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    Billie Eilish’s mom hits back at claims the singer is a ‘nepo baby’

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    Published 13:20 6 Oct 2024 GMT+1

    Billie Eilish’s mom hits back at claims the singer is a ‘nepo baby’

    People were shocked to discover that Billie Eilish's mom is an actor

    Niamh Shackleton

    Niamh Shackleton

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    Topics: Billie Eilish, Friends, Celebrity, Music, News, Parenting

    Niamh Shackleton
    Niamh Shackleton

    Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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    I think almost everyone in the world has heard of the music sensation that is Billie Eilish.

    The 22-year-old has already achieved some of the highest music accolades you can get, including a handful of Grammys and not one, but two Academy Awards for Best Original Song.

    Billie's success has been aided by her super talented brother Finneas, who is a singer-songwriter himself and acts as his younger sister's only music producer.

    For a long time, people presumed that Billie and Finneas were the only famous family members of the O'Connell clan - but it turns out their mom is well-known too.

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    Maggie Baird is an actor and Friends fans were sent into a frenzy after learning that she did a cameo in an episode of the show.

    Maggie was on season six and played a casting director for an advert for pet food that Joey was auditioning for.

    In light of the recent revelation, Maggie has spoken out on her being in entertainment industry while hitting out at claims that her daughter is a 'nepo baby' because of it.

    "I think it’s hilarious," she told Glamour of the Friends clip resurfacing, "because that came out, and it was like, 'Oh, Billie is a nepo baby.' And I’m like, 'Did you know that I got that episode of Friends because I was about to lose my health insurance?'."

    Billie Eilish and her mom Maggie Baird (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moët & Chandon)
    Billie Eilish and her mom Maggie Baird (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moët & Chandon)

    Maggie went on: "My husband and I are working class actors. We eked out a meager living, and it afforded us a lot of time with our kids, which was awesome. But the industry is primarily people like us or even people not even like us who couldn’t even do that.

    "So when all of this happened to our kids, we’d never been on that side of it. I think that people don’t really understand there’s a whole industry of people who are creative and they’re working and they’re struggling, and they make perfectly happy lives, and they feel creative, and they feel fulfilled. But that’s a very different life than on this side of the door where you’re suddenly playing in this different arena."

    As well as Friends, Maggie voiced the character of Samara in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise.

    Maggie Baird featured on season six of Friends (NBC)
    Maggie Baird featured on season six of Friends (NBC)

    Billie's father is also an actor, something which Billie has discussed in the past.

    The 'What Was I Made For?' hitmaker previously told Rolling Stone: "Acting is super weird. You can work for years and years and be the best in the world and never get a role, and you can be mediocre, do one audition, and become a huge star.

    "For years, I saw my parents beat up over the fact that they didn't have it better. And that drove me insane - because they were really good! My dad is the best actor I've ever seen."

    Some of the movies Patrick has starred in include Iron Man and Cyborg 2.

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