Providing the perfect side eye is not an easy task. This is a delicate art that requires you to remain calm while revealing your disgust. My head and body don’t move. Not a word is said. But the way your eyes squint slightly and roll your eyes to the side, even for a moment, can say a lot.
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There are many celebrities known for their iconic sideways glances. Princess Diana was a master at this. Sophia Loren’s leer at Jayne Mansfield is legendary. And Queen Bey is also a side eye queen.
But the next generation is rapidly proving that they can use their eyes to effectively communicate “huh, you,” “huh, off,” or “huh?” Princess Diana would be extremely proud of her two grandchildren who have adopted her infamous look. The sassy daughter of Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade is affectionately known as “Shady Baby,” and her face often lives up to the name. (In the most hilarious and adorable way!)
Ahead, you’ll find our favorite photos of celebrity kids that provide the perfect side-eye. You’ll refer to this list often, whether you’re taking notes or laughing.
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bronze mahomes
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Following right behind his younger sister, Bronze Mahomes was probably the second-best photo star of the 2024 Super Bowl (see our favorite photo here). The kid is taking a serious look at his father, Patrick Mahomes, and is clearly unimpressed with the quarterback’s third Super Bowl win.
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Bronze Mahomes (again)
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In case you thought it was a fluke, it’s not. Bronze served as a side eye throughout the postgame celebration.
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sterling mahomes
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Bronze may have learned a thing or two from his older sister, Sterling Mahomes, whom Patrick shares with high school sweetheart Brittany Mahomes. When she went to Disneyland with her family in 2023, she didn’t feel like anyone was off camera.
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Sterling Mahomes…and his mom
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And it’s possible Sterling learned this from her mom, Brittany, as they’re both making Patrick laugh hilariously in this 2021 photo.
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Kaavia James
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It may be hard to see with her extremely plump cheeks, but Kaavia James started playing the side-eye role in public back in 2019, when she attended an NBA press conference with her father, Dwyane Wade. That was when I did it.
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Kaavia James
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Once again in 2022, Kaavia sported her ‘Shady Baby’ color on the red carpet with her parents.
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princess charlotte
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Princess Charlotte’s leering looks have gotten so good that people can’t help but compare her to her late grandmother, Princess Diana. Is this fierce look hereditary?
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princess charlotte
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Holy leer!This iconic look of the young royal at the coronation of Charles III I scream.Don’t mess with me…and don’t mess with my brother either. ”
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prince louis
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In most of the photos from his grandfather’s coronation, Prince Louis looked endearingly emotionless. But in this photo, Prince William and Duchess Kate’s youngest child appeared to be having a big boner with someone. And what we have to know is, did his most devoted protector, Princess Charlotte, know?!
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st west
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It turns out that flipping the bird pose isn’t Saint West’s only pose. In this 2023 photo, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s son speaks with his eyes instead of his middle finger.
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Olympia Ohanian
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Olympia Ohanian (daughter of tennis legend Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian) is all over this photo from the 2022 U.S. Open. If it was me she was looking at, I would slowly back away.
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blue ivy carter
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Blue Ivy Carter gifted the crowd with this “Bless Your Heart”-type leer after her father, Jay-Z, won the Global Impact Award at the 2024 Grammy Awards. During his speech, he criticized the award ceremony for the fact that his wife Beyoncé has won the most Grammys of all time, yet has somehow never won Album of the Year. denounced. Mathematics is not mathematics!
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blue ivy carter
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Oh yeah, that’s absolutely Daughter of Sasha Fierce.
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samuel affleck
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In 2022, before his father was called Dunking, Samuel Affleck perfected one of the most difficult side eyes to master: the puppy side eye. It’s equal parts adorable, sad, endearing, and terrifying. How does Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s son do it? His father literally made headlines for his default grumpy look, so maybe the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
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Ryder Robinson
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This photo may be from 2019, but it’s still popular. I’m dying to know why Ryder Robinson looked totally disgusted and his mother Kate Hudson looked totally amused.
That’s one of the great wonders (and great mysteries) about children looking aside. Parents may think the situation is great, but somehow kids (especially teens!) So. Extremely. that’s all. that.
