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Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean tells Sean Lennon they should ‘embrace similarities’ with famous parents

On the 25th anniversary of her father's death, 27-year-old Frances Bean spoke out on Instagram about the struggles of being a child with famous parents

KURT Cobain's daughter Frances Bean has revealed how she deals with being compared to her famous parents - as she gives advice to John Lennon's son.

Speaking out on Instagram, the 27-year-old said that the pair need to "embrace the similarities and celebrate the differences" between them and their famous parents.

 Frances Bean has spoken out about how she deals with constantly being compared to her famous parents, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
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Frances Bean has spoken out about how she deals with constantly being compared to her famous parents, Kurt Cobain and Courtney LoveCredit: REUTERS
 Today is the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death - he was found dead in his Seattle home on April 5, 1994
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Today is the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death - he was found dead in his Seattle home on April 5, 1994Credit: Getty - Contributor
 John Lennon and Yoko Ono's son Sean Ono Lennon is also often compared to his famous parents
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono's son Sean Ono Lennon is also often compared to his famous parentsCredit: Rex Features

On the 25th anniversary of her father's death, Bean, the daughter of Cobain and rock-star mum Courtney Love, has said that she often tries not to look like her dad.

But she is regularly compared to him - especially when she wears his signature oval-shaped sunglasses.

Her comments were in response to an Instagram post made by John Lennon and Yoko Ono's son, Sean Ono Lennon, about constantly being compared to his parents.

Lennon recently made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon's talk show the Tonight Show to promote his new album.

He was dressed in a velvet suit and looked eerily similar to his famous father, wearing his signature wire-frame glasses.

'I don't 'try' to look like my parents'

Lennon captioned the image of himself: "I have struggled all my life with people telling me I'm 'trying' to look like dad, or mum.

"That's why I rarely wear these type of glasses, but they're actually just better on my face.

"It's funny, but I promise I don't 'try' to look like my parents, it just happens."

Bean responded to Lennon on Instagram with sympathy.

She wrote: "You look wonderful!

"I do the same thing re sunglasses, I try not to wear those oval frames often, but when I do, I know they look good on my face, so what can we do.

"Embrace the similarities and celebrate the differences, I suppose!"

Today is the 25th anniversary of Nirvana star Kurt Cobain's death.

He was found dead in his Seattle home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on April 5, 1994.

In a similar story, John Lennon was shot dead on December 8, 1980, in New York City, by the now notorious Mark David Chapman.

 Frances Bean says she's constantly compared to dad Kurt Cobain when she wears his signature oval-shaped sunglasses
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Frances Bean says she's constantly compared to dad Kurt Cobain when she wears his signature oval-shaped sunglassesCredit: Getty - Contributor
 Frances Bean with her rock-star mother Courtney Love
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Frances Bean with her rock-star mother Courtney LoveCredit: Rex Features
 Frances Bean hugs her grandmother Wendy O'Connor at the opening of an exhibition dedicated to Kurt Cobain
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Frances Bean hugs her grandmother Wendy O'Connor at the opening of an exhibition dedicated to Kurt CobainCredit: REUTERS
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John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon looked eerily similar to his dad during a talk show appearance

 Yoko Ono and John Lennon's son says he tries to avoid wearing similar clothes to them
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Yoko Ono and John Lennon's son says he tries to avoid wearing similar clothes to themCredit: Rex Features
 Sean Lennon's father John Lennon was murdered in New York City in 1980
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Sean Lennon's father John Lennon was murdered in New York City in 1980Credit: Rex Features
 John Lennon is pictured with a young Sean Ono Lennon, in New York City in 1977
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John Lennon is pictured with a young Sean Ono Lennon, in New York City in 1977Credit: Getty - Contributor

 


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