THEY’VE got famous surnames, private jets and Instagram followings bigger than small countries – but when it comes to love, these celebs are keeping it all in the nepo baby circle.
As well as being rich, ridiculously good-looking and never having to enter a in their lives, it appears that is not only the family business, but also the pool.
Welcome to the high-gloss world of nepo baby – where the selfies are filtered and the romantic links are more tangled than a group chat.
From tying the knot with billionaire heiress , and – daughter of royalty – now loved up with , son of one of the UK’s most successful housebuilders, it appears that these celebs aren’t just inheriting their parents’ millions.
In this gilded dating circle, surnames matter more than star signs – and it’s less about “where did you meet?”; and more like “who are you related to?”;.
With some reaching the altar and others fizzling out, here, takes a deep dive into the twisted web of how the children of the rich and famous have found love with fellow .
Lottie Moss‘ nepo baby flings
While some nepo baby couples have stood the test of time, has dated two nepo babies – and neither latest.
In 2019, the famous model, 27, who is the younger half-sister of , reportedly had a brief “secret fling”; .
The duo had been friends for some time and the relationship allegedly made David and Victoria Beckham fearful that.
A friend said: “Brooklyn is becoming quite prolific in his wooing.He has obviously inherited his dad’s charm.
“He’s not naturally the most gregarious of boys, but his success rate with girls is quite astonishing.
“His pals egg him on but David and Victoria are less impressed. They’ve spoken to him about his behaviour and warned him he can’t get away with certain things now he’s in the public eye.
“They are genuinely concerned about his reputation and have compared some of his antics to those of Calum Best.
They added that his relationship with Lottie was a “high-profile female association”; that he could “frankly do without”;.
Not only this, but she also dated radio host , 32, back in 2020.
With Spandau Ballet’s as his father and Pepsi & Shirlie star Shirlie Holliman as his mum, Roman has candidly discussed being a nepo baby and claimed it’s “the best”;.
Discussing the benefits of his upbringing, Roman previously said: “Oh my god, it’s the best!
“When it comes to how I grew up, I always say this, the best part of my life, one being how I grew up, two, the parents that I have because I went to the best private school, I got any present that I wanted for , any present I wanted for a birthday.”;
Roman dated fellow nepo baby Lottie five years ago and prior to things fizzling out, a mutual friend told : “They have known each other through the party circuit for a few years, but nothing has ever happened before.
“Roman’s always thought she was beautiful and decided to pluck up the courage to ask her out.
“They had a really fun, very tipsy date and have been in touch every day since.”;
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz
As well as reportedly dating Lottie, ‘s marriage has strong power couple status – all thanks to his and ‘s famous parents.
We all know that Brooklyn, 25, is the son of David, 50, and , while Nicola is the daughter of Jewish-American entrepreneur , 82, and his model wife Claudia Heffner, 69, of whom both share eight children.
While are among elite, Nicola stands to inherit a huge sum of her father’s whopping $1.3 billion fortune one day.
Brooklyn and Nicola first met at the 2017 music festival in California, but didn’t start dating until 2019.
The now husband and wife first went public with their relationship in 2020 and in July the same year.
Their high profile relationship is full of the sort of lavishness that one could only imagine, including trips, multi-million properties and a designer wardrobe to rival the queen of style herself, , 51.
Following in her investor father’s footsteps, Nicola and Brooklyn snapped up a $10.5million starter mansion in Beverly Hills after just a few months of dating.
While Nicola made her directorial debut with drama Lola, Brooklyn, who recently admitted that he’s “obviously a nepo baby”; has launched a hot sauce named Cloud 23.
Beatles grandson’s nepo baby relationships
While Miley and Patrick didn’t last, Bill Gates’ daughter and , 26, looked more loved-up than ever as they made a rare public appearance together just last week.
The young couple boast family ties to tech and rock ‘n’ roll royalty and began dating in mid-2023.
Phoebe Gates is the last born daughter of billionaire founder , 69, and his ex-wife – now too a billionaire – Melinda, 60.
Her parents are worth north of $160 billion combined, while Arthur Alistair Donald, who previously dated ’s daughter , boasts Beatles legend and billionaire , 82, as his granddad.
in London seven years ago, as he showed the blonde around his hometown and even took her for drinks at celebrity hotspot Sketch.
But now, Arthur is loved up with his second nepo baby and was seen cosying up at a glitzy party in with Phoebe, 22, as she shared a rare snap of them on her stories, captioned with two blue hearts.
Speaking on the Call Her Daddy , Phoebe opened up about her relationship with Arthur and shared: “He took me to an concert and now we’ve been dating for almost two years.”;
Alex Pettyfer‘s list of nepo baby lovers
Another celeb who likes to date in the nepo baby circle is , 35.
He is the son of actors Lee Robinson and Richard Pettyfer and dated Elvis Presley’s granddaughter over a decade ago.
Alex was briefly engaged to Riley Keough, 35, and reflected on the romance in a 2018 Radio Andy interview, as he claimed he experienced “love at first sight.”;
Things didn’t last for the pair, but this wasn’t Alex’s first attempt at finding love with iconic nepo babies.
Before his relationship with Riley, Alex dated another actor Eric Roberts’ daughter , 34.
Emma Roberts not only has a famous father, but is the niece of Pretty Woman star .
The couple met in 2007 and two years later, Alex seemingly admitted to having Emma’s name tattooed on his finger, which he didn’t “regret”; despite their split.
Romeo Beckham‘s nepo baby dating history
Like his brother Brooklyn, it appears that , 22, the second son of Posh and Becks, is another who likes to date in the nepo baby circle.
Romeo is currently dating London-based model and DJ .
Kim Turnbull, 22, comes from a creative family – her father Alex is a DJ and the founder of influential hip-hop label Ronin Records.
Meanwhile, her grandfather, William Turnbull, was a renowned Scottish sculptor whose work was displayed at London’s Tate Gallery.
Kim began her modelling career in 2017, working with major brands including , and .
During the Covid-19 , she expanded into DJing, going on to perform at events for fashion houses such as Gucci.
Since then, the couple have been seen together at numerous high-profile events, including and various family gatherings.
Prior to dating Kim, Romeo also dated , the daughter of Mario Sorrenti, one of the most iconic fashion photographers of all time, responsible for ‘s Obsession advert with Calvin Klein and countless high fashion nude spreads in .
The couple sparked dating rumours after they and were seen together .
Gemma Owen and Red Morgan
She may be known as a Love Island star to many youngsters, but , 21, is in fact the daughter of footballer , 45.
It appears that the wants to keep her relationships in the nepo baby sphere too, as just last month it was revealed that she is dating a multi-millionaire’s son.
Gemma hard-launched her new man – , a horse rider and the son of businessman Steve Morgan – on her Instagram stories.
is the founder and chairman of housebuilder Redrow.
And not only are Gemma and Red both nepo babies, but it appears that their famous fathers are also connected too.
It was previously revealed that .
The former footballer is said to have stumped up the cash for Lower Soughton Hall, a Grade II listed manor house in North Wales, surrounded by 42 acres of land.
While her famous father may have helped her to land her a spot on the ITV dating show, according to data amassed by digital marketing agency, Evoluted, Gemma is the nepo baby with the fastest growing fanbase, with 248,000 monthly searches – an increase of a whopping 13,500 per cent.
Kaia Gerber and Lewis Pullman
Just last month, ’s boyfriend and fellow nepo baby hit the headlines after he awkwardly dodged questions about her during his latest appearance.
Lewis, 32, is the son of Sleepless In Seattle star Bill Pullman, while Kaia, 23, is the daughter of supermodel .
News broke of Kaia and Lewis’ relationship in January and reports suggest they have grown close enough that his parents even went to see her in a play.
However when he attended the premiere of his new movie Thunderbolts, Lewis sidestepped queries about his nepo baby romance.
When he was asked by Entertainment Tonight if he brought a date to the event, he replied: “No, I don’t have a date tonight. My family’s my date.”;
He was then posed with another question about “a certain brunette we would’ve liked to see you bring along as a date”;, to which Lewis smiled and said: “Well, listen, we’re all just lucky to be here on the carpet, hanging, looking forward to the Thunderbolts.”;
Prior to this, Lewis dated another nepo baby – Rainey Qualley, 36, who is the daughter of actress Andie MacDowell and the sister of actress Margaret Qualley.
Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk
Another nepo baby pairing are , the daughter of actress Courtney Love and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who is regarded as one of the most influential alternative rock musicians in the world.
The 32-year-old is dating fellow nepo baby , 31, who is the son of a famous skateboarder, Tony Hawk, 56.
Kurt and Courtney’s combined estate is thought to sit in the region of half a billion dollars, while Riley’s father brings in an estimated $100 million.
The couple, who have generational wealth in common, became an item in 2022.
But despite her roots, Frances has made it clear that she doesn’t want anything to do with Hollywood – calling it “pretentious, sh**ty, and filled to the brim with the worst people she’s ever met”;.
Not only this, but she has even turned down many movie roles over the years, including Bella Swan in Twilight.
But despite her distaste for the industry, the couple are going from strength to strength.
They tied the knot in in October 2023 and have since welcomed their first child together.
Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger
Earlier this week, , 32, seamlessly walked past , 31, at the 2025 Met Gala, but did you know that they previously dated?
Miley didn’t appear to acknowledge her fellow nepo baby ex at the posh event, which came a decade after the twosome dated.
Despite Miley Cyrus’ impressive career, with over two decades in the industry and a Grammy win for ‘Flowers’, the Tennessee-born singer may be one of the most successful nepo babies ever – so successful that she kept her father relevant for decades after his song ‘Achy Break Heart’ topped charts in the early ‘90s.
While the father and daughter reportedly don’t speak anymore following ’s remarriage in 2023, there is no denying that he walked a pre-teen Miley into the spotlight.
Miley’s ex Patrick Schwarzenegger is another nepo baby, but isn’t a fan of the commonly-used label.
star is the son of and , but finds ‘nepo baby’ accusations “frustrating.”;
Patrick recently told The Sunday Times: “I know there are people who’ll say I only got this role because of who my dad is.
“They’re not seeing that I’ve had 10 years of acting classes, put on school plays every week, worked on my characters for hours on end or the hundreds of rejected auditions I’ve been on.
“Of course, it’s frustrating and you can get boxed in and you think at that moment, I wish I didn’t have my last name. But that’s a small moment.”;
The duo dated from 2014 to 2015, after they were first spotted together at a college football game in November 2014.
The couple were “friends for a long time”; before hooking up, but it was short lived, as according to Us Weekly, Miley called it quits after Patrick was pictured doing body shots with an unknown woman.
Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson
and tied the knot in 2021 and became first-time parents when they welcomed their daughter in 2023.
Not only did Mark, 48, gain a life partner when he married Grace, 37, but he also became the son-in-law of award-winning actress , who is Grace’s mother.
But the ‘I’m Just Ken’ songwriter is also considered a nepo baby, as he is the step-son of Mick Jones, a musician and the guitarist for the band Foreigner.
Mark was born into a wealthy family, with his father Laurence working in real estate and his mother Ann Dexter-Jones in the TV industry.
While his stepfather has penned one of the greatest power ballads of all time, his success falls just shy of Mark’s total 45 award wins, including an , seven Grammys – and a Guinness World Record.
Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge
, 26, and , 31, are another nepo baby couple that have not only said I Do, but have also welcomed a child into the mix.
Sofia is the daughter of musician , while her hubby Elliot is the son of Lucian Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music Group, married in April 2023.
In May 2024, the couple, who are estimated to have a net worth of $18 million, welcomed their first child into the world – a daughter named .
Prior to becoming a mother, Sofia admitted she struggled to “find her place in the world”;.
I didn’t have the experience, and I didn’t want to be one of those kid celebrities that got the role because my dad is who he is
Sofia Richie
Speaking to Town & Country, Sofia revealed that her desire to not be a nepo baby caused her to experiment with different paths.
Sofia explained: “I spent a lot of time just trying to find my place in the world. I think everyone wants to be like their parents when they’re growing up, and I admired my dad so much, and that drove me down a music path for a moment. But it didn’t feel right for me.
“And then everyone told me, ‘You should be an actor!’ I tried that for a period, but that wasn’t me either.
“I didn’t have the experience, and I didn’t want to be one of those kid celebrities that got the role because my dad is who he is.”;
She continued: “So I was like, ‘You know what? I know I’m not cut out for this. Let me just be myself’.”;
Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell
and her husband , are a nepo baby couple who recently celebrated their three-year wedding anniversary.
The star, 36, and Charlie, 41, both have famous parents in common – Lily is the daughter of legendary British musician and American business owner Jill.
Meanwhile, Charlie boasts actor Malcolm McDowell and actress Mary Steenburgen as his parents, as well as stepfather actor Ted Danson.
The couple first met on the set of the film Gilded Rage, a movie he directed about the infamous murder of investment banker Thomas Gilbert Sr.
Despite growing up in the celebrity circle, Lily admitted she first realised the level of her father’s fame when they were on a family trip to Disneyland when she was a child.
Speaking candidly to Radio Times, she said she remembered seeing a man sporting a t-shirt with the music icon’s face on his t-shirt.
She explained: “I was thinking, ‘Why does he want a picture of my dad, and why is my dad on his T-shirt?’.
“Slowly but surely, I started to understand.”;
