How Kaia Geber & Homer Gere Addressed Awkwardness of Parents' One-Time Marriage When They First Met

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Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere are opening up about an unexpected connection between their families—and how they turned that connection into a friendship and working relationship.

The two actors, who star together in FX's The Shards, are the children of Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere, who were married from 1991 to 1995. Now, more than three decades after Crawford and Gere appeared together on Vogue, their children are following in their footsteps with the magazine's September 2026 cover.

“Should we just acknowledge the fact that our parents were married?”

Interestingly, Kaia and Homer hadn't met before being cast together.

Homer recalled that after meeting socially, he brought up the obvious connection between them, asking Kaia: “Should we just acknowledge the fact that our parents were married?”

Her response was simple: “Yeah. Cool.” 

Rather than making the situation awkward, the two seemingly treated it as just another unusual Hollywood coincidence.

Both are navigating the “nepo baby” label

The Vogue interview also tackles the inevitable conversation surrounding their famous last names.

Kaia, who has established herself as both a model and actress, acknowledged that she has benefited from being a “nepo baby.” She also said the scrutiny motivates her to work harder and prove herself professionally.

Homer, meanwhile, was initially reluctant to pursue acting because he'd seen firsthand how complicated life in the entertainment industry can be through his father's career.

He eventually changed his mind and is now making his professional acting debut in The Shards.

Their parents' history becomes part of their story

The connection is particularly striking because Crawford and Gere were once one of Hollywood's most photographed couples.

Their children, however, didn't grow up together and had never met before The Shards. Now they're working side by side on Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, set in 1981 Los Angeles.

The Shards

The FX series follows a group of privileged Los Angeles high school students whose lives become increasingly unsettled amid the presence of a serial killer.

For Kaia, the project represents another step in her growing acting career, while for Homer, it marks his entry into the profession he initially wasn't sure he wanted.

Bottom line

It's a very Hollywood full-circle moment: Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere once shared a Vogue cover, and now their children are sharing one more than 30 years later. Kaia and Homer may have famous parents, but their surprisingly casual reaction to their parents' past—and their decision to work together—has created a new connection entirely their own.