{"id":500373,"date":"2026-06-15T07:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/500373\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T07:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:29:08","slug":"eve-hewson-bono-upbringing-took-fame-off-a-pedestal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/500373\/","title":{"rendered":"Eve Hewson: Bono upbringing took fame ‘off a pedestal’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actress Eve Hewson has said growing up with rockstar father, U2’s Bono, has taken fame “off of a pedestal”.<\/p>\n

The 34-year old, who stars in Bad Sisters and the newly released Steven Spielberg blockbuster, Disclosure Day<\/a>, said wanting to be famous is the “dumbest thing on the planet”.<\/p>\n

Raised by Bono and her activist mother Ali Hewson, the Dublin actress said she does not understand why being famous is so celebrated especially when it comes at the cost of privacy.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Times about growing up with a famous dad, she said: “I think it took (fame) off of a pedestal for me.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s the dumbest thing on the planet to want to be famous. You\u2019re losing all your privacy.<\/p>\n

“You\u2019re putting yourself up for so much criticism. I don\u2019t know why we celebrate it so much.”<\/p>\n

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\nEve Hewson says she’s never understood why fame is so celebrated, especially when it often comes at the expense of privacy<\/p>\n

She went on to explain that the family link has made it easier for her to get into the film and TV business, however, feels she often has more to prove as a result.<\/p>\n

She said: “People really don\u2019t take you seriously.<\/p>\n

“When you\u2019re going into castings and meeting with directors, you can really feel that. So you have to power through.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s definitely easier to get into the business, harder to be taken seriously. And that\u2019s fine.”<\/p>\n

Watch: Eve Hewson chats to RT\u00c9 Entertainment.<\/p>\n

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Hewson stars alongside The Crown\u2019s Josh O\u2019Connor, Pride and Prejudice actor Colin Firth, A Quiet Place star Emily Blunt and Euphoria actor Colman Domingo in Spielberg\u2019s sci-fi conspiracy blockbuster.<\/p>\n

She also appeared in 2024\u2019s whodunnit series, The Perfect Couple, alongside Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Meghann Fahy.<\/p>\n

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