Kaia Gerber was “sparkled” by her mother, Cindy Crawford

Kaia Gerber always knew she had a famous mother, but it wasn't until last year's AppleTV documentary series. Fashion modelsI realized how famous Cindy Crawford is. In a new interview with Wall Street Journal. magazineThe model, actress and book club president explained that after watching the show, her mother was “blown away, and so was she.” Of course, Gerber followed in her famous mother's footsteps but she also forged her own career that went beyond being a model to becoming a Generation Z icon.

“I was in awe of her afterward,” Gerber said of seeing her mother in action during the docu-series. “I was like, ‘I didn’t realize that. I knew you were creative, but…” I didn't understand when I was younger. What she had achieved in her career, there wasn't really a footstep for someone to follow. And I thought it was great that she always had that ambition, and did things that people told her to : “This will ruin your career. Don't do this.” She trusted her instincts.

Gerber also addressed the nepo baby conversation that has been in the ether. It's easy to make a famous face with some very famous parents, but she insists that her parents never pushed her to do anything she didn't want to do. She even explained that Crawford and Rande Gerber make their kids' lives as normal as possible, paparazzi and all.

“They never let it be dictated to them what they did or didn't do. It never took control of our lives,” she added. “When I was a kid, if I wanted to go pick a Christmas tree, we'd go pick a Christmas tree. And maybe there will be paparazzi pictures. But my parents would never say, “Oh, no, I don't want to do that.”

Gerber says she's glad she has parents who can give her some career advice, from modeling advice from Cindy to business guidance from her father, Rande Gerber.

“I can actually ask my dad for advice on career matters, work matters,” Gerber said. “It's very rare to have parents who are in the same industry or profession as you, and whose advice you can actually trust.”

But Gerber also admitted that the idea of ​​Nebo Babies won't fade from the public consciousness any time soon. So, she has accepted that she will always be tied to her mother and father and be grouped into a cadre of illegitimate children like Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber.

“I don't think this topic is going to go away, so obviously I've reached a point of acceptance,” she added. “I personally am very aware of all the wonderful things she has done for me, and I would never say anything negative about her because that is my truth about it.”

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