Vanessa Paradis is particularly proud of her two children Lily-Rose and Jack. On the set of “C à Vous”, the singer and actress spoke without filter about their status as child of a star, which she considers… as a “handicap”!
Vanessa Paradis has sparked some criticism with her recent comments on those we now call “nepo babies“: understand the children of famous people who also evolve in show business. It must be said that the interpreter of Divinidyll knows a lot about the subject since she is the mother of the model and actress Lily-Rose Depp and the more discreet Jack Depp, whose public appearances are rare but who works as a composer. According to the 53-year-old star, being a “nepo baby“represents a”disability“…
Vanessa Paradis, frank about her children: “I have nepo babies“
Guest on the set of C to youVanessa Paradis, in full tour after releasing her album The return of sunny days in 2025, raised the sometimes delicate subject of the status of a child star. “I have ‘nepo babies’ and that opens the doors because our names carry us, but then you are judged so much more than the others“, declared the singer, specifying that this situation could, according to her, be even “a disability“.
“You still have all the work to do just like the others, and even, I find, more than the otherss“, continued the ex-partner of Johnny Depp, father of her two children, who then raised a point: “Excuse me, has anyone ever told the baker’s son that he shouldn’t be a baker or the butcher’s son? It’s weird that it’s only for our jobs…“
Columnist and journalist Patrick Cohen also returned to the subject by raising a point. “Nepotism is favoritism, it is not a neutral term…”, he clarified. And presenter Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine added: “Child of the ball, it’s still prettier.“
Faced with Vanessa Paradis’ comments, some Internet users protested on social networks. “Thank you for not talking about disability defend your privileged kids“, one of them commented. “It’s true that to be the muse of Chanel when you are the daughter of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp, it’s extremely disabling“, quipped another. “The first doors that open are the hardest to open“, also underlined another…
Vanessa Paradis: what are her children Lily-Rose and Jack doing?
Lily-Rose Depp, 27, is in fact a muse for the Chanel brand and also an actress, notably in the mini-series The Idolor at the cinema in the films Nosferatu Or The faithful man. As for his 24-year-old brother, Jack Depp, he is more discreet, but is doing his part. He notably worked in a Lebanese restaurant in Paris for several years according to Daily Mailbefore becoming a composer.
This music lover also collaborated with his famous mother on the song Elementpresent on his latest album The return of sunny days. “By hearing him compose things that are so beautiful next to me, and me who is trying to write good songs, I asked him if I could have this piece among the others that he does, which inspired me a lot“, explained Vanessa Paradis on RTL.
