Eve Hewson on Perks of Being a Nepo-Baby

Bono's daughter Eve Hewson has opened up about the perks of her nepo-baby status but insisted wanting to be famous is the 'dumbest thing on the planet'.

The actress, 34, who stars in 's new blockbuster Disclosure Day, said that she lived a 'fantasy life' as a child attending her father's U2 gigs with her siblings, sister Jordan, 37, and brothers Elijah, 26, and John, 25.

Eve said that the jarring reality of her dad's fame and her regular life gave her a head start when it comes to making fleeting relationships on set.

Speaking to The Sunday Times Style magazine, she said: 'Now, "I make all these friendships with these people for six months and then go back to my regular life. I think it set me up for being able to manage it.'

Eve modestly admitted that Bono's global fame has benefited her in some ways, saying: 'It's definitely easier to get into the business, harder to be taken seriously. And that's fine.

The Bad Sisters star also revealed how it helped her manage fame and the idea of being recognisable 'off a pedestal'. 

She said: 'It's the dumbest thing on the planet to want to be famous. You're losing all your privacy. You're putting yourself up for so much criticism. I don't know why we celebrate it so much'.

Eve previously , defending her rise to fame, so it appears she has now changed her mind.

Eve landed a string of high-profile roles, acting alongside the likes of Nicole Kidman. 

She was sanguine about her famous father and any nepo baby talk, previously telling Porter Magazine: 'The only thing you can do is crack a joke and move on.' 

Eve grew up with her father and activist mother Ali Hewson with her three siblings in Dublin in a creative household 'filled with conversations about film and music and poetry and literature'.

Eve, who said she was a 'little troublemaker' in her youth, admitted that acting felt inevitable, insisting 'it was the only thing I was any good at.'

She did originally want to follow her dad into music, laughing: 'I thought I was going to be Charli XCX.'

Eve's new film, Disclosure Day, has so far left fans 'disappointed' as they agreed that the last 20 minutes of the film 'is the best bit'.

The film follows 's meteorologist and Josh O'Connor's cybersecurity expert whistleblower who find themselves at the center of a movement to expose the government's cover-up of extraterrestrial secrets. 

Eve,  and Colman Domingo also star. 

The sci-fi film was released in UK cinemas on Wednesday, but has received mixed reviews from moviegoers. 

Taking to X, they penned: 'DISCLOSURE DAY is disappointing but still worth seeing. This is my scorching hot take',

'DisclosureDay was alright, last 30mins probably the best part of the film',

'I wanted to love Disclosure Day. Spielberg still delivers visually, and Emily Blunt is excellent, but the film never fully capitalises on its premise. Ambitious, but lacking the urgency and emotional weight needed to make it memorable. 6/10',

'Just got back from #DisclosureDay- I thought it was absolutely brilliant, the last 20 minutes were superb. If you’re into this sort of thing, you will love it, if you’re not, then I feel sorry for you',

'DisclosureDay is an action-packed and visually stunning spectacle. While it’s no Close Encounters, it’s one of Spielberg’s most thought-provoking films in recent decades. Emily Blunt delivers a career-best performance. Go see it on the biggest screen possible',

'DisclosureDay has the wackiest dialogue and characterizations you’ll ever see in a Spielberg movie. Its tone is so weird you can’t tell whether he wants you to feel thrilled or amuse. However, it’s a wholesome exercise: thrilling and incredibly compassionate.'

Despite the mixed reviews, fans were quick to praise Emily's performance in the movie.

They wrote: 'Just watched #DisclosureDay and Emily Blunt is giving a five star performance in a three star film',

'No, DisclosureDay is not Spielberg's greatest movie in the last 20 years. It is, however, engaging and entertaining. Emily Blunt is phenomenal, and it boasts some wildly successful sequences of action and tension. I really enjoyed it!',

'I need time to process Emily’s performance in disclosure day',

'Just got out of #DisclosureDay. Emily Blunt you’re a STAR and you WILL get that Oscar';

'Disclosureday Definitely must be watched twice. Emily Blunt deserves an Oscar nomination with her phenomenal performance. Empathy is the power humanity must utilize. That's where our salvation lies',

'Automatic Oscar nomination for Emily Blunt?'