not its namesake
Dido called her son Stanley but insists it was ‘nothing to do with the Eminem song’
The singer gave birth to her little boy seven years ago, and had a number one in 12 countries with the track Stan
DIDO has insisted that she didn’t call her son Stanley because of her hit song with Eminem.
The White Flag hitmaker gave birth to her little boy seven years ago, and had a number one in 12 countries with the track Stan, which features a remix of the lyrics from her song Thank You.
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However, the 47-year-old star is adamant that the 2000 single didn't influence the choice of moniker for Stanley and revealed that her husband Rohan Gavin was also “bizarrely" keen on the name.
Appearing on Lorraine on today, she said: “[He’s] definitely Stanley [not Stan]. Nothing to do with the song.
“I know [everyone assumes it’s to do with the song]. When I was a teenager, I was with my mate, I remember sitting on a wall, and they were like, ‘What are you going to call your kid?’ and I was like, Stanley. Bizarrely, when I met my husband, that was the name that was his favourite for different reasons.”
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The song Stan - which was voiced by the rap superstar - was actually about a character who was an over obsessive fan of Eminem, and it's also believed to be the origin of the slang phrase to be a "stan" of a celebrity.
Dido also appeared in the music video as Stan's pregnant girlfriend.
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