Hollywood Moms Go Off On The Stress Of Parenting — As One Former Disney Star Calls Her Kids 'Annoying'
Their lives may look perfect, but even celeb parents get fed up with their misbehaving kids.
Aug. 19 2025, Published 8:30 p.m. ET
They may be famous and wealthy, but the stress of parenting still hits these celebrities hard.
RadarOnline.com can reveal what some of the most notable stars have said about raising children.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian sometimes feels like a pushover when it comes to her kids.
Kim Kardashian admitted she's a pushover when it comes to her four kids, North, 12; Saint, 9; Chicago, 7; and Psalm, 6, with ex Kanye West.
"Sometimes it gets just like a little intense," the 44-year-old complained. "I want to be more strict like [sister] Khloé, but I don't know why I have a hard time just saying 'no is no.' I think I also just don't want to deal with the whining and the tears of not getting their way."
Instead, she said, she sometimes locks herself in the bathroom!
Zoe Saldaña
Zoe Saldaña has three sons who give her a major headache.
Star Trek actress Zoe Saldaña has three sons with husband Marco Perego, 10-year-old twins Cy and Bowie, and 8-year-old Zen.
"It's fun as hell," the 47-year-old said of being a boy mom, but added, "At all times, every waking minute of your day is spent trying to talk someone from beating someone else, or burning the house down, or flashing a neighbor, or smelling someone else's butt."
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron described her kids as 'a-------.'
"They can be a-------," the Oscar winner, 49, joked of her kids, Jackson, 12, and 9-year-old August, adding that they don't exactly treat her like a movie star.
"I'm just trying to keep my head above water, because they are smart and they are witty and they are firecrackers, but they do not go, 'Oh my God, Mom, you're so amazing,'" Charlize Theron griped in an interview. "They're like, 'Excuse me, I need. I want!'"
Hilary Duff
Even 'Lizzie McGuire' actress Hilary Duff confessed kids can be 'annoying.'
"Kids are annoying, I'm not going to lie," said the mom to Luca, 13 (with ex Mike Comrie), and Banks, 6; Mae, 4; and Townes, 1, her daughters with husband Matthew Koma.
"When I get in bed every single night and we're like, 'Oh my God, do we hate our kids or what?' And then we wake up and the next day's a new day and we're like, 'We're so freaking grateful for our kids,'" Hilary Duff said, adding, "They're funny and they make us laugh and they also frustrate the h--- out of us."
Anna Faris
Anna Faris welcomed one child with her now ex-husband, Chris Pratt.
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The 48-year-old recently revealed that Jack, 12, her son with ex Chris Pratt, is starting to go through puberty.
"He told me that he thinks he has armpit hair," Anna Faris told hosts Hoda Kotb and Justin Sylvester on Today last year. "It's happening!"
The House Bunny star also said the tween drives her "crazy" in a very relatable way: "He's like, 'Mom, where's my backpack?' when it's right there!"
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi knows exactly how to get her children to behave.
When Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's kids, Lorenzo, 12, Giovanna, 10, and 6-year-old Angelo, are acting up, the Jersey Shore alum gives them the cold shoulder.
"I literally just walk into the kitchen, ignore them... and then they come over and they say, 'I'm OK now,'" the 37-year-old revealed. "The more you pay attention to that [bad behavior], the worse it gets."
