Billie Eilish has been branded a “nepo child” after her mum was seen in an previous episode of Buddies (Getty/Warner Bros)
Billie Eilish followers have accused her of being a ‘nepo child’ after recognizing her mum Maggie Baird in an previous sitcom episode from the 90s.
Baird appeared in an episode of Buddies in 1999, showing within the season six episode titled The One The place Joey Loses His Insurance coverage as casting director quantity two.
Throughout the episode, Joey (Matt LeBlanc) is auditioning for a pet food industrial in entrance of Baird however as a result of he has a hernia and no medical insurance to kind it out, he finds it troublesome to choose up a bag of pet food because the script instructs.
The casting director isn’t impressed when Joey then suggests he can simply level to it, and Joey realises he gained’t be getting the gig.
The episode aired two years earlier than Eilish was born, however her brother Finneas O’Connell was two years previous on the time.
A clip of Baird’s look within the episode was posted to an Instagram account known as @theonewiththefriendsclips, alongside the the caption: “Do you know that Billie Eilish’s mother, Maggie Baird, appeared on the present Buddies?”
Followers shortly commented that this should imply that Billie Eilish is a nepo child as her dad and mom had connections within the movie and leisure trade. Nepo child, quick for nepotism child, is a time period referring to individuals whose dad and mom have succeeded in related or associated careers.
Nevertheless, O’Connell defended his household towards the allegations, commenting: “Ah sure, the basic, someday of labor on one episode of Buddies to make somebody wealthy and well-known – the entire gag of this video is none of you had any concept in any respect who she was.”
Each Maggie Baird and Eilish’s father Patrick O’Connell have appeared in numerous exhibits and movies however solely enjoying small roles.
Baird has additionally appeared in The X Information, Charmed, and Bones whereas the elder O’Connell has appeared in Iron Man and The West Wing.
In a earlier interview with Rolling Stone, O’Connell mentioned he and Baird had been “largely unemployed” actors who put their careers on maintain with a purpose to elevate their youngsters.
In the identical function, Eilish mentioned of her dad and mom: “Appearing is tremendous bizarre. You possibly can work for years and years and be the most effective on the planet and by no means get a job, and you may be mediocre, do one audition, and change into an enormous star. For years, I noticed my dad and mom beat up over the truth that they didn’t have it higher.”
“And that drove me insane – as a result of they had been actually good! My dad is the most effective actor I’ve ever seen. And my mother can do all these voices and characters – she’s unbelievable. So I want they’d had extra recognition.”
Lately, Eilish turned the primary LGBTQ+ musician to surpass 100 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify, and has gained two Oscars for her music composed alongside her brother.