Naomi Watts Has a Proud Mom Moment as She Watches Daughter Kai, 16, Walk the Celine Runway in Paris

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09-07-2025

Kai Schreiber returned to Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week to walk the Celine Spring/Summer 2026 show, which marked her first catwalk gig for the house
Her mom, Naomi Watts, was there to support front row with video if her beaming as the model made her appearance on the catwalk
Kai, 16, made her runway debut in March for Valentino with both her mom and dad, Liev Schreiber, showing their loveKai Schreiber is taking the catwalk by storm, but not without the ultimate hype woman — her mom Naomi Watts!
The 16-year-old rising model returned to the catwalk at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, making an appearance in the Celine Spring/Summer 2026 show on July 6.
Meanwhile, the Twin Peaks alum was right there to support her daughter. In addition to the actress posting a video of Kai walking down the runway from her view from the front row, fashion journalist Derek Blasberg shared of video of Watts' priceless reaction to Kai walking down the runway.
Blasberg's video, posted to his Instagram Stories and reposted by Watts, showed the Oscar nominee with a big smile plastered on her face and filming her daughter as she strutted by. "Show me a proud mother than @naomiwatts watching her daughter @kaischreiberrr at the Celine Show," he wrote.
In the presentation, Kai wore a flowy white A-line short-sleeve dress. A straw hat, handheld clutch, sunglasses and silver jewelry accessorized her look.
On Instagram, the teen thanked the Celine team for making her latest gig possible. "Forever grateful," she wrote.
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Kai, who is signed under global agency IMG models, made her runway debut in Paris back in March, when she made a surprise appearance in the Valentino Fall/Winter 2025 show dressed in a leopard-print minidress and crochet beanie. Since then, she's remained a face of the brand, starring in its Fall 2025 campaign in April.
Amid the start of her rising career, Kai opened up to Interview Magazine about wanting to have modeled from a young age. "I've been practicing my walks in the kitchen for years; my mom can show you all the videos I forced her to film," she revealed.
"Struggling with my gender identity from a young age most likely had something to do with it. I always wanted to grow up and be a beautiful, glamorous, influential woman, like Marilyn," continued Kai, who is transgender.
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Along the way, her parents, also including Liev Schreiber, have wholeheartedly supported her dreams, so much so that The Perfect Couple actor defended his daughter's career when it was slammed with criticism lumping Kai in with the "nepo baby" conversation.
"I'm going to put it to you like this: What if you were a professional actor, and your child decided they wanted to do something in this world?" Schreiber told TMZ in March. "Do they have a choice of what you did?"
The actor said it "doesn't matter" what he does and that Kai should be able to do what she wants to do. "That's her life. She does what she wants with her life, and I'm super proud of her," he continued. "I thought she did an amazing job in the show."
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