Naomi Watts y Liev Schreiber They were one of the golden marriages of Hollywood. They were both at their peak with big screen successes when they married, and they were parents of two. children. Although they separated in 2016, after 11 years together, when it comes to family events they are always united. And this was no exception.
The former couple faced a media whirlwind when in 2019 one of their sons accompanied them to a red carpet and dressed in feminine clothing. At that time they chose not to respond to the offensive comments, preferring to wait until Kai wanted to speak publicly about his gender identity.
Naomi Watts with her daughter Kai, the result of her relationship with Liev Schreiber. (Photo: Instagram)That moment came in June 2025, when Kai Schreiber gave his first interview to Interview Magazineafter turning 16 and announcing her debut on the catwalk of the Paris Fashion Week last October.
The young woman declared herself as a trans womanand talked about his professional aspirations. “I struggled with gender identity from an early age; I always wanted to grow up and be a beautiful woman.«glamorous and influential, like Marilyn Monroe,» she revealed.
She said that she dreamed of walking the world’s great catwalks, being the face of the most important brands, and she transmitted this to her mother from a very young age.
«I want to be a supermodely I’ve been practicing walking since I was a little girl. «My mother has hundreds of videos that I forced her to record in our kitchen, where she practiced for hours,» he said with humor.
At the beginning of 2025 she was summoned by the Italian fashion house Valentino, and working for the luxurious company was confirmation that her calling is modeling.
«The world is more fun with fashion, I love that people have their own style, because if we all wore the same clothes, fashion would not exist; I love the creative value of composing outfits that represent you,» he said.
Kai Schreiber was applauded at Paris Fashion Week 2025.Just like Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s transgender daughter -with whom she is publicly at odds-, since her debut she received a large number of job offers, with international projection.
«I will always admire the older generation of transgender people, especially in fashion, because before there was no place for us; it’s great that today there is a strong community of us in the fashion world,» she said.
From September 29 to October 7, the young woman dazzled at Paris Fashion Week. And one of those who applauded each time she paraded haute couture outfits was her mother.
Before going up the catwalk, Kai Schreiber. (Photo: Instagram @kaischreiberrr)
The words of Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber about their daughter Kai
Schreiber and Watts maintain a very close and collaborative relationship in raising their two children. The actor rebuilt his life and married Taylor Neisen in 2023, while Watts married Billy Crudup the same year.
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber in 2016, the year they separated. (Photo: AP)When their son Sasha, 17, Kai’s brother, graduated, they shared family postcards on their social networks, and the same thing happened when they accompanied him on his move to university.
Both have shown support for their daughter’s career as a professional model, and spoke about their first interview about their gender identity.
Another of Kai Schreiber’s looks on the Paris catwalk.«Kai was always who he isbut I suppose the most momentous moment was when she asked us to change the pronoun and no longer talk about her as ‘he’; But to be honest, it didn’t feel like a big change, because Kai was always so feminine that everything made sense,» Schreiber explained in conversation with the magazine. Variety.
«Kai is a fighter, and it is important that she says: ‘I’m trans, look at me!’, and screw those who don’t like it. I will always be proud that she is my daughter,» he said.
Since she spoke about her gender identity, her parents showed her all their support. (Photo: Instagram @kaischreiberrr)Naomi, for her part, always comments on each of her daughter Kai’s Instagram posts, with compliments and phrases that show how proud she is of her professional growth.
In addition to dazzling in the heart of French fashion, the young woman was shown walking hand in hand with a mysterious young man as soon as she returned to New York. Apparently, it is a great personal and work moment for the actors’ daughter.
