28 October 2024
Riley Keough "acknowledges" she is a nepo-baby.
Elvis Presley's grandaughter Riley Keough 'acknowledges' her nepo-baby privilege
The 35-year-old actress - who is the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley and the granddaughter of late music icon Elvis Presley - admits she is "acutely aware" of the privilege she may have received as a result of her family connections which made it easier for her to start out in showbusiness.
She told ELLE UK magazine: "I’m sure being Elvis' granddaughter has made it easier for me to get an agent, to have meetings and all this stuff, when I started out.
"I know there’s so much nepo-baby stuff at the moment [and] I certainly acknowledge that aspect of the privilege of coming where I come from.
"I’m not an idiot. I’m aware of privilege in an acute way."
The 'Daisy Jones and The Six' actress also shared the advice her late mother gave her before entering the showbiz world.
Lisa told Riley: “If you’re going to do this, you have to be so good at what you do, or else nobody’s going to take you seriously, you’re not going to get any jobs and it’s going to be embarrassing."
Riley added: "You don’t want to be an embarrassing celebrity kid. She ingrained that into me and my brother so deeply."
It comes after Riley previously revealed she aimed to honour her mother by finishing her memoir 'From Here To The Great Unknown' which Lisa Marie was working on at the time of her death in January 2023.
In a behind-the-scenes video of her in a recording booth, Riley said: "I aim not only to honour my mother, but to tell a human story in what I know is an extraordinary circumstance.
"I am aware that the recordings my mother left are a gift. So often, all that's left of a loved one is a saved and re-saved voicemail, a short video on a phone, some favourite photos. I take the privilege of these tapes very seriously."
The memoir covers how Lisa Marie struggled after Elvis' death as well the tragic passing of her son Benjamin Keough in 2020 and Riley hopes it presents her as "a three-dimensional human being".
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