Charlize Theron may be an Academy Award-winning actress with a Golden Globe and numerous blockbuster roles under her belt, but according to the star, her kids don’t seem all that impressed by her fame.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 8, Theron shared a hilarious and relatable story about her two daughters, Jackson, 12, and August, 9, and how they have “zero respect” for her. Despite her success in Hollywood and her Oscar-winning role in Monster (2003), Theron revealed that her kids aren’t exactly in awe of her achievements.
“My children have zero respect for me,” Theron said, laughing. “It’s just unbelievable. I feel like I’m pretty humble, but every once in a while, I’m like, ‘There’s a [explicit] Oscar right there,’ and they are so not impressed with me.”
She also recalled a moment from the previous day when she picked up her youngest daughter, August, from dance class. As they drove by a poster for Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, featuring Tom Cruise hanging off a plane, Theron couldn’t help but compare it to her own experience shooting an incredible stunt for her latest film, Old Guard 2.
In Old Guard 2, Charlize Theron performed a jaw-dropping sequence, fighting helicopters and even hanging from a real helicopter during filming. The actress explained, “We took like two weeks to shoot this sequence, and I was like, ‘Wow, I just did that, that’s really amazing.’”
However, her daughter’s reaction was less than enthusiastic. As they passed the poster of Tom Cruise, August turned to her mom and said, “It’s weird, he looks so much cooler than you did when you were hanging off the helicopter.”
Charlize, slightly taken aback, responded, “I hung off the helicopter. [Give me] some credit?”
Despite her kids’ lack of appreciation for her iconic Hollywood stunts and blockbuster roles, Charlize Theron is keeping her family life private, especially when it comes to her daughters. She adopted Jackson in 2012 and August in 2015 and has largely kept them out of the public eye. However, in March, the actress shared a rare glimpse of her children attending a Dua Lipa concert, captioning the pictures, “Oh, what a night!”
Charlize Theron continues to prove that even the most accomplished stars are just parents at the end of the day — with kids who care far more about the latest dance class or concert than their mom’s Hollywood legacy.
