If Walls (and Celebrity Nannies) Could Talk…
Ever flip through the pages of Us magazine (come on, don’t lie) and wonder…where are all these people’s kids? I do.
Pam Anderson on a yacht in a barely-there bikini, sipping champagne with Kid Rock in Saint Tropez; Denise Richards and Richie whatever-his-name-is making out on a deck off a penthouse suite; Uma Thurman and Andre something-or-other frolicking on European beaches. Ok, yes, these might be isolated incidents, vacations, time away from the kids that most parents experience on occasion. Or, they could be the normal, day-to-day, sans-rugrats lives of spoiled, self-centered celebs. Yeah, I like that explanation better.
Seriously though, where are your kids? I know - with the nanny. Who are these women? I want to know. And how much money are they making to take care of millionaires’ kids? How do they feel about their bosses? More importantly, how do the children feel? When they cut their knee, do they cry out, Mommy or Nanny?
For all the weirdo stunts Tom Cruise has pulled in the past year and then some, at least the guy spends time with his kids. How do I know? Because the paparazzi tells me so! True, I am getting pretty tired of seeing shots of him and Katie (excuse me, K-A-T-E) sharing a parasol on the soccer field, but there’s something to be said about the time he spends supporting his kids.
I don’t think there is a single famous couple who doesn’t have a nanny (or nannies), but certainly there are those who take hired childcare to new levels. Nannies aren’t used for necessity with these people; they are used for convenience. And for some (ahem, Jude Law), they are used for sex. If only we could get inside the life of celebrity nannies, go undercover in Hollywood to find out who these mysterious people are who give their blood, sweat and tears so that people like Shanna Moakler can get her nails done on a regular basis. Someone should really write a book! Oh, wait…
