Who Is Natalie Zettel? Model Is 'Lookalike' Cousin Of Kendall and Kylie Jenner

While the Kardashian-Jenner clan is rumored to have three on the way, it’s the younger cousin of the Jenner sisters who is making headlines this week. Natalie Zettel, herself a model, has social media buzzing after being dubbed a near doppelgänger of her famous cousins.

Zettel, 18, is the daughter of Karen Houghton, the sister of Kris Jenner. Following her recent high school graduation, Zettel is reportedly pursuing a career in modeling — just like her older cousin Kendall Jenner. As Allure noted Tuesday, Zettel recently sported the swim line of her cousins on her Instagram account.

The aspiring model recently opened up about her famous family in an interview with Star Magazine.

“They’re my blood. They’re always going to be there — I’m stuck with them — but I love my family. I’ve known them since I was a little toddler,” she said. “I’m closest with Kendall and Kylie because we’re close in age. It’s not weird for me to have a large, famous family because I knew them before all the fame. People are like, ‘Oh my Gosh! You’re cousins with the Kardashian family? Is that weird?’ And I say, ‘No.’ They’re nothing special. In my eyes, they’re just my family.”

Zettel revealed that while the Kardashian-Jenner family has managed to craft a long-term career path out of their E! reality series, she hasn’t ever wanted to have her own show. She’s also said her life is much different than those of her famous cousins, despite how close they are.

“Let’s just say our lives here compared to the lives that the Kardashians live are complete opposite. We are crazy, but we do normal people stuff,” she said. “We have our fun obviously. We go to the beach, my mom goes to work, I go to school…and my mom and I are very close. She’s my best friend in the whole world. She’s a single mom, and she does a great job and I really appreciate it.”

Of her father, Mark Zettel, the rising star described him as the “most responsible, caring dad ever” but also “strict.” They aren’t as close as Zettel and her mother, but she said that “he’s a really good dad.”

She also told Star that while tight with the Jenner sisters, she doesn’t want to be labeled a Kardashian herself.

“[P]eople come up to me and say, ‘Oh my gosh! I heard you are a Kardashian!’” she said. “Honestly, I don’t like people labeling me. I want to be my own person. We got a package from the Kardashians’ one time, and the Fed Ex lady freaked out. It’s no big deal to me. We go up there every holiday and celebrate together — we’re family.”

Like her Kardashian-Jenner kin, Zettel already appears to be using her social media accounts to promote her budding career.