The most downtrodden nepo babies in showbiz! As Mel B's daughter Phoenix says celeb offspring have never faced 'so much hate', how life in the limelight is not all rosy for these rich kids
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The term nepo baby was coined by a Twitter user in 2022 who was shocked to learn their favourite actress had famous parents. It sparked a fierce debate on whether the children of the rich and famous have been getting an unfair leg up. But the nepo baby path to fame doesn't always run smooth, with many forced to try their hand at several showbiz careers until they find one that sticks.
![[Some celebrity offspring have taken issue with being branded as such, with TV presenting duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan's daughter Chloe going as far as to call the phrase a 'dirty word' (Pictured together in 2013)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/93833341-14259257-image-a-3_1736268005359.jpg)
And some celebrity offspring have taken issue with being branded as such, with TV presenting duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan's daughter Chloe going as far as to call the phrase a 'dirty word'. Phoenix Brown, the daughter of Spice Girl Mel B, also recently slammed the 'febrile and poisonous' debate around nepo babies' success in the entertainment industry.
![[Daughter of Spice Girl Mel B , Phoenix Brown, 25, is fronting Channel 4 documentary Born in the Limelight - Nepo Babies : Untold, which first aired in October, and returns to screens again next Thursday (Pictured together in 2022)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/93833361-14259257-image-a-4_1736268122444.jpg)
So as Phoenix claims the children to the stars have 'never faced so much hate', MailOnline takes a look at the rich kids for whom life is not always rosy. As Mel B's daughter Phoenix Brown claims the children to the stars have 'never faced so much hate', MailOnline takes a look at the rich kids for whom life is not always rosy.
![[The eldest child of David and Victoria Beckham has taken jibes in the past over his career changes, having first tried to follow in his footballer father's steps before becoming an aspiring photographer and trying his hand at becoming a chef (Pictured together in 2019)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/93833521-14259257-image-a-6_1736268310568.jpg)
Some celebrity offspring have taken issue with being branded as such, with TV presenting duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan's daughter Chloe going as far as to call the phrase a 'dirty word' (Pictured together in 2013). She made headlines when she hosted an art exhibition only for it to be a ruse as part of a documentary on nepo babies.
![[When Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban 's daughter Sunday Rose, 16, made her catwalk debut for MiuMiu it didn't get quite the breathless reception the brand was expecting (Pictured with Nicole in July)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/88425847-14259257-Nicole_described_her_own_feelings_about_Sunday_s_runway_debut_as-a-18_1736268635178.jpg)
