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Laura Dern Says Her Son’s Friends Didn’t Believe That Renata Klein Was His Mum

He had to have an awkward conversation with his classmates - by Chelsea Tromans
  • 24 Oct 2019

Laura Dern has played a lot of impressive characters in her career, but there’s something about her role as Renata Klein in Big Little Lies that has garnered the most attention (including an Emmy and Golden Globe!). 

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It’s even a hot topic among school kids, as her son Ellery found out recently.

During an interview with Town & Country, Laura shared a story about her 18-year-old son, Ellery, who had to navigate an awkward conversation when he revealed that Renata Klein is actually his mum. 

While he was away on a summer program, the kids started discussing Big Little Lies. Ellery wasn’t sure what to say so he chose to keep quiet. Eventually, he was asked by everyone if he’d seen it. When he confessed he had but said little more, they took his silence to mean he hated it. 

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“It’s not that. It’s just…my mom is Renata Klein,” said Ellery. 

Thinking he was speaking metaphorically, “They said, ‘Can you imagine?’ ” Laura shared, cracking up as she relived the story. 

Laura adds, “I love that he didn’t say Laura Dern. He said his mom was Renata! I was like, ‘That this happened to you around that character, of all characters.’ Poor thing.”

Chelsea Tromans
Chelsea Tromans
Chelsea Tromans is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle editor whose words can be found on BEAUTYcrew, marie claire, Women’s Health, WHO, Daily Addict, and The Joye, just to name a few. She’s a night owl who’s trying to train herself to be a morning person (coffee helps!) and she recently traded in her hectic Sydney life for a quieter pace in Brisbane.

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