News | Entertainment
26 Dec 2025 14:43
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Dakota Johnson hates it when her parents post childhood photos of her

    'The Lost Daughter' star - who parents are actors Melanie Griffith, 64, and Don Johnson, 72 - doesn't like it when her mom and dad share throwback snaps but because she's not on social media, she doesn't realise until it's too late.


    Appearing on 'The Late Late Show', she told host James Corden: "I don't like it, but I also don't go on social media, so I don't find out about it until it's really baked into the Internet, and somebody will send it to me like, 'Oh, you were so ugly -- or you were so cute, when you had braces and a slicked back ponytail."

    The '50 Shades of Grey' star admitted despite her protests, she's had no luck convincing her mother to stop.

    She added: "I become like a 12-year-old and I'm like, 'Mom, you can't do that. We've had this conversation so many times!' She doesn't care."

    And while the 32-year-old star admitted her mum is "amazing", she also noting the online world isn't the only place she embarrasses her, as she recalled a moment they ran into 90s teen heartthrob Jonathan Taylor Thomas at the airport.

    Dakota said: "My mom is the most amazing person, but she embarrasses me in front of a lot of people, "Saw him in the airport and I was like, 'Oh my god, Mom' - I think I was eight - 'Oh my god, Mom, it's him, it's really him.'

    "I was like, 'We're gonna be married. We're gonna be together forever...We're the same. We love each other.'"

    Her mum called him over, and the 'How to Be Single' star tried to escape by hiding behind a potted plant.

    Admitting the plant didn't provide much cover, she added: "I was across the airport behind a plant... It was obvious, I was very visible. "I couldn't hide behind the plant...it wasn't like a tree."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     26 Dec: Taylor Swift has given her fans an early Christmas present - the final two episodes of her documentary series will be available earlier than billed
     26 Dec: Lisa Rinna has opened up about a "very uncomfortable" couple of years when her daughters were feuding
     26 Dec: Jason Donovan has described his collapse at Kate Moss' 21st birthday party as "through the roof embarrassing"
     26 Dec: Ed Sheeran ditched his "beer-guzzling" lifestyle after becoming a father because he wanted to be "a responsible dad"
     26 Dec: Brooks Nader slept with Gleb Savchenko on the first day they met
     26 Dec: Susan Boyle has been left "very flattered" after Timothée Chalamet praised her for dreaming "bigger than all of us"
     26 Dec: Adam Duritz's relationship with Courteney Cox was "really hard" because they "just weren't on the same wavelength"
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Family is the main reason for Pita Ahki coming back home to play Super Rugby Pacific More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Some good news on the horizon for cattle and sheep farmers More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Taylor Swift has given her fans an early Christmas present - the final two episodes of her documentary series will be available earlier than billed 14:20

    Motoring:
    So close to the top of rally car racing, for young driver Zeal Jones 14:07

    Rugby:
    Family is the main reason for Pita Ahki coming back home to play Super Rugby Pacific 13:57

    Entertainment:
    Lisa Rinna has opened up about a "very uncomfortable" couple of years when her daughters were feuding 13:50

    Sailing:
    A New Zealand yacht is expected to be right in contention for the overall race win in the Sydney to Hobart classic 13:47

    Accident and Emergency:
    A search continues for a person who went missing after a jet ski incident near Port Waikato on Christmas 13:47

    Basketball:
    A rare sight this season in basketball's NBA.. 13:27

    Entertainment:
    Jason Donovan has described his collapse at Kate Moss' 21st birthday party as "through the roof embarrassing" 13:20

    Entertainment:
    Ed Sheeran ditched his "beer-guzzling" lifestyle after becoming a father because he wanted to be "a responsible dad" 12:50

    Rugby League:
    Confidence from boxer Joseph Parker's manager that they'll soon be free to discuss more details around the former heavyweight world champion's positive drugs test 12:27


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd