This story is from June 10, 2015

Celeb husbands take their wife's surname

Zoe Saldana sure seems like one lucky woman. In an incredibly sweet and romantic gesture, her Italian artist sculptor husband Marco Perego recently announced that he will take her surname.
Celeb husbands take their wife's surname
Zoe Saldana sure seems like one lucky woman. In an incredibly sweet and romantic gesture, her Italian artist sculptor husband Marco Perego recently announced that he will take her surname.
Zoe Saldana sure seems like one lucky woman. In an incredibly sweet and romantic gesture, her Italian artist sculptor husband Marco Perego recently announced that he will take her surname.READ: Zoe Saldana's husband takes her last nameThe couple, who've been married since 2013, surprised the paparazzi when they announced that Marco will now be known as Mr Saldana! AT looks at other celebrity hubbies who've taken their wife's surnames...JOHN LENNON ­ YOKO ONO - The Beatles legend John Lennon also took the name of his partner Yoko Ono in 1969, and said in an interview, `Yoko changed her name for me, I've changed mine for her. One for both, both for each other. She has a ring, I have a ring.It gives us nine `O's between us, which is good luck. Ten would not be good luck.' His legal name when he died was John Winston Ono Lennon, and hers was Yoko Ono Lennon.JAY-Z ­ BEYONCE - Rapper Jay-Z, born as Shawn Carter, is one of the most popular celeb husbands who added his wife's surname to his own after renewing his wedding vows with singer Beyonce Knowles. Now officially known as Shawn Knowles-Carter, Jay-Z once said in an interview that he decided to keep her name as Beyonce's parents did not have any sons.
JAY MOHR ­NIKKI COX - The American actor, stand up comedian and radio host was born as Jon Ferguson Mohr.After marrying actress Nikki Cox (his second marriage) in 2006, he legally changed his name to Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr as a gift to her on their second wedding anniversary . The Jerry Maguire actor continues to use his wife's surname in spite of being ridiculed for it.LORENZO LAMAS ­SHAWNA CRAIG - Best remembered as Hector Ramirez of The Bold and the Beautiful, Lorenzo Lamas changed his name to Lorenzo Lamas-Craig after getting married to his fifth wife Shawna Craig. Lorenzo's ex wife -Shauna Sand -had kept his surname even after getting divorced. His fifth wife Shawna did not want to have identical names with her and he decided to add her name in his own!AARON TAYLOR - JOHNSON ­ SAM TAYLOR JOHNSON - Born as Aaron Johnson, the Kick-Ass actor married director Samantha Taylor in 2012 and began being billed as Aaron Taylor-Johnson from 2013 as a romantic gesture when Sam took his name.Incidentally, the actor, who was last seen as Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron, played John Lennon in the British indie film Nowhere Boy, another celebrity to have taken his wife's name!JACK WHITE ­- MEG WHITE - Born as Jack Gillis, the American musician, producer and actor adopted his then wife's name and started being known as Jack White. Jack and drummer wife Meg started the band The White Stripes in 1997. While the two divorced in 2000, the two achieved international fame with their 2001 album, White Blood Cells and Jack continues to use her surname to this date.Bollywood actors who kept their mom's surnames:For latest Hollywood updates follow us on Twitter >>> @TOIEntertainFor the latest in Hollywood news, like us on Facebook >>> TOIEntertainWATCH: Zoe Saldana's Husband Takes Her Last Name

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