KATE Winslet has followed appearing in a film with her daughter by starring in a film written by her son. She, and these celebrities, should realise talent isn’t genetic:
Kate Winslet, daughter Mia Threapleton and son Joe Anders
Just three years on from starring in I Am Ruth with her daughter, which nobody much minded because it was on Channel 4 so it didn’t cost anything, Winslet has ushered her son into the spotlight with Goodbye June, a film he wrote and she directed. Serious nepo babies like Dakota Johnson are saying ‘I didn’t need this much f**king help.’
Daniel Day-Lewis and son Ronan Day-Lewis
Daniel came out of retirement to star in Anemone, co-written with his son who also directed it. His son was 26 and fresh out of university. This is a precocious age for a writer-director and not one associated with success, as reviews showed. Weird thing is, if Daniel had given his son a boost into his other trade, of cobbling, nobody would have objected.
Elizabeth Hurley and son Damien Hurley
Damien, after a lengthy and troubling apprenticeship as personal photographer for his mum’s sexy shoots, moved up to writing and directing her in a movie. A straight-to-streaming movie of the kind she always appeared in. Perhaps theirs is an honest parent-child relationship where both agree that as it’s crap anyway, he might as well get paid.
Kate Bush and son Bertie McIntosh
Another legend whose desire to fulfil her offspring’s dreams brought her back to performance, Kate’s belief in her 16-year-old son’s skills as a creative director led to her Before The Dawn residency. It won rave reviews because it was Kate goddamn Bush performing live for the first time since 1979. Bertie’s contribution was less lauded.
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, son Jaden Smith and daughter Willow Smith
Not so much a family as an incipient dynasty, the Smiths decided to divide and conquer: Willow would build on her father’s incredible musical career, while Jaden would become his equal as a movie star. Despite the couple and the Church of Scientology’s best efforts, this did not happen. Both still make music. You could listen to it any time, but you don’t.
Kanye West and daughter North West
Born a star because of her unassailable right to appear in any Kardashian reality shit, North has been encouraged by her father to follow in his demented footsteps. Career highlights include rapping on his albums in Japanese and rapping on a P Diddy track during his trial, at which he was found guilty. Yeah. Kanye, as ever, not really helping.
