Kate Winslet’s husband, Ned, is a unique type of guy. In fact, for a while, his last name was “Rocknroll”.
Rightfully!
Except, it is no longer; Ned, married to Winslet since 2012, was born Abel Smith and returned to his original surname. And there is a reason for that, as Winslet, 45, explained during a virtual interview Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
On the one hand, while Ned is used to a certain level of fame (his uncle is the co-founder of Virgin Group, Richard Branson), dating Winslet has put him in a very public position.
“When he changed his name to ‘Rocknroll’, I don’t think he predicted what would happen if he had a girlfriend whose name was Kate Winslet and who was well known and therefore the press might not react. Well to the fact that she has a boyfriend then called Rocknroll, “said the Oscar winner. “So, it was a little complicated.”
So they got married and had a son together, Bear Blaze, who is now 7 years old. Winslet has children from his two previous marriages: Mia, 20, and Joe, 17. With Bear, the mundaneness of daily chores meant having a surname like “Rocknroll” became a little tiring.
“I got to the point where I’m like, you know, I’m filling out medical forms and it says ‘mom’s name’ and ‘dad’s name’, and I’m like, ‘Honey … are we going to continue?'” She remembered. “And he said, ‘Yes, you’re right. I’m just going to change it back.’ So, he changed back. “
Of course, Bear’s last name was never Rocknroll – Winslet made sure of that. “(He) would always have my name,” she told Glamor in 2014. “(Children) Mia and Joe have (Winslet) as part of their name, so it would be weird if this baby didn’t have it. Of course we won’t call him RocknRoll. People can judge what they want, but I’m an (expletive) adult. “
