Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell could also be two of the largest names in music, however their mother, Maggie Baird, isn’t shopping for into the concept that their success is only as a consequence of nepotism.

In a brand new interview with Glamour printed on Oct. 3, Baird clapped again on the latest “nepo baby” label that has been connected to her children. The time period resurfaced after a clip of Maggie’s look on Friends started circulating on-line, with many stating her and her husband Patrick O’Connell’s connections to the leisure trade.

However, Maggie was fast to set the report straight, explaining that whereas each she and Patrick have labored as actors and musicians, they have been “working-class actors” who “eked out a meagre living.”

The actress shared, “I got that episode of Friends because I was about to lose my health insurance,” emphasising that neither she nor Patrick had the celebrity or fortune that their kids now take pleasure in.

She added that there’s an enormous distinction between the life she led as an actor and the one Billie and Finneas now navigate.

“People don’t really understand there’s a whole industry of people who are creative and they’re working and they’re struggling,” she defined, “But that’s a very different life than on this side of the door where you’re suddenly playing in this different arena.”

Despite their large success—Billie and Finneas have each gained a number of Grammys, they usually made historical past because the youngest two-time Oscar winners—Baird says their household has remained tight-knit and grounded. “The family part is the part that keeps it sane,” she stated.

As for a way the household offers with the overwhelming scrutiny, Maggie provided a easy reminder: “They’re all human.”

With hits like “Bad Guy,” which spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her critically acclaimed albums When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Happier Than Ever, Billie has persistently dominated each the charts and award reveals.

Meanwhile, Finneas is a Grammy-winning producer and songwriter in his personal proper. He has performed a vital function in shaping Billie’s sound whereas additionally discovering success as a solo artist, having simply launched his new album For Cryin’ Out Loud! on Oct. 4, forward of his upcoming tour in Australia in January 2025.

The venture was preceded by the title monitor, “Cleats” and “Lotus Eater,” and follows the Grammy-winning producer’s 2021 debut album, Optimist.