Kick Kennedy was rumored to be linked to Ben Affleck amid his latest divorce from Jennifer Lopez.
Right here’s every little thing you’ll want to know concerning the Kennedy who gained consideration after being linked to the Oscar winner and for recounting a grotesque story a few whale in a 2012 interview.
Household
Kick, 36, is RFK Jr.’s eldest daughter and the second of his six youngsters.
Together with his first spouse, Emily Ruth Black, the previous impartial presidential candidate welcomed Kick in April 1988 and her brother, Robert “Bobby” Kennedy III, in September 1984. He later had 4 extra youngsters—Conor Kennedy, Kyra Kennedy, William “Finn” Kennedy, and Aidan Kennedy—together with his second spouse, Mary Kathleen Richardson.
Her full identify is Kathleen Alexandra Kennedy, however she earned the nickname Kick from her great-aunt, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy—sister of President John F. Kennedy—who tragically died in a aircraft crash in 1948 on the age of 28.
In a 2012 interview with City & Nation, Kick talked about that she believes she is “comparable” to her ancestor.
“I all the time thought Dad and I have been the identical individual, however I bought fascinated by Kick a couple of years in the past,” she defined. “She was enjoyable, social, and a performer in some ways.
“In fact, I don’t suppose my mother and father would ever name my very own loss of life divine retribution,” Kick joked on the time. “Nicely, possibly if I grew to become a Republican.”
Schooling
Kick attended Stanford College after graduating from highschool, the place she studied historical past and theater.
She furthered her performing schooling on the Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood.
Profession
Kick pursued a profession within the arts, notably in performing and writing.
Over time, she has taken on small roles in varied tasks, together with performing alongside her stepmother, Cheryl Hines, in Curb Your Enthusiasm and taking part in herself in Gossip Woman.
Most lately, Kick appeared as a “lazy vacationer” within the 2021 movie Worry and Loathing in Aspen.
Along with her work in entrance of the digicam, Kick is an activist who shares her father’s ardour for environmental causes, notably water points. In a 2014 interview with Resident, she talked about that she “knew what PCBs have been” earlier than she realized tie her sneakers.
Romantic Historical past
From 2013 to 2014, Kick was romantically linked to Harper Simon, the son of musician Paul Simon.
She later dated billionaire financial institution inheritor Matthew Mellon for a couple of months till his premature loss of life in 2018 on the age of 54. On the time, Kick’s supervisor advised PEOPLE, “She is heartbroken, shocked; she didn’t see this coming. She is devastated and won’t be making any remark.”