Nigerian actress and media personality Temi Otedola has declared that she will never reject the “nepo baby” tag often used to describe children of privilege who benefit from their family’s connections.
The billionaire heiress made the remarks on a recent episode of The How Far Podcast, which she co-hosts with her husband, singer Mr Eazi.
Temi said she sees no reason to downplay the advantages she has enjoyed as a result of her family’s wealth and influence, insisting that acknowledging privilege takes nothing away from personal achievement.
Currently expecting her first child, the actress explained that privilege is not limited to having famous parents but also includes growing up with financial stability, access to quality education, and other opportunities many people never get.
“You don’t have to be famous to be privileged. Privilege is growing up in a situation where your parents had a certain amount of money, you didn’t have to struggle, and you had access to education, food and a foundation in life that not everybody gets,” she said.
Drawing on a hypothetical scenario, Temi described how nepotism comes into play when family ties open doors that would otherwise remain closed. She noted that if her own child wanted to pursue a music career, she and her husband could easily connect them with a producer and fund their music video — an advantage she classified as clear nepotism.
“You can never catch me, on camera or off camera, saying I’m not a nepo baby. I find it crazy when people don’t admit to the advantage. It would be so unfair to say that,” she said.
She, however, maintained that admitting to privilege does not erase the hard work behind one’s success.
“At the end of the day, I was given a leg up, and I’ve made the most of it. I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to say that. I think it’s because they feel it discounts what they’ve achieved in life. I definitely got lots of privileges as a result of the hard work that came before me,” she added.
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