Ryan Thomas BREAKS SILENCE on Scarlett’s RISING FAME – Slams ‘FREE RIDE’ Rumors and Reveals What His Daughter Has Been SILENTLY FIGHTING FOR
Ryan Thomas says ‘nepo baby’ daughter Scarlett isn’t ‘getting a free ride’
Ryan Thomas insisted his ‘nepo baby’ daughter Scarlett ‘won’t be getting a free ride’ as he discussed her role on Waterloo Road. The 40-year-old actor shares Scarlett with Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien, with Scarlett also having Love Island’s Scott Thomas and Emmerdale’s Adam Thomas as her uncles.
Scarlett has been a hit on BBC’s Waterloo Road and even has almost 150,000 followers on social media where she updates fans on her life. Speaking in a new interview, her father Ryan said of her TV role: “She worked damn hard to get that job, and people need to recognise that she’s a talented girl – she’s up against other people and she’s not getting a free ride.”
Scarlett has a number of famous family members
He added to The Sun : “She has to go through the same process as everyone else – it was between her and somebody else. It wasn’t like, ‘This is a Thomas, she’s going to get this job’.”
Back in April, Scarlett hit back at the ‘nepo baby’ claims with a short video on TikTok.
The daughter of the soap star took to her social media page to share a carefree video of herself riding the passenger seat of a convertible car in the sunshine as she lip-synced to the 1977 hit song Easy by Commodores.
She recently hit back at the ‘nepo baby’ claims
In the clip, She wore oversized sunglasses, and gold hoop earrings and rocked an off-the-shoulder jumper. Over the clip, Scarlett typed out a comment she receives from trolls, which is: “You only got these opportunities because of your family.”
In response, Scarlett wrote: “God forbid a girl takes the chances she gets.” Fans shared their support for the teen in the comment section, with one user writing: “Girl it’s jealousy! You enjoy every bit of it.”
Another said: “You have talent, regardless of your family.” One fan posted: “God forbid a girl who has opportunities and doesn’t waste them.”
Scarlett also has a large legion of fans on social media who love her content, which includes behind-the-scenes clips of her life with her famous family.
Experts in the industry believed she would be able to bag a cool £2million from her content before she turns 18.
PR expert Lynn Carratt told The Sun: “It’s clear they’re a close-knit family who understand how to use social media effectively to build their careers. They capitalise on TikTok trends, and each member is talented in their own right.
“From a PR perspective, the family TikTok videos are an excellent platform for displaying the family’s talent to a huge audience.”
