{"id":228449,"date":"2026-01-11T16:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/228449\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:44:13","slug":"mia-hewitt-opens-up-growing-up-in-spotlight-being-lleyton-hewitt-and-bec-hewitts-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/228449\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia Hewitt opens up growing up in spotlight being Lleyton Hewitt and Bec Hewitt’s daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mia Hewitt<\/a> is stepping into her own, giving her first \ufeffmajor interview without her parents Lleyton<\/a> and Bec<\/a> Hewitt.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old is the eldest of the star couple’s children \u2014 with \ufeffCruz, 17, and Ava, 15.<\/p>\n

The burgeoning musician has dealt with fame since she was a child due to her father’s tennis prowess and mother’s acting pursuits, opening up about it to Stellar Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"MiaMia Hewitt is coming into her own. (Instagram\/@miahewitt29)<\/p>\n

\ufeffMia says she only created her own Instagram profile two years ago, years after her younger siblings did, mainly because she was still on her journey of figuring out who she really is.<\/p>\n

“That’s the whole thing with being in the public eye \u2013 in any capacity. People feel like they know you, and they essentially don’t,” she said.<\/p>\n

“If you’re in it from a younger age they just kind of see you as one thing. And it’s hard, because they’re not seeing the actual evolution of you, as a person. Just the image.”<\/p>\n

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\"BecBec and Lleyton Hewitt with their children Mia, Cruz and Ava. (Instagram)\"LleytonThe kids have all grown up! (WireImage)<\/p>\n

Mia is also hyper-aware of the “nepo baby” label she carries, commenting on her position.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“It just kind of is what it is,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I can’t say no, I’m not. Because of my parents, I know people. I’m the first to admit that.”<\/p>\n

Mia has begun to forge her own path in music, taking the mic as the lead singer of the \ufefffolk band Father’s Favourite, alongside her best friend Cherise Combrink.<\/p>\n

The band is currently recording a debut EP\ufeff.<\/p>\n

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\"Bec<\/a><\/p>\n

How TV star and tennis legend became an Aussie golden couple<\/p>\n

\"BecMia is beginning to forge her own path. (Instagram)\"BecAt one time she was watching her dad compete. Now she’ll be watcing her brother. (Getty)<\/p>\n

She has recently teamed up with Reebok for its Born Classic Worn For Life campaign, appearing alongside tennis legend Pat Rafter’s daughter India.<\/p>\n

The campaign will be launching ahead of the Australian Open, which Mia will be attending with the brand.<\/p>\n

This time, instead of cheering on her dad, she’ll be supporting her younger brother Cruz, \ufeffwho is following in their father’s footsteps and has become a professional tennis player and has received a wildcard into the qualifying draw.<\/p>\n

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