These 14 celeb parents remind us that even if you have millions of fans, you can still embarrass your kids.
Kelly Ripa
Talk show host Kelly Ripa has never been overly discreet about publicizing moments from her family life. However, her daughter Lola Consuelos has, at times, made it clear that certain family pictures are best kept out of the public eye.
One time, Ripa shared an old Halloween picture of Lola, taken when she was younger, on Instagram without her daughter’s consent. Lola wasted no time, calling her mom and insisting she remove the photo because her friends were among Ripa’s followers. The situation for Lola escalated when Ripa chose to showcase the photograph on The Tonight Show.
David Beckham
David Beckham has found plenty of ways to remind his children that being famous does not make you immune to classic dad behavior.
When his eldest son Brooklyn reached one million Instagram followers, Brooklyn recorded a video thanking his fans. David suddenly appeared and pointed out that he had tens of millions of followers himself. The playful interruption instantly turned his son’s big social- media moment into a classic dad joke.
David has also talked about keeping an eye on Brooklyn’s first date when he was a teenager. David and Victoria’s protective streak was so strong that David ended up sitting a few tables over from Brooklyn and his date at the sushi place.
Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg’s kids will never forget this one hard truth about their father: he used to be famous worldwide as Marky Mark.
Mark Wahlberg has publicly discussed how his kids feel embarrassed about his rap music videos from decades past. In particular, his dance moves. Wahlberg’s daughter Grace looked up some of his old videos and reportedly told her dad that she’d refuse to speak to him if he made her watch them again.
He’s also admitted his children cringe at him still sporting some of his 90s-era shirts.
Channing Tatum
Tatum showed up to his daughter Everly’s Halloween carnival dressed as Winnie- the- Pooh one year. He posted a picture of himself in costume and wrote that he was confident he scared the children half to death at the carnival.
He turned up as a unicorn at yet another of Everly’s school Halloween events, appearing completely unfazed by the potential loss of his “cool parent” status.
Kristen Bell
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell have centered much of their parenting philosophy around being refreshingly transparent.
Bell once recounted one super-awkward story about their daughters. The twins somehow ended up witnessing their parents having s*x. Bell and Shepard frantically tried to explain what they were doing to the shocked kids.
Instead of trying to hide the incident, Bell shared the story publicly and used it as a joke. One embarrassing parenting blunder turned into comedy gold.
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds is known for his sarcasm, so it’s no surprise that eventually his humor would come for his children.
One of his earliest daddy jokes about parenting went viral after he made a joke about his daughter’s artwork. He told his followers that while his daughter loved to draw on walls and furniture, he definitely wasn’t going to be putting her artwork on the refrigerator because “it’s absolute garbage.”
It was clearly said in jest, but he started a trend of turning everyday parenting situations into comedy for the world to see.
Though his daughters may not enjoy his teasing currently, his humor connects with a vast audience.
Will Smith
Will Smith loves using his kids’ achievements as fodder for parental roastings. As soon as son Jaden put out his music video for “Icon,” Will took it upon himself to make his own version.
Smith mimicked Jaden’s hairstyle, wardrobe, accessories, dance moves, and even mannerisms, turning his son’s artistic music video into a glorified dad joke. Will finished off the video by posting a congratulations message to Jaden after he hit 100 million streams.
While it was a heartfelt moment for sure, having your famous father duplicate your coolest music video for the entire world to see is enough to make most teenagers blush.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have often posted cute family anecdotes about their children Luna and Miles.
It’s no secret Chrissy takes a special delight in posting the hilarious, unvarnished facts of parenthood, with John frequently adding his own jokes and memes to the mix. They’ve even featured Luna and Miles in many photos and videos poking fun at their kids.
Legend and Teigen have even opened up about their kids’ opinions on their parents kissing in public. There was a time Chrissy replied to a tweet, saying Luna was never entertained by her parents’ smooching.
And with two selfie obsessed parents, privacy can be hard to come by for Luna and Miles.
Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show’s host, Jimmy Fallon, occasionally brings his daughters, Winnie and Frances, into his on-air world.
With Tonight Show recording from his house during quarantine, Fallon’s daughters Winnie and Frances would constantly wander into frame and cut off his monologues and interviews.
Fallon didn’t shoo them away. He let them interrupt whatever he was filming because he liked the randomness they brought to his show.
For Winnie and Frances, having their ordinary childhood antics broadcasted to the public view is one way to make family moments memorable and also somewhat embarrassing.
Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell may have invented how to professionally embarrass people, but he brings that same energy to fatherhood too.
Will Ferrell once showed up to his son Magnus’s prom in full medieval lord attire. Magnus made a tiktok of his dad in the absurd costume and gave him a score of 10,000/10.
Magnus loved it, but we can all still appreciate how low Ferrell is willing to go for comedy.
Most dads would probably be fine with a slightly awkward photo before the big night. Will Ferrell apparently prefers arriving dressed like he has just stepped out of a medieval movie.
Barack Obama
Despite holding the highest office in the land, Barack Obama couldn’t escape the parental embarrassment.
The immense responsibility of leading the free world couldn’t stop Obama from sharing his yearly dose of corny humor at the White House turkey pardon. And as the years went on Obama’s daughters Malia and Sasha let everyone know just how unimpressed they were with Dad’s jokes.
During the 2016 ceremony, Obama quipped that his daughters were tired of his turkey jokes and had stopped wanting to be there.
Sure Obama was the President, but to Malia and Sasha, he was Dad just telling awful jokes to millions of viewers.
Gordon Ramsay
While Ramsay may earn his reputation by yelling at professional cooks, his kids have been subjected to his brutal brand of humor as well.
Ramsay has teased his kids over their culinary abilities and posted several cute but cheeky videos of their family life online. In fact, Ramsay’s daughter Tilly Ramsay, who became a television chef herself, is often the victim of his jabs.
The spat between father and daughter has even spilled over into Ramsay’s TV shows, as he’s made jokes about Tilly’s cooking and put her cooking skills to the test.
Tilly Ramsay’s situation is complicated by her father being such a celebrated chef, meaning mealtimes might unexpectedly become a cooking contest.
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is someone who has fully accepted his title as an embarrassing dad.
Corinne, Jamie Foxx’s daughter, recounted how he’d show up at her cheerleading events dressed in overly tight outfits and “acting like a damn fool,” mortifying her as a teenager.
Furthermore, she let slip that he once rolled up to her high school beau’s house with a gang of friends, an occasion she thoroughly disliked.
Bono
Despite Bono’s status as a worldwide rock icon with U2, his daughter has mentioned that he’s capable of being a deeply embarrassing dad.
Driving his kids to school, he’d occasionally don his pajamas and shades, turning up the Backstreet Boys. He would then stop the car in the middle of traffic to dance along, while his children looked on in shame.
Daughter Eve said she and her siblings were so humiliated by his behavior. Turns out for Bono, driving his children to school was just another opportunity for a performance.
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