Hayley Hasselhoff joins Hollywood ‘nepo baby’ discussion: ‘I auditioned like everyone else’

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Hollywood’s “nepo babies” after saying that the children of celebrities deserve recognition for their own successes. Hasselhoff — daughter of “Baywatch” stars David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach — told The Daily Mail last month that her career came from years of hard work and dedication despite her parent’s attempts to dissuade her from becoming an actor. “It’s difficult because at the end of the day, everybody’s journey is going to be different,” Hasselhoff, 30, said. “So you can’t compare everybody’s journey on how they got into the industry if they are a nepo baby, or, however you call it.” “But at the end of the day, I know mine — and mine was a very genuine one,” the 30-year-old continued. “I had to get my own agent.

I got my own agent at 14. I auditioned for it like everybody else.” Hasselhoff — who made history last year for being the first plus-sized nude model to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine — also commented that the entertainment industry is filled with people who make misconceptions regarding the reasons why children of celebrities follow in their parent’s footsteps.

The model and mental health advocate recalled that she had always wanted to be an actor since a young age but did not participate in school productions due to her family’s legacy. “I actually didn’t do theater in school because of the relationship to my family,” recalled Hasselhoff. “I think really because I think I didn’t want people to think that I was just doing it to do it.” The Post reached out to Hasselhoff for comment.

Hasselhoff landed her first lead role on screen in the 2010 ABC show “Huge” at the age of 17 after a seemingly arduous audition process.