Whoopi Goldberg’s only child has insisted that she is not a ‘nepo baby’ despite her Oscar-winning mother having an estimated fortune of $60 million – which she recently admitted she will be leaving to her daughter.
Alex Martin, 51, who was born in May 1974 during Whoopi’s first marriage to a drug counselor named Alvin Martin, appeared on The View on Wednesday morning as her famous mum marked the 30th anniversary of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.
Alex, who has three children of her own, enjoyed a small part in the 1993 hit film playing one of the school kids – but she’s now revealed that she didn’t get the part simply because of who her mother is.
As Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin interviewed the cast of Sister Act 2, Sunny, 55, turned her attention to Alex and said: ‘You’ve heard all these people talking about your mom… so, you may be Whoopi’s daughter but you say there was no nepo baby situation when you got this role?’
Alex fired back: ‘No, there wasn’t!’ before adding: ‘I’ve heard you guys talk about this nepo baby stuff… I have yet to experience that, how about that?’ as the cast and the hosts burst out laughing.
Whoopi Goldberg’s daughter Alex Martin appeared on The View on Wednesday and insisted that she is not a ‘nepo baby’
Whoopi, who is rumored to be worth $60m, recently admitted that she will be leaving ‘everything’ to her daughter when she dies
The term ‘nepo baby’ was coined online and describes celebrity offspring who land easily in the world of showbiz
Referring to the film’s music supervisor Marc Shaiman, Alex then confirmed: ‘Yes, I auditioned like everybody else. I’m glad Marc wasn’t there because I don’t sound like them when I sing!
‘But it was a very interesting experience and I realized that I’m not good at auditions, that’s what I know, but other than that, I got the job!’ she added.
Her comments come after Whoopi revealed she will be leaving ‘everything’ to Alex in her will.
During an episode of The View last month, Whoopi was discussing Jeff Goldblum’s recent comments about how he doesn’t want his two kids to rely on his $40 million fortune, when she confirmed exactly where her money will end up.
Poking fun at 71-year-old Jeff’s admission of ‘not wanting to’ help his kids ‘row their boat,’ she said: ‘Well you’re gonna be doing it for them for a while because your kids are very young! I mean, you’re not cutting them out now are you?’
She then turned to the panel and said: ‘So how far do you go to make kids find their own path? Celebs like Ashton Kutcher and Gordon Ramsay said they don’t plan on leaving money for their kids…’ and then burst out laughing.
The Sister Act star then joked: ‘Yeah okay, that’s what the courts are for!’ before she added: ‘One of the great answers is children learn by what they see. My mother worked her behind off and so that’s why I feel the way I feel and I’m leaving my kid everything that I have!’
Alex has often been by her mother’s side at red carpet events and award ceremonies. The duo are pictured here in October 2019
Whoopi pictured with her daughter Alex and two of her grandchildren, Mason and Jerzey, in 2006
Her comments come after she wrote about Alex in her memoir Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother And Me, and claimed that her daughter fell pregnant as a teenager in order to get ‘revenge’ on her for being away so much once her movie career took off.
In one chapter of her book, Whoopi revealed how Alex told her that she ‘wanted one person in her life who didn’t know who Whoopi Goldberg was.’
Whoopi, who was 19 when she gave birth in May 1974, has previously admitted that she chose her acting career over her daughter because she felt her shot at fame ‘would never happen again’ – and she elaborates on this further in her new book.
Confirming that it was her own mother, Emma Johnson, who was present in the delivery room when Alexandrea gave birth in 1989, Whoopi writes: ‘Years later, Alex told me that she thinks she got pregnant as a teenager because she wanted one person in her life who didn’t know who Whoopi Goldberg was.
‘I thought she was getting her revenge on me for being gone so much. I got it,’ Whoopi continues, before adding that when she initially asked her daughter if she was certain about keeping her baby, she replied: ‘”Yes I want to have this baby. And this baby will love me, and she won’t know you.”
‘Now to some that may sound harsh, but I understood,’ Whoopi says. ‘See, people would move my kid out of the way and not even realize they had done it. After a while, it really p**sed her off.’
