After all, when the whole world knows who you are, can you really have any secrets?

Although that must be a tricky adjustment for children of stars, the resulting stories can be downright comical.

Typically, Martin would keep his kids backstage.

Gwyneth Paltrow with kids Moses and Apple Martin

During his shows, they watched from the wings and only saw him singing.

I said, ‘I’m not Ricky Martin, I’m your father.’

I wanted to take pictures with the princesses, and everyone wanted to take pictures with her!"

Ricky Martin with his son

Gerber shared withTeen Voguein 2017, laughing.

Oh my God.'

I don’t look at them like that."

Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber

In 2017, Brooklyn’s little sister Harper had a similar revelation about their mom’s fame.

“When u find out mummy was a pop star!!”

“It’s recent for him where he goes, ‘Oh, you are in movies.’

Victoria Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham

They didn’t make that connection for a while.”

Parker inBaywatchand Lisa onHome Improvement.

She was married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee.

Gwyneth Paltrow and her son Moses Martin

“They came up to me and they said, ‘Mom, are you Pamela Anderson?’

And I said, ‘Yeah,'” she shared withPeoplein 2016.

“They were like, ‘What is that?’

Pamela Anderson and her son Brandon Lee

And, ‘Why are people saying these things?

Are you Pamela Anderson for real?

Like, what is going on?'”

Hilary Duff and her son Luca Comrie

Anderson also amusingly recalled that her sons basically grew up not really knowing what her career was.

It wasn’t the paparazzi that often trail her that tipped her little boy off.

Of course, it’s not as though Luca lives in a bubble.

Jack Quaid and his dad Dennis Quaid

Duff seems content to know her son doesn’t seem too interested in fame, though.

“They were like, ‘Yes, it’s cool.’

In fact, she might still downplay their fame to this day.

Mick Jagger and daughter Georgia Jagger

When I went on tour with my father, I knew he was a musician.

But they were my parents.

Still, even when her parents were together, they both traveled extensively for their jobs.

Alexa Ray Joel with mom Christie Brinkley

“In that way, it wasn’t a normal family life,” Georgia toldHarper’s Bazaarin 2010.

Growing up, though, she had the source of the attention surrounding her family pegged all wrong.

“I just thought they were popular,” she told theNY Postin 2010.

Michael Jackson with kids Prince and Paris

“I thought I was the star.

“It was never, ‘I hate my parents.’

It was more, ‘I hate myself,'” she confessed.

“I guess when we kind of realized it was when we saw videos of him performing.

I’ve been used to seeing most females pass out when they see their [favourite] artist.