Whale Rider Knocked Up at 16
I don’t want to insult anyone but I just think teenage pregnancy is dumb especially if you’re a celebrity! What was Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes thinking? What about all the little girls who look up to her after seeing her in Whale Rider? Also People magazine should be ashamed of themselves for reporting the story as they would any other Hollywood star’s pregnancy. I mean, hello, Keisha is 16! This is not something I’d want my kids finding out about in a positive way! People goes on to say that the couple has been dating for 3 years. Can you even call a 13 year old’s relationships dating?
Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes, 16, and her boyfriend, Bradley Hull, 19, are expecting their first child this spring, her rep tells PEOPLE. The two have been dating for three years.
The actress first made waves playing the fiery Paikea in 2002’s Whale Rider – a role for which she received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. At 13, she was the youngest Best Actress nominee in history.
"I thought I was still dreaming," she told PEOPLE about the honor at the time.
Since Whale Rider, Castle-Hughes has taken few roles, though she did play the Queen of Naboo in 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and will appear as Mary in the upcoming movie The Nativity Story co-starring Shohreh Aghdashloo.
The Australia-born actress grew up and still lives in New Zealand and – like her character in Whale Rider – is part Maori.
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2 opinions for Whale Rider Knocked Up at 16
Jane
Dec 3, 2006 at 10:17 pm
The chief argument behind young teens not getting pregnant is that they are generally ruining their careers and financial welfare in favor of becoming a parent at a young age. Now, since Castle-Hughes is financially independent, does live with her parent in an extended family sort of setting and her career seems to be just fine, I would say her situation is a lot different than say, your average 16 year old getting knocked up.
I’d rather this one be pregnant than Britney Spears bring another kid into the world.
Though I think having an abortion would have been a good idea and I completely understand it’s appropriateness is reducing the burden of stress when establishing a Hollywood career.
Jane
Dec 3, 2006 at 10:20 pm
BTW, it is kind of weird that People has a completely nonchalent take on the whole thing. But I guess then we have to assume that the likes of Lindsay Lohan and company must have had multiple abortions by now.
But ‘dating for three years’ is such a hoot. Ridiculous.
Though, KCH is not a teen star or teen idol. She doesn’t get much press from Disney or hang out with Paris Hilton or any of those other nut jobs.
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