From the moment we're born, we are compared to our parents. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins crowd around our baby basket to offer the same comments: things like 'she's got her dad's nose', or 'she looks like her mum when she does that with her face.' But sometimes, these well-wishers are really onto something. Some people really do follow firmly in the genetic footsteps of one of their parents, rather than looking like a mixed version of both.
Case in point? Reese Witherspoon and her daughter Ava Phillipe. This week, the Legally Blonde star posted the latest picture of her with her young daughter, and it was like looking at twins.
They're not the only ones. Take a look at these celebrity parents and their lookalike children.
Celebrities and their lookalike children
The new Insta post is the lates image from Reese that shows that Ava - whose father is Reese's ex-husband and Cruel Intentions co-star, Ryan Phillipe - got her mum's looks. Ava turned 21 in September 2020, with Reese posting an adorable tribute to her.
Cindy Crawford has certainly passed down her model good looks to her daughter, Kaia Gerber, who is now also a model.
Thandie Newton passed on her acting skills and her amazing genes to daughter Nico Parker.
Gwyneth Paltrow shares daughter Apple and son Moses with ex-husband Chris Martin of Coldplay. Her daughter really is the Apple of her eye!
Gwyneth is also the spitting image of her own mother, actress Blythe Danner.
Ghost actress Demi Moore shares three children with ex-husband Bruce Willis - Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. Although all three resemble their famous mother, Rumer is the spitting image of her, pictured here.
Take That's Gary Barlow shared this snap of himself with his son, Daniel - who looks EXACTLY like his famous dad in the band's heyday.
David and Victoria Beckham have four children together - Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper are a complete mix of their parents!
But Romeo especially... The 18-year-old seems to look more and more like his father as the days go by. He's also recently been trying some of the hairstyles his dad sported back in the noughties.
The showbiz industry's resident Mr Nasty has turned soft since the birth of his son Eric, who he shares with partner Lauren Silverman.
Actress Julianne Moore has passed down her beautiful red locks to her daughter Liv, who also shares many of her facial features too!
Pop queen Madonna's daughter Lourdes is her double!
Matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, Kris Jenner, looks very similar to all five of her daughters, but she resembles second-eldest Kim Kardashian-West the most.
You'd definitely know the Fresh Prince of Bel Air's kids if you passed them in the street! Jaden and Willow look almost exactly like him.
Actor and director Clint Eastwood was known as a bit of a Hollywood hunk in his day, and it looks as though his actor son Scott has taken on that responsibility too!
Hocus Pocus actress Bette Midler and her daughter Sophie Von Haselberg could be twins!
Rapper and actor Ice Cube's son O'Shea Jackson Jr looks as though he could be his actual twin!
Hollywood actor Jude Law has five children - one of which is Rafferty, with ex-wife Sadie Frost. They look so similar!
Angelina Jolie may share six children with her ex-husband Brad Pitt, but daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is her absolute mini-me.
Meryl Streep has three daughter, but the eldest two - Mamie and Grace - could be her doppelgängers.
Actress Kim Basinger shares daughter Ireland Baldwin with her ex-husband, Alec Baldwin.
It's easy to see where actor Colin Hanks gets his looks from - his famous father, Tom Hanks!
You'd think actress Lisa Bonet and her actress daughter Zoë Kravitz were sisters - but that's not the case!
Singer Robin Thicke looks exactly the same as his late actor father, Alan.
Kill Bill actress Uma Thurman shares daughter Maya with her ex-husband, actor Ethan Hawke.
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