By Daniel Neira - Los Angeles May 22, 2024 2:21 PM EDT Willow Smith is opening up about her struggles amid her path to stardom, following the release of new music, and her highly anticipated book. The daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that she disagrees with the ‘nepo baby’ title, and shared her insecurities growing up in a celebrity family. READ MORE Will Smith’s sweet words for estranged wife Jada Pinkett Smith Willow Smith’s most memorable Mother’s Day gift to Jada Pinkett Smith Willow Smith reveals how she avoids ‘questioning’ herself when sharing new music “I truly believe that my spirit is a strong spirit and that, even if my parents weren’t who they were, I would still be a weirdo and a crazy thinker,“ Willow said to Allure in her latest interview.
Willow went on to say that she had to ”work hard“ to make a name of her own. “I definitely think that a little bit of insecurity has driven me harder because people do think that the only reason I’m successful is because of my parents,” she said, explaining that she had to “work really hard to try to prove them wrong.” “But nowadays, I don’t need to prove s--- to anybody,” she added.
©GettyImages “Being Black in America, even with privilege, which I’m never going to deny that I have, you’re still Black,” she said, commenting on the nepo baby title. “And I love being Black. People would look at me and [say], ‘Okay, well, her parents are this and this and that.
