Naomi Watts cheers on striking daughter Kai in new photos from NYFW


The Love Story actress stepped out for the Khaite fashion show in Manhattan, which featured her daughter with Liev Schreiber


Kai looks so grown up!© Getty Images
Beatriz Colon
Beatriz ColonNew York Writer - New York
February 15, 2026
Share this:

It's quite the celebratory weekend for Naomi Watts and her family.

Over the weekend, the All's Fair actress celebrated the release of her latest series, Love Story, a new Ryan Murphy biographical anthology about the late Carolyn Bessette and John F. Kennedy Jr., in which she stars as Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

It was also a big weekend for her daughter Kai, 17, who had her latest modeling gig during New York Fashion week, walking for Khaite's latest fashion show.

Photo shared by Naomi Watts February 2016 of her daughter Kai modeling for the Khaite fashion show© Instagram
Naomi included photos of Kai during rehearsals

Naomi was in attendance at the event, held at the Park Avenue Armory on the Upper East Side on Valentine's Day.

She later took to her Instagram Stories and shared a clip of Kai modeling, wearing sleek black trousers with a cropped, crocodile embossed leather jacket and a smokey eye.

Earlier in the day Naomi, who shares Kai as well as her son Sasha, 18, with her former partner Liev Schreiber, also shared a photo in honor of Valentine's featuring her husband Billy Crudup, who she married in 2023.

Naomi Watts (L) attends Khaite fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Park Avenue Armory on February 14, 2026 in New York City© Getty Images
She attended the Khaite show with a friend

The doting mom next shared a photo of Sasha and Kai, wearing the viral  "protect the dolls" t-shirt designed by Conner Ives, declaring them "My other LOVEs."

2025 was a milestone year for Kai, who is signed to IMG models, and who in March made her official modeling debut, walking for Valentino's Fall/Winter 2025 show. She has since modeled for several new campaigns for the brand amid its new era under former Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele's new directive, as well as for Celine.

Speaking with Interview Magazine last year about her aspirations as she grows up, Kai, who came out publicly as trans in 2025, shared: "I want to be a supermodel. Period. I've been practicing my walks in the kitchen for years; my mom can show you all the videos I forced her to film. Struggling with 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 [Monroe]."

Photo shared by Naomi Watts on Valentine's Day 2026 of her son Sasha and daughter Kai© Instagram
The actress shared a Valentine's Day tribute to her kids

She also said she's not sure where she wants to go to college because she's "never been really good at school," adding: "School has never really been my strong suit. I see myself in the fashion industry. It's always been my dream. I'm not sure if college is for me, but we'll see when it rolls around. I like to go with the flow."

Billy Crudup and Naomi Watts attend the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California© Getty
She has been married to Billy since 2023

Meanwhile her older brother Sasha graduated from Friends Seminary, the oldest continuously coeducational school in New York City, earlier this year, and has since begun his collegiate studies at the University of Southern California.

Per his social media, he intends to study at USC's School of Dramatic Arts; so far, he has one acting credit, for lending his voice as a young wolf in 2016's The Jungle Book.

More Parenting
See more