Lionel and Sofia Richie in March 2018.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty
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Navigating life in the public eye isn’t an easy feat, but forSofia Richie Grainge, having a famous father helped ease the transition.
“I learned how to deal with people knowing who you are from my dad,” Richie Grainge, 24, toldTown & Countryfor the cover of their September issue.
She praisedLionel Richieas her “role model,” noting his constant willingness to meet and engage with fans as a model she’s keen to take after.
“He handles it with such grace. He embraces everyone who comes up to him. He’s appreciative, he’s thankful,” she shared of theAmerican Idoljudge.
“He’s taught me to never have that ‘Oh God, not today’ attitude. He’s another level of megastar, and my whole life I’ve watched him. I’ve never seen him say no to a picture. I’ve never seen him be rude to anyone who walks up to him on the street.”
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Though it took her some time to settle into her own identity in her family — she had not just her father’s impressive career, but her older sister,Nicole Richie, who came to fame alongsideParis Hiltonin the early 2000s, to compare to — she always had her dad’s patience as an example.
“I spent a lot of time just trying to find my place in the world,” she told the outlet. “I think everyone wants to be like their parents when they’re growing up, and I admired my dad so much, and that drove me down a music path for a moment. But it didn’t feel right for me."
She continued, “And then everyone told me, ‘You should be an actor!’ I tried that for a period, but that wasn’t me either. I didn’t have the experience, and I didn’t want to be one of those kid celebrities that got the role because my dad is who he is.”
Eventually, she realized she didn’t need to conform to either of the boxes she had tried to emulate.
“So I was like, ‘You know what? I know I’m not cut out for this. Let me just be myself.’”
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In the months since herlavish wedding in the South of Franceto music executiveElliot Grainge, Richie Grainge has cemented her position as a foremost figure in the online world of fashion and beauty.
Between launching a TikTok account that featured a plethora of behind-the-scenes content from her wedding weekend and maintaining that platform as she settled into newlywed life, sharing her beauty tips and tricks, Richie Grainge has become this year’s biggest style icon.
In July, she spent 24 hours withVoguefor a video segment, andreflected on how she’s grown into herselfin recent years.
“It’s been interesting being watched as a young kid,” she explained while shopping for new summer dresses for her trip to Palm Springs during the video. “People have seen my evolution of just different stages I was in in life.”
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“The aesthetic is very my vibe,” she said of the line, which does not have a name yet.
“I made sure, trying on every single sample, that it embodies the aesthetic that I’ve been wearing. It’s 100% me.”
source: people.com
