Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere discuss nepo baby status in Vogue interview

Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere, the children of supermodel Cindy Crawford and actor Richard Gere, have openly discussed the advantages and scrutiny of their famous family backgrounds in a new interview. The pair, who star together in the FX series "The Shards," appeared on the cover of Vogue's September 2026 issue, a cover that echoes the 1992 Vogue cover their parents shared during their marriage.

Gerber, 24, and Gere, 26, addressed the "nepo baby" label directly. "I've only ever been a nepo baby, and I've only ever benefited in my career from it," Gerber told Vogue. She acknowledged that she sometimes applies the same critical lens to other celebrity children, thinking, "Okay, show me why you deserve this job." Gerber said she warned Gere that audiences would not view him as an unknown actor, adding that the pressure has motivated her to work harder.

Gere, who studied visual arts at Brown University before pursuing acting, said he was raised largely outside of Hollywood and had never been on a professional set until recently. He acknowledged that his family name complicates perceptions of his success. "I'm a very self-critical guy who would like to believe that my career's going...