Her two Gen Z children have starred in her films, but Oscar award-winning actress Kate Winslet says nepo baby allegations are ‘silly’

No industry is a stranger to nepotism. Powerful business families have passed down their billion-dollar empires for generations, and the children of tech innovators have launched their own start-ups. Likewise, actress Kate Winslet’s children are now following in her footsteps, with the two Gen Zers pursuing Hollywood careers—but she’s adamant the Winslet name isn’t opening any doors.

“I don’t like the nepo baby term because these kids are not getting a leg up,” Winslet told the BBC in a recent interview while promoting her upcoming movie, Goodbye June. 

Perhaps ironically, the film’s screenplay which will hit Netflix on December 24, was written by her eldest son, 21-year-old Joe Anders.

And it wasn’t lost on them how their collaboration could be perceived, with Winslet’s son bracing for the nepotism allegations. 

“[Joe] would say to ...