Don't expect to see these kids on any magazine covers. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re looking at stars who are most notably reluctant to let their children join them in high-profile, high-pressure show business.
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00:00Do any of your other children show any signs of becoming actors?
00:03Oh God, I hope not.
00:06Welcome to Ms Mojo, and today we're looking at stars who were most notably
00:12reluctant to let their children join them in high-profile, high-pressure
00:16show business.
00:17Olive knows that I would prefer it at 18, and then it's really her life and her
00:23decision.
00:23Number 10. Duke and Duchess of Sussex
00:28There may be no more high-profile family than the British royals.
00:32That especially goes for the playboy Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his
00:37former actress wife, Meghan Markle.
00:39The births of their children, Archie and Lily, were obviously huge pop culture
00:43events.
00:44Can we have a little peek at him? We just can't quite see his face.
00:46Wow.
00:49He's already got a little bit of facial hair as well.
00:52Since then, however, public appearances have been rare.
00:56The Duke and Duchess have explained that they actively keep their kids out of
01:01the spotlight.
01:01As a dad and as parents, I think consent is a really key piece to this.
01:07That if you have children, it should be your consent as to what you share.
01:13As the son of Princess Diana, Harry is more familiar with the perils of public
01:19pressure than most royals.
01:20It should be noted that child safety is also one of his and Meghan's most
01:25passion philanthropic efforts.
01:27Despite the glamorous combination of royal and tabloid stardom, the couple
01:31take their children's privacy very seriously.
01:34We've been really conscious of protecting our kids as best as we can and
01:40also understanding the role that they play in this really historical family.
01:45Number 9. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas.
01:49Lifelong American star Nick Jonas and Bollywood icon Priyanka Chopra are a
01:54power couple on a global scale.
01:56It's lovely to hear them brag about their daughter, Malti.
01:59She's exploring, eating everything.
02:02This girl has the best, most diverse diet.
02:04She went to India and she had like three, paneer in her mouth, paneer in her
02:08hand, paneer in her hand, and going hmm, and anything, spicy food.
02:11Same, I do the same thing.
02:12Of course, fans will have to settle for word of mouth.
02:17Jonas and Chopra are fiercely protective of Malti's privacy and didn't even
02:22publish a photo until she was a year old.
02:24Jonas is particularly outspoken about his right to protect his child from the
02:29media and his own industry.
02:30It's pretty wild.
02:31Yeah, there she is.
02:32Yeah.
02:33She's got a little heart face.
02:34A little heart face.
02:36And she's the best.
02:37Brother Joe and his ex-wife, British actress Sophie Turner, are similarly
02:42private about daughters Willa and Delphine.
02:45Whether Malti will one day follow her parents into worldwide stardom, it will
02:50have to be on her own terms.
02:51What kind of phase is she in now?
02:53Oh, we're bluey.
02:54Big bluey.
02:55We're all bluey.
02:56She's a big bluey fan.
02:58Number eight, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.
03:02Veteran comedic actors, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, have turned their
03:07marriage into its own brand.
03:08I made it myself.
03:17From hilarious interviews to hit commercials, they're glad to share
03:22everything but their two daughters.
03:24Lincoln and Delta are so protected that when their parents do put photos of
03:28them on social media, their faces are obscured.
03:31Unfortunately, the paparazzi do manage to snap the occasional candid.
03:35Bell and Shepard are fighting such media intrusion as major supporters of
03:39the no kids policy movement.
03:41It's also like when I'm in public with my kids, I don't take pictures with
03:46anyone because I don't think my children deserve an upbringing where I'm
03:49stopping to talk to strangers and they'll go like, hmm, my mommy always
03:52ignores me to talk to strangers, you know, so I kind of keep that separately.
03:56They're dedicated to keeping their daughters out of the industry and have
03:59expressed resistance to Lincoln and Delta joining the grind in the future.
04:03Over time though, the couple has softened to the idea of legacies in the
04:07family business.
04:08We're on TV right now.
04:10We're on the news and she said, okay.
04:13Number 7.
04:16Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik.
04:18Gigi Hadid draws the cameras as a leading supermodel, as does pop star
04:23ex-partner Zayn Malik.
04:25Kai Malik was practically born to be a glamorous icon and yet her parents
04:30are so guarded about her privacy that Hadid published an open letter
04:34pleading with paparazzi to never show the child's face.
04:37The media has largely respected this request.
04:40Hadid and Zayn insist that their daughter have a normal childhood as far
04:44removed from their public images as possible.
04:46I mean, I've learned the hard way and that just means that I wasn't always
04:51perfect and I made mistakes.
04:53The singer has at least said that he'll support whatever, well, direction
04:58Kai takes in life.
04:59Until then, we have to take his and Hadid's word that their daughter has
05:03inherited their natural showmanship.
05:06I played her the record.
05:08I got the first print of the vinyl and I played it on vinyl and she was
05:13dancing to it and like coming in and out.
05:15She's like, it's Barbara and she's like going through it like singing
05:18along and stuff.
05:19Number 6.
05:20Mindy Kaling.
05:21In my family, my daughter is the star of the family.
05:25So when we go out over in Disneyland and someone asked me for a photo,
05:29she's like, why are you asking her?
05:32Actress-writer Mindy Kaling has given the world many beloved roles and
05:37shows, as well as three children.
05:39But she won't even disclose the paternity of Catherine, Spencer, and
05:42Anne.
05:43The children themselves, born between 2017 and 2024, are carefully hidden
05:48in the public and social media posts.
05:50Kaling has stated that she plans to hide their faces until they're old
05:54enough to properly consent to public exposure.
05:56These poor actors had to just like kind of wave at her.
06:00Because she's four and then she left being like, I'm not scared of
06:04anything.
06:04And I'm like, yeah, obviously because these poor people are trying to
06:09spare you from nightmares.
06:11She has also mentioned that she's reluctant to share her work with her
06:14kids. Kaling has clearly mastered keeping her public and private lives
06:18separate, as that especially goes for her kids.
06:21She doesn't seem eager to bring them into any stardom anytime soon.
06:25I could see my daughter, not my son, not so much.
06:27She's a little bit more of like a shy.
06:29He loves like cars and trucks.
06:30He doesn't need to be the sort of star or anything.
06:33Number five, Angelina Jolie. Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have
06:38never hid their six children from the public eye.
06:41Still, Jolie has said that none seemed interested in acting, and that
06:46she hopes it stays that way.
06:47We never have intended, and we still don't, to put our children in film
06:51and encourage them to be actors.
06:53I would encourage them to be happy in whatever they wish to be.
06:56She is concerned about the negative effects of too much fame.
07:00For all her talent and success, Jolie knows this burden as a second
07:04generation movie star.
07:06Never mind the scandal surrounding her personal life, especially in
07:09the wake of a nasty divorce from Pitt.
07:11Many, many people find themselves in this situation, and these kind
07:15of, you know, my whole, my family, we're all, we've all been through
07:19a difficult time.
07:19Their children's comments on the matter marked an unfortunate breakout
07:23for their status as mature public figures.
07:26They clearly inherited their parents' presence, but Jolie must be
07:30even more anxious about them being in the spotlight.
07:33I love living this life with them and watching them just do and be
07:39all the things that they, that they are, uniquely different people.
07:42Number four, Drew Barrymore.
07:44Drew Barrymore's name represents two acting dynasties that predate
07:48cinema.
07:49As far as she's concerned, though, the lineage should end with her.
07:53Barrymore is protective of daughters Olive and Frankie, and hopes
07:57they won't go into acting.
07:58If they do, she's only willing to support private training.
08:02I had such an unorthodox childhood, and what I really wanted for
08:06them was something very normal and traditional and safe.
08:10As one of the preeminent child actors of her day, Barrymore knows
08:14all too well the pressures of growing up in the entertainment
08:17industry.
08:17She has been outspoken about her struggles with father John Drew
08:22and juvenile substance use disorder.
08:23But I felt like I experienced too many things that were so gray and
08:28so awkward and that I didn't know were wrong at the time.
08:31I guess as an adult with hindsight, yes, as a mother of daughters.
08:36Barrymore wants to make sure Olive and Frankie are fully adjusted
08:40before entering the spotlight.
08:41If they are destined for the family business, their mother won't
08:45even consider it until they're 18.
08:47So I think there's a way to have them have a normal childhood that's
08:51totally protected and yet feed their love of how much they love to
08:55express themselves.
08:55Number 3, Nick Cannon. Actor, comedian, rapper, and media personality
09:01Nick Cannon is a real Renaissance man.
09:03He's also a father of 12. With their mothers being models and
09:08entertainers themselves, the children's talent must be natural.
09:11Of course, Cannon would rather keep that under wraps.
09:14As a father, you gotta worry about your kids and their well-being.
09:18But that's, I mean, again, several times over because where I find
09:22peace is the fact that my kids are healthy and happy.
09:27He wants his children to do something challenging in their lives,
09:30fearing that nepotism would open them to easy work and public
09:34scrutiny. He believes they've already had too much exposure for
09:38comfort via social media.
09:39I posted a picture the other day and I guess she didn't like the
09:43angle. She's like, dad, why would you post that? I was like, you look
09:47adorable. She was like, look at the angle. Cannon remains devoted
09:51to his many kids and is even willing to lend his name to help them
09:55fulfill their dreams and showbiz.
09:56He just hopes that they'll put their versatile talents to other use.
10:00And my kids have activities, so like their schedule is busier than
10:04mine because I'm trying to bounce from- I doubt that. No, but I'm literally
10:07trying- Because they do the massager. Because I'm trying to work their
10:09schedules into mine. Number 2, Jennifer Garner. Despite her wholesome
10:13image, actress Jennifer Garner is very careful with her maternal
10:17brand. Violet, Finn, and Sam Affleck are rarely seen by the world.
10:21Their mother has even barred them from social media out of mental
10:25health concerns.
10:26I kill the fun. I am so lame. I say no to everything. They call me
10:32the dragon. They have all these names for me.
10:35Her ex-husband, Ben Affleck, is also strictly private about his
10:39children. Of course, Garner made a uniquely public gesture. In 2013,
10:44she testified before a California state committee for the protection
10:47of minors from the paparazzi.
10:49I don't want a gang of shouting, arguing, law-breaking photographers
10:54who camp out everywhere we are, all day, every day, to continue
10:58traumatizing my kids. This inspired a law-limiting media intrusion
11:03and representation of celebrities' children. Garner won't even let
11:07her peers' kids be famous, at least without parental consent. While
11:11she hasn't publicly addressed her children's future prospects in
11:14the industry, she's dedicated to protecting them from it now.
11:17It's a long haul. I have a couple more to go, so just knock on wood.
11:21We'll see if I really hang in there. Before we unveil our top pick,
11:24here are a few honorable mentions. Adele, the soul star, sings her
11:28son's praises, but won't let Angelo be public property.
11:32He's coming to a couple of work things I have coming up, and we'll
11:36see, but I'm sure he'll just be like, well, I think Flamingo would
11:39like this or like that. Like, yeah, but he's great. He's a lot of fun.
11:43He's a very lovely, lovely little boy. Matt Damon, the movie star,
11:48keeps his four daughters humble, particularly fearing Hollywood
11:51misogyny. I mean, first of all, I don't know how much your kids
11:54engage with your work. Do they like watching you? No. Yeah. Did you
11:59take advantage of the COVID bubble to say, you know, let's go revisit
12:03some of dad's early work? Absolutely not. Minnie Driver, the actress
12:07is uncomfortable with any kid being in the industry, much less her
12:11son Henry. He's my pal. He's my favorite person to hang out with.
12:14I love him so much. Oh, that's so nice. He's the best. Ed Sheeran,
12:18the folk pop sensation is all about Lyra and Jupiter, but it's
12:22closed off about them.
12:31Channing Tatum, the actor has said since Everly's birth that he just
12:36wants her life to be safe and normal. We were like, this is going to be
12:39really cool. It's got dancing. She's going to love it. Within 10
12:43seconds, she was like, can I watch a real movie? Oh, really? Can I
12:48like a, I don't know, like a good one? Before we continue, be sure
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13:06Number 1. Jason Momoa
13:08Did you guys make your way to set at all? Did you watch Dad do his thing?
13:11Yes, we were there for most of the time. It was incredible.
13:14Most actors who want a low-profile family admit that they'd
13:17support their kids' showbiz ambitions. Jason Momoa may be living
13:21the good life as a Hollywood megastar, but it's not a life he
13:25wants for daughter Lola or son Nakoa Wolfe. In an interview with
13:30Entertainment Tonight, he was adamant about not wanting his and
13:33Lisa Bonet's children to pursue acting.
13:36Man, one of them wants to do it, and I'm not a fan, and I don't want
13:40them to, but I don't know. I'll try my damndest to keep them out of it.
13:47He feels that the industry is too much pressure to place on people
13:51he loves. Keeping them out of it can't make the grind any easier.
13:54But Momoa already efficiently shields his children from the
13:58paparazzi. The prolific actor is proud to share them with the
14:01public on his own terms, but sincerely hopes that they can enjoy a
14:05future of privacy.
14:06My little lovey. And my son, who's a wild animal, and he's around here
14:10somewhere. Yeah, my babies. Yeah, my family. That's the most important thing.
14:14Who are some other celebrities who managed to keep their public
14:17and private life separate? Tip us off in the comments.
14:20Our kids are little, but it's like, we're just like, hold back.
14:23How long can we hold back before we even go down that road?
14:26Just don't. Yeah. Just don't. Just say no. I'm into that.
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