Fans stunned to discover Daisy Edgar Jones’ dad ‘created Big Brother’ as she’s revealed as a nepo baby
DAISY Edgar-Jones left fans stunned after she revealed it was her dad that created iconic TV show Big Brother.
The Where The Crawdads Sing and Normal People actress even told how she’d perched on the spy house’s Diary Room chair during her youth as she accompanied father Philip, 60, to work.
The Brit, 28, who has now been dubbed a “nepo-baby”, opened up on her famous parent on the Open Book with Jenna podcast – and even let slip his words of wisdom.
Daisy, whose mother is a drama teacher, said: “My dad used to run this TV show Big Brother.
“Which, you know it, it was obviously a massive TV show when I was younger.
“And there’s loads of pictures from me aged probably like six or seven up until a little older, sitting on the Diary Room chair.
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“Obviously I was too young to watch the show, I wasn’t allowed to.
“But in that show, individuals would come in anonymous and leave very very famous, so I suppose when Normal People came out he [her dad] sat me down and he was like – he couldn’t because it was Covid – but he told me on the phone and essentially said ‘there might be some things that shift for you’.
“And here’s just some words of wisdom that I learned which is that you might not change but the world around you might and the way people interact with you might”.
Daisy continued: “And so remembering that you haven’t changed, you are what you are and you are the same person – and who you were pre all of this – is very important.
“To keep your feet on the floor and know that you’re an individual amongst lots of people with their own stuff going on and inner lives.
“It’s really important to keep your, I suppose, feet really planted on the floor.
“And I’m really grateful for that because, yeah, he just gave me loads of words of wisdom.
She has previously admitted her dad Philip, who is the director of Sky Arts, gave her the same talk of “doom” which he gave Big Brother contestants.
One fan was quick to comment: “Oh my god not another Nepo. Jesus Christ and I really loved her for years”.
A second put: “I definitely think it does make her a nepo as her father clearly would have had industry connections and was able to give her starting opportunities in film and TV, and I assume he was also able to afford to provide her with financial support to get her where she is now.
“Although I must say I do still love her acting and I think she is talented, it just is disappointing to find out as it’s so clear that working class actors without industry connections are just increasingly missing out on work/opportunities because of these nepos”.
Another defended Daisy and put: “It doesn’t make her a nepo baby not like her dad gave her work throughout her life to get where she is now”.
Back in 2024, Daisy was hailed as “the next Julia Roberts” due to the “striking” way she bagged film roles.
Her BBC show Normal People was one of the biggest global hits of 2020, attracting 62.7 million views on iPlayer alone.
It was a role that would also net Daisy her first Golden Globe nomination.
She had an open audition for a part in Cold Feet and the TV series first put her on the map and also got her an agent.
“Cold Feet was a good place to start, because I had a small part so I could learn the scary things like walking in and not being self-conscious,” she said.
Bagging more roles in productions, including a special of BBC’s Outnumbered and two episodes of Silent Witness, prompted her to take a year off before university.
She worked in a cafe near her home before rocketing back into the spotlight.