While speaking with Net-a-Porter in 2022, after both seasons of “Euphoria” had been out for a while, Maude Apatow shared that the “nepo baby” comments made her a bit sad “at first.” She felt like people weren’t seeing her performances and skills as an actor at face value, instead altered by who her parents are. “I try not to let it get to me because I obviously understand that I’m in such a lucky position,” she said. “A lot of people [in a similar position] have proven themselves over the years, so I’ve got to keep going and make good work.”
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Right after the first season of “Euphoria,” which didn’t feature Lexi a ton, Apatow told the Los Angeles Times that she really wasn’t a fan of the nepo baby label (via Yahoo!). “I’ve acted in so many of my parents’ movies, and people are going to say it’s nepotism,” she said. “I mean, it’s not even an insult — well, it is an insult, but it is what it is.” She was hopeful then, too, that with her upcoming projects, people could see her for her work and not her last name. “I’m gonna spend my whole life trying to prove myself as an individual, and that’s a chip on my shoulder,” she said. “It’s really important to me to show that I work really hard, because I do.”
