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Billie Eilish fans shocked after discovering her brother Finneas starred alongside Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher

Another day, another talk about baby Nepo — and this time, Billie Eilish fans are stunned to learn that her brother, Finneas O’Connell, was in a popular 2011 film.

Billie’s fans are hungry for any information they can find about the Oscar-winning singer, her love life and her family following the widespread success of her album earlier this year, Hit me hard and soft.

It seems like everyone close to Billie is being subjected to background checks these days, with a post going viral about her mother, Maggie Baird, appearing on an episode of the most beloved sitcom of the ’90s and ’00s, Friends.

The episode Maggie appears in is called “The One Where Joey Loses His Audience” and sees her play the role of Casting Director 2, while Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) auditions in front of her.

Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish face NEPO birth charges. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish face NEPO birth charges. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)

The thing is, he has an extremely painful hernia and can barely move – but he needs the job to pay for medical care.

The pain eventually prevents him from lifting the product as required by the molding process.

Instead, he suggests: “Or could I just point to it? Blah, blah, blah Purina One. Point to a bag today.”

The clip, posted on Instagram, attracted a sea of ​​comments calling Billie a “nepo baby” – a shortened term meaning “nepotism baby” and referring to a successful child of well-established, famous or influential parents with connections in the industry.

It has been pointed out that Finneas played a role in Bad Teacher. (Sony Pictures)

It has been pointed out that Finneas played a role in Bad Teacher. (Sony Pictures)

In other words, the celebrity child in question became successful because of his parents.

One comment read: “So…she didn’t come out of nowhere…she’s an industry girl.”

Billie’s brother Finneas retorted: “Ah yes, the classic, 1 day’s work on 1 episode of Friends to make someone rich and famous – the whole gag of this video is that none of you had any idea who she was.”

It seems his comment has shone a spotlight on him and his own potential baby Nepo ways.

A quick look at the cast list of the comedy film Bad teachershows that Finneas actually made an appearance alongside Cameron Diaz, where he played the role of Spencer.

One person wrote: “Fun fact: Finneas was also one of the kids who had a minor role in Cameron Diaz’s movie ‘Bad Teacher’! Both Finneas and Maggie have had small roles as extras in different shows/movies.”

Someone quickly came to the siblings’ defense, writing: “Thankfully, Billie and Finneas have parents who listened to what they wanted in life and let them do it.”

Beyond his additional role in the film, he has appeared in titles such as Life upside down, the modern family, And Joy, among others.

His primary occupation is as a singer-songwriter, and he is credited as a songwriter on the Oscar-winning Barbie soundtrack song, What was I created for?alongside Billie.