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Melinda Messenger insists her daughter Evie, 21, is not a 'nepo baby' as she weighs in on debate

There has been a fierce debate on whether celebrity offspring have been getting an unfair leg up.

There has been a fierce debate on whether celebrity offspring have been getting an unfair leg up ever since the term nepo baby was coined by a Twitter user in 2022 who was shocked to learn their favourite actress had famous parents. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, former Fort Boyard host Melinda, 54, defended daughter Evie, 21, against nepotism claims as she praised the youngster's 'beautiful soul'. Mel B's daughter Phoenix Chi Gulzar recently explored the issue of nepotism in Channel 4 documentary Born in the Limelight - Nepo Babies: Untold (pictured in 2022)

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