Freud was born in
London, England. She is the daughter of Bernardine Coverley and artist
Lucian Freud, and the
great-granddaughter of the inventor of
psychoanalysis,
Sigmund Freud. Her maternal grandparents were
Roman Catholics of Irish descent, but her mother was no longer observant, while her father's family were
Jewish atheists. She identifies as Jewish. Her sister is
Esther Freud, who wrote the memoir of their hippie childhood in
Morocco,
Hideous Kinky. Freud was married to journalist
James Fox in 2001. They have a son. The couple separated in 2017. In October of 2024, Freud launched her fashion podcast
Fashion Neurosis, beginning with an episode with American fashion designer
Rick Owens. ==See also==