“I don’t need to prove s*** to anybody.”
While talking with Allure, Willow said “I truly believe that my spirit is a strong spirit and that, even if my parents weren’t who they were, I would still be a weirdo and a crazy thinker.”She continued to admit that she gets ‘a little bit’ insecure at times as people think she’s only famous because of her parents.“I definitely think that a little bit of insecurity has driven me harder because people do think that the only reason I’m successful is because of my parents,” she told the outlet.Related: Paul Walter Hauser cast as mystery character in MCU’s Fantastic Four movieShe added: “That has driven me to work really hard to try to prove them wrong. But nowadays, I don’t need to prove s*** to anybody.”
“There have been some experiences where I went into a place that I have worked in the past and my picture could even be up on the wall, and they treat me like: ‘This is a little bit out of your price range’ or ‘You don’t really belong here,’” she added.She continued: “Being Black in America, even with privilege, which I’m never going to deny that I have, you’re still Black. And I love being Black.”“People would look at me and [say]: ‘Okay, well, her parents are this and this and that, but she still is like me. She still has brown skin.’”
Willow went on to speak about the freedom her mother gave her, such as when she allowed her to shave her head when she was 12: “My mother allowed me to do that because she strongly believed that being able to express myself in that way was very important.”“And I completely agree with her because it helped me figure out who I am.”Nepotism and the ‘nepo baby’ label has become more prominent these recent years, with some celebs embracing their nepotism while others shut down that their success has anything to do with their parents.
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