Haley Joel Osment , who became famous after starring inThe Sixth Sense , said his sister Emily Osment had " a manner tough way " as a child star on Disney Channel .
1.First, when asked aboutwatching his brotherMacaulay Culkinbecome the biggest child actor in the world afterHome Alonewas released,Kieran Culkinsaid, “Poor fucking guy.” He said he always felt bad for Macaulay’s level of fame at such a young age.
2.Elizabeth Olsensaidthat she “felt very clear about how [she] was going to navigate lots of things” after watching her sisters Mary-Kate andAshley Olsengrow up in the public eye. She’s alsosaidthat their fame made her not want to start working as a professional actor before she was 18.
3.Gemma Stylespenned an essayin 2018 about watching her brother Harry Styles become one of the biggest musicians in the world and deal with fame, saying, “One thing Harry’s ascent has taught me is that suddenly you’re not seen as a normal person any more, but some famous ‘thing’ who simply came into being when a camera was first pointed at you.”
4.Solangesaidthat growing up “in a household with a master class” like Beyoncé only made her want to pursue writing her own music and master incredible stage performances. Solange also added that by watching Beyoncé she learned how to be in control of her career, voice, and more.
5.Noah Cyrussaidwatching her sister Miley Cyrus grow up in the spotlight impacted how she saw herself. “Everyone gave me such a hard time for having a hard time being Miley’s little sister,” she explained. Noah even alluded to Miley’s fame in a song, with the lyrics, “My sister’s like sunshine, bringing good light wherever she’ll go / and I was born to rain clouds, blessed in her shadows.”
6.Haley Joel Osment said watching his sister Emily Osment go through being onHannah Montanaand Disney Channel was hard, and headmitsshe had “a way tougher path” as a child star than he did. He explained, “That show was squarely aimed towards creating a mania in that age group. She had to deal with a lot more strange invasions of privacy, not being able to have a normal school life.”
7.Elle Fanning grew up in the spotlight alongside her older sister Dakota Fanning andsaidthat during the height of Dakota’s fame as a child star she said it was wild to see her older sister get recognized on the street by fans. “If one person saw Dakota, it was a spiral effect.”
8.Musician and actor Toby Sebastian haspraisedhis sister Florence Pugh’s ability to handle the level of fame she’s achieved. “Obviously with success in this industry comes fame and people recognize you and all that stuff. I don’t live with it on a day-to-day basis but she rises to the task of everything that she does,” he explained in an interview.
9.Janet Jacksonspoke candidlyabout how she was always impressed with her brothers' fame, particularly Michael Jackson. However, she said there was a “shift” in her relationship with Michael around the time his solo career took off in the early 1980s. His newfound success was around the time they started to grow apart.
10.Frankie Jonas hastalkeda lot about watching his older brothers Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas become famous and, as a result, being dubbed “the Bonus Jonas.” It greatly affected his mental health and he was expected to become a “mascot-like character” for his brothers. Their fame led to Frankie wanting to step away from Hollywood, and his brothers encouraged him to find something he loves to do.
11.Finneas hassaidthat after watching Billie Eilish’s fast and massive rise to fame, and how her day-to-day life can be “challenging,” he has “no desire” to be more famous than he currently is. He added, “Seems like a huge drag.”
12.Beauty blogger Doniya Maliksaidit was “surreal and wild” to watch her brother Zayn suddenly become famous practically overnight. She said, “As time goes on you get used to it [but] yeah it is overwhelming — it’s something that doesn’t really hit you.” She added that it was just something she had to adjust to and “go along with.”
13.Chris Hemsworthtalkedabout how wild it was to watch Liam Hemsworth be swarmed by paparazzi early in his career because ofThe Hunger Gamesfranchise and his relationship with Miley Cyrus. “It’s sort of is what it is. At times you’re a target and at times you’re not. If you have a film coming out or who you are dating and what have you,” Chris said. “But, we’ve been lucky, my wife and I.”
14.Bella Hadid hasspoken candidly about how Gigi Hadid’s fame impacted her growing up, saying she would often compare herself to her sister, just like others did. “I was the uglier sister. I was the brunette. I wasn’t as cool as Gigi, not as outgoing. That’s really what people said about me,” Bella explained. “And unfortunately when you get told things so many times, you do just believe it.”
15.And finally, Kendall and Kylie Jennersaidthat although being famous is “normal” for them, their older siblings, in particular Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian, have “taught [them] so much about growing up in [the spotlight].”
