Overview
- In a Substack essay tied to her 30th birthday, Baldwin described certain relatives as “narcissists,” “toxic,” “unreliable,” and “addicts,” and said she has cut ties.
- She recounted a solitary childhood without both parents at home or siblings to lean on, saying she once sought validation from family members.
- Baldwin wrote that her daughter, Holland, 2, will be kept away from those relatives as she focuses on building a healthier definition of family.
- She reflected on past eating-disorder struggles and encouraged readers with the repeated message, “You are not fat.”
- Despite the criticism of her birth family, she has publicly praised stepmother Hilaria Baldwin, and there have been no responses from Alec Baldwin or Kim Basinger reported.