“He is not interested”: Tessa Gourin, daughter of Jack Nicholson, talks about her childhood without her father

Jack Nicholson transmitted to him the love for the cinema, but from afar.

Tessa Gourin, daughter of the famous actor, from his union with Jennine Gourin, has, in fact, never really known his father.

"I knew he was powerful and rich," she said Thursday, February 15, in the columns of the

.

The 28-year-old, who nevertheless walks in the footsteps of the interpreter of The

, confided that he had “never been interested” in the idea of ​​​​maintaining a relationship with her.

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"From an early age, my mother told me not to tell anyone that I had this famous father," she confided.

Tessa Gourin, however, said that she saw him a few times during his youth, although they had not been in contact for several years.

"When you're a kid, you don't have a choice, so if your mom pushes you towards someone who's technically your dad and they agree to see you for an hour once in a while, you go, a- she added.

But I do not know this person very well, we will say that.

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The latter nevertheless reaffirmed that it was indeed Jack Nicholson who had financed his first studies.

"I went to and got expelled from many prestigious private schools, thanks to his help," she said in a sarcastic column published on

in early February .

She had mentioned the hashtag of “nepo babies”, understanding “sons and daughters of” relying on the notoriety of their parents to make a career.

“Growing up without my dad, I stood on the sidelines and watched in frustration as other celebrity kids landed roles or were signed to huge agencies,” it read.

In the columns of the

, Tessa Gourin thus resumed: "Yes, I grew up in private schools, which I appreciate, but my life at home was not great so far, so I did not didn't feel like they had really taken full advantage of a good upbringing.

(...) Of course, I'm not saying, "Poor me, I grew up so poor."

I was fine.

My mother spoiled me."

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In addition, Tessa Gourin returned to her feeling of illegitimacy during her first steps in the cinema, revealing that she had been afraid of being boycotted because of her link with the actor.

And to say to himself: "This person does not want me in his life... I was afraid that people would think that I was sticky".

Since then, the young woman has overcome this, and has already played in several achievements, including the film

.

Jack Nicholson has five other children from four relationships.

Jennifer Nicholson, born to actress Sandra Knight (

), Caleb Goddard, with actress Susan Anspach, Honey Hollman, from his story with Winnie Hollman and two other children, Lorraine and Ray Nicholson with actress Rebecca Broussard.