Maude Apatow was hurt at being called a 'baby of nepotism'

When you wear the name Apatow and embark on an acting career, it's bound to be hard not to get a few harsh comments.

So the illustrious ancestry of Maude Apatow has not failed to be often denounced on social networks, when she was not simply described as “baby of nepotism”.

And if the young actress is well aware of being born into a privileged environment, her performance as Lexi Howard in

has proven in two seasons that her place was in no way usurped.

To prove himself

“I try not to let myself down because I understand, obviously, that I'm in a very lucky position.

A lot of people (in a similar position) have proven themselves over the years, so I have to keep going and do a good job,” Maude Apatow told

magazine .

“I'm really at the start of my career, so I don't have much to show yet.

But I hope that one day I will be really proud of what I have done for myself.

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And if things didn't turn out to her advantage as an actress, the daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann wouldn't hesitate to get into writing.

“My dad always told me acting was hard because you never know what's next.

He always encouraged me to write,” she continued.

“You can shoot a movie and really hope it will work, but you don't know how they're going to edit it.

Not having that control is scary sometimes, so I try to do something else.

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