Emily Blunt and More Celebrity Parents Explain Their Kids’ Understanding of Their Fame

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Emily Blunt and More Celebrity Parents Explain Their Kids' Understanding of Their Fame

Finding out about fame! Emily Blunt, Justin Timberlake and more celebrity parents have revealed their kids’ thoughts on their careers. "It's a strange thing to navigate, you know,” the actress told The Sunday Times in May 2021. “[My eldest daughter], Hazel, came home the other day and [my husband, John Krasinski, and I] were in the kitchen and she goes, 'Are you famous?’ ... We've never said that word in our house. We don't talk about it.” The Mary Poppins Returns star explained that “someone at school had clearly said it,” adding, "I was like, ‘Um, not really, I don't think I am. Did someone say that to you, Haze?' She said, 'Yeah,' but then she wouldn't divulge much more, but it's weird. It's weird.” Blunt and the Office alum don’t want Hazel and her younger sister, Violet, to learn about their parents’ life in the spotlight yet in order to keep them grounded. The couple plan to keep them from feeling "any more important or special or [feel like] there's a glare on them any more than other kids.” As for the little ones following in their parents’ footsteps one day, the London native told the outlet: “God, no! Please God, keep them off the stage.” [jwplayer EbfJXJIx-zhNYySv2] Timberlake also is intentional about making sure his and Jessica Biel’s sons, Silas and Phineas, can “stay [normal] kids as long as possible.” The “Cry Me a River” singer told Dax Shepard in a January 2021 “Armchair Expert” podcast episode: “The hope is that we just keep instilling in them that we got really fun jobs, but it’s not who we are. Hopefully down the road, then that has more weight to it, I guess.” The Grammy winner noted that he warned his eldest son that his role in the Trolls franchise might lead to attention from kids at school. Sure enough, Silas' classmates did tell him: “Your dad is Branch." Shepard chimed in that he had similar conversations with his and Kristen Bell’s two daughters, Lincoln and Delta, about the actress’ Frozen role. "I know you’re proud and you should be able to say that, but I’m just warning you, that’ll probably make other kids jealous,” the Bless This Mess alum said. “They won’t know how to handle that feeling.” Keep scrolling to read more celebrity parents’ comments about their kids’ concepts of fame, from Teen Mom 2’s Kailyn Lowry to Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda. [podcast_block]

Credit: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for SAG Awards

Emily Blunt and More Celebrity Parents Explain Their Kids' Understanding of Their Fame

Finding out about fame! Emily Blunt, Justin Timberlake and more celebrity parents have revealed their kids’ thoughts on their careers. "It's a strange thing to navigate, you know,” the actress told The Sunday Times in May 2021. “[My eldest daughter], Hazel, came home the other day and [my husband, John Krasinski, and I] were in the kitchen and she goes, 'Are you famous?’ ... We've never said that word in our house. We don't talk about it.” The Mary Poppins Returns star explained that “someone at school had clearly said it,” adding, "I was like, ‘Um, not really, I don't think I am. Did someone say that to you, Haze?' She said, 'Yeah,' but then she wouldn't divulge much more, but it's weird. It's weird.” Blunt and the Office alum don’t want Hazel and her younger sister, Violet, to learn about their parents’ life in the spotlight yet in order to keep them grounded. The couple plan to keep them from feeling "any more important or special or [feel like] there's a glare on them any more than other kids.” As for the little ones following in their parents’ footsteps one day, the London native told the outlet: “God, no! Please God, keep them off the stage.” [jwplayer EbfJXJIx-zhNYySv2] Timberlake also is intentional about making sure his and Jessica Biel’s sons, Silas and Phineas, can “stay [normal] kids as long as possible.” The “Cry Me a River” singer told Dax Shepard in a January 2021 “Armchair Expert” podcast episode: “The hope is that we just keep instilling in them that we got really fun jobs, but it’s not who we are. Hopefully down the road, then that has more weight to it, I guess.” The Grammy winner noted that he warned his eldest son that his role in the Trolls franchise might lead to attention from kids at school. Sure enough, Silas' classmates did tell him: “Your dad is Branch." Shepard chimed in that he had similar conversations with his and Kristen Bell’s two daughters, Lincoln and Delta, about the actress’ Frozen role. "I know you’re proud and you should be able to say that, but I’m just warning you, that’ll probably make other kids jealous,” the Bless This Mess alum said. “They won’t know how to handle that feeling.” Keep scrolling to read more celebrity parents’ comments about their kids’ concepts of fame, from Teen Mom 2’s Kailyn Lowry to Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda. [podcast_block]

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Cate Blanchett

The Where'd You Go, Bernadette star told Page Six in April 2022 that her four kids have “no idea” how famous she is and are “disinterested” in her career.

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Jenna Dewan

Although the Come Dance With Me judge got "major cool points" with her daughter, Everly, for being on the CBS show, she acknowledged in April 2022 that the little one doesn't fully understand her and dad Channing Tatum's fame. "She's kind of grown up with it," Dewan, who also shares son Callum with Steve Kazee, explained exclusively to Us. "It's normal for her."

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Joe Gatto

The Impractical Jokers alum’s daughter, Milana, “is just starting to realize and understand that people know him and recognize him in public, and she knows he is on TV,” his ex-wife, Bessy Gatto, exclusively told Us in April 2022.

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Shonda Rhimes

While the Grey’s Anatomy creator's youngest two daughters don’t “watch [the show] or even care,” Rhimes’ eldest “finds it horrifying” and has never watched. The screenwriter told the Wall Street Journal in March 2022, “Her mother wrote a show that tells all her friends what to think about love and sex. So she’s not interested … and I think that that’s a very good thing.”

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Alan Ruck and Mireille Enos

“They know what we do,” the Killing alum said of Vesper and Larkin on the SAG Awards 2022 red carpet. “They love films. They think it’s great.”

The Succession star chimed in, “They see mom all gussied up, and they’re like, ‘What is it? A work thing?’"

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Tyler Perry

“We had this conversation the other day about fame where I asked him, ‘Do you know what famous is?’ And he said, 'Yeah it's when a lot of people know your name,'” the A Madea Homecoming star recalled during a February 2022 appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. “So, I said, 'You know, by that definition, some people think I'm famous.' He goes, ‘Really? OK, can we finish coloring?’ He doesn’t care. I love it, just grounds everything."

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Jennifer Lopez

The actress’ twins, Emme and Maximilian, both “love” and “don’t” love their mom’s fame, Lopez told Ellen DeGeneres in February 2022. The singer explained, “It's a thing that people know who their mom is. They're navigating that. They're teenagers now. Their friends know things. There's so much on the internet … so it's crazy. All you can do is love each other through it. And that's all I've tried to do with them.”

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Neve Campbell

“My oldest son is 9 now,” the Scream star told Extra in January 2022. “When he was young, I never told him I’m an actor. At school, someone told him. One day, he came home and he said, 'Mom, are you Neve Campbell?' He gets it now… He really wanted me to tell him for the past few months whether I live or die [in Scream 5]. I only just told him the other day.”

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Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling

"I think they finally figured it out … that my name is actually The Gray Man and I’m an assassin for the CIA," the actor quipped to British GQ in January 2022 of his kids' understanding of his fame amid his Netflix movie release. He noted that Esmeralda and Amada recently watched one of their mom's projects My Brother the Pig, which was a "big hit."

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Mariah Carey

The singer’s children, Moroccan and Monroe, are “aware” of her success, she exclusively told Us in December 2021, saying, “They see things.”

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Nicole Kidman

The Big Little Lies alum’s daughters are “not obsessed” with her career, she told Entertainment Tonight in December 2021, explaining, “They're really into what they do."

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Vanessa Lachey

The actress’ kids have “started to” understand her and Nick Lachey’s fame, Vanessa said during a Drew + Jonathan Reveal magazine interview in November 2021. "On the first day of school, Camden came home and asked, ‘Mommy, where were you today?’ I said, ‘I was at home, baby.’ And he said, ‘Well, my friend said she saw you on Top Chef Junior.’ And I said, ‘Oh, that’s a show.’ And he said, ‘Is that on television?’” she explained. "Fast-forward and Daddy won The Masked Singer, and the kids in his class were amazed.”

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Adele

The Grammy winner’s son, Angelo, is starting to understand her fame “a little bit, but not really,” she said during a CBS tell-all in November 2021, explaining, “The other day, he watched the 'Easy on Me' video countdown to when it premiered. I didn’t watch that. He was like, ‘There were, like, 150,000 people waiting! And you got all of these likes!’ And he read all the comments and he was like, ‘People really like you.’"

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Zach Galifianakis

"They don’t even know [I’m an actor],” the Hangover star told Entertainment Tonight in October 2021. “They think I’m an assistant librarian somewhere.”

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Enrique Iglesias

The singer's children are "putting two and two together" when it comes to understanding their dad's fame, Iglesias told Jess Cagle in September 2021. "Now whenever they hear one of my songs, they can actually recognize my voice, which is pretty cool."

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Justin Timberlake

The singer added, "[I want them to] not have the weight of somebody else treating them differently because of something that their parents do."

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Emily Blunt

"If they can remain oblivious [of our fame] for the longest time, I'd be thrilled,” the Girl on the Train star said.

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Dax Shepard

"I have that great fear that kids are going to hang out with them solely because of that or resent them because of that,” the Parenthood alum said.

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Kailyn Lowry

The MTV personality’s four sons “don’t get” her fame, she exclusively told Us Weekly in May 2021. "They'll see a clip or whatever. But they have never watched a full episode [of Teen Mom 2].”

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George Clooney

"I have an advantage because I’m so much older that by the time my son, [Alexander], would feel competitive, I’ll literally be gumming bread," he told AARP in January 2021. "It’s hard being the son of somebody famous and successful.”

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Zoe Saldana

One of the Guardians of the Galaxy star’s twin sons tells his friends that she “plays a superhero,” she exclusively told Us in February 2020. She added, "I’m like, happy he says the word ‘plays,’ as opposed to, ‘My mom is a superhero.’ ... When he says, ‘plays,’ that means that my son is now in control of our narrative and is on the same page as we are because we’ve shared everything with him. I guess it’s important.”

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

"They know I show up on TV sometimes, but they also have no idea [why],” the Tony winner exclusively told Us in October 2019 of Sebastian and Francisco. "They know that Daddy makes things up, and I think they’re very proud of that. That makes me very proud.”