doing a week of work experience with me. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! “She wants to be a content creator, the girl who isn’t allowed any social media, which is ironic. But she loves Shannon [Rochelle’s personal content creator]. “She thinks she is so cool, and Shannon is off on holiday, and Alaia-Mai was like, ‘Can I do Shannon’s job?’ And I was like, ‘Ok the team will write you a brief.’ “So she has been reading the brief while on a caravan holiday with my mum.” Mum-of-three Rochelle, who also shares Valentina, nine, and Blake, five, with Marvin, then declared: “I want to be a nepo-mum! I’m like, ‘Go do your thing!’” But, while Saturdays singer Rochelle’s use of the term “nepo-mum” might be misguided, there are plenty of parents who have every right to use the moniker, having gained fame off the back of their kids. From a tennis dad who ended up with an Oscar-winning biopic made about his life, to the comedian parents with their own TV shows, we reveal the celeb world’s biggest nepo-parents… Most read in Showbiz Kris Jenner The ultimate nepo-parent, Kris Jenner would be nothing without her daughter, Kim Kardashian Credit: Getty The ultimate nepo-parent, Kris Jenner would be nothing without her daughter, Kim Kardashian. Although wealthy before, as the ex-wife of Robert Kardashian, it wasn’t until Kim gained public attention through her sex tape getting leaked in 2007, that Kris gained notoriety. Momager Kris leveraged her daughter’s fame, turning it into a reality TV deal, and Keeping Up With The Kardashians was born. This catapulted the whole family into superstardom, and now they’re a multi-billion-dollar dynasty. Kris is worth a whopping $170 million (£125.4m), but that fades into oblivion compared to Kim’s $1.9 billion (£1.4bn) net worth. There’s no doubting Kris is the most successful nepo-parent of all time. Dina Lohan Lindsay Lohan’s mum, Dina Lohan ended up with her own reality TV show after Lindsay got famous Credit: Rex When Lindsay Lohan shot to fame in The Parent Trap in 1998, she became one of the world’s biggest child stars – going on to appear in Freaky Friday and Mean Girls. And her mum, Dina Lohan, came along for the ride too. As Lindsay’s personal life was thrust into the spotlight in 2008, while she was dating DJ Samantha Ronson, Dina and her younger daughter Ali starred in the reality show Living Lohan, on E!, which Dina also served as executive producer on. In 2019, Dina was also cast as a member on Celebrity Big Brother in the States. Richard Williams Richard Williams was the driving force behind Serena and Venus Williams’ success Credit: AFP In 2021, Will Smith starred as him in Oscar-winning biopic, King Richard Credit: Alamy Richard Williams may very well be the driving force behind Serena and Venus Williams’ success – however, he’s become a star in his own right thanks to the tennis champs. Having gone out of his way to push them to where they are now in the tennis world, the tennis coach has authored two books – Black and White: The Way I See It, and Richard Williams: Tennis and Race in the United States. He has also been the subject of several documentaries. But his biggest claim to fame is being portrayed by Will Smith in the Oscar-winning biopic, King Richard, in 2021. Yolanda Hadid After Bella and Gigi Hadid became two of the world’s biggest supermodels, their mum Yolanda Hadid launched a reality TV competition, called Making A Model with Yolanda Hadid Credit: Getty – Contributor Yolanda Hadid joined the cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2012 – but it wasn’t until her two daughters, Gigi and Bella Hadid, became two of the world’s biggest supermodels that people really knew who she was. The sisters have dominated the global fashion industry, walking the runway for some of the biggest designers in the world, and earned multiple Model of the Year awards. In 2018, following the girls’ success, Yolanda launched a reality TV show competition, called Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid. It premiered on Lifetime, and was originally developed under the working title, Model Moms. Michael Whitehall Jack Whitehall has filmed five series of the Netflix show, Travels With My Father, with his dad, Michael Whitehall Credit: Getty Jack Whitehall’s dad, Michael Whitehall, was always behind the scenes before Jack got famous, working as a theatre agent with clients including Dame Judi Dench and Colin Firth. But Jack’s own TV success has thrust his dad into the spotlight, and he’s previously joked that his father is a “nepo-dad”. Jack has filmed five series of Netflix show Travels With My Father, written two books with him – and even had a chat show called Backchat with his dad. “It’s so annoying,” he told The Times. “I’ve got a nepo-dad. He very much took his opportunity and is thriving now. He’s cut me loose. He’s off doing his podcast and appearing on shows with my mum, and they’re talking about going on tour themselves. Insane.” Shanthi Ranganathan Romesh Ranganathan’s mum, Shanthi Ranganathan, is a regular on his TV shows and podcast Credit: Rex Much like Jack, comedian Romesh Ranganathan has brought his mum, Shanthi Ranganathan, along for the ride. Shanthi first appeared with Romesh in Asian Provacateur, in which she travelled around Sri Lanka with him. And she’s since starred in many other shows, including The Ranganation and Romesh Ranganathan’s Parents Evening. She’s even a regular on his podcast, The Romesh Ranganathan Show, on which she asks celebrity guests questions, and gives advice to listeners. Comment now