American actress, Zoe Saldana who tied the knots with her husband, Marco Perego, in 2013 has revealed that her husband has chosen to use her last name.
Yes, Marco Perego is determined to be Mr. Marco Saldana!
The Hollywood actress, who is the cover star for the latest issue of InStyle magazine, during her interview for the magazine feature revealed that since the pair tied the knot in 2013, the 36-year-old artist has chosen to take his wife’s surname despite Zoe trying to “talk him out of it”.
She added to In Style magazine: “I tried to talk him out of it. I told him, ‘If you use my name, you’re going to be emasculated by your community of artists, by your Latin community of men, by the world.’ But Marco looks up at me and says, ‘Ah, Zoe, I don’t give a s**t.'”
The Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek and Avatar actress and her husband, Marco, have been married since 2013 and have 6-month-old twins together.
Even though most cultures around marriage expect a woman to take her new husband's last name after wedding vows, keep her own last name or hyphenate both her family's and her hubby's name...This couple have challenged the norm!
*Interview excerpts culled from RadarOnline*
LOL....this can never happen in Nigeria but it happens here all the time and the couple dont seem to mind so whats my own?.....
Dis Na love kwanu????
ReplyDeleteThe man obviously don't value his family name or not proud of the family he is from. He should go ahead n take her entire name, Oloshi
DeleteYes o na love. But i feel he will drop it later on.
DeleteOyibo people and their funny/weird ways.
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I love Zoe so much...
DeleteWell, its his life, his choice and obviously, he is happy with her and they are happy together
Her pussy must be made with gold and honey!
DeleteSo, we that changed our own names after marriage don't value our family names @karlson? Oh, I forgot. Women are d weaker vessel
DeleteAhahah pure "sisi'... pussy whipped mofo!!
DeleteChai!
ReplyDeleteOmenaEnu!!!!
But that's what it should actually be after all the bible says a man leaves his father and mother and cleave to the wife. That includes leaving his surname and cleaving to the wife's.
Delete@anon 11:54, na so u dey interpret ur bible? Which church u dey go? I no kno say some ppl yeye like dis. Mtchew!
Delete@ 12:53 I saw reason with 11:54. Since u r opposed to their view kindly give ur own bible passage that interprets to- a woman should take a man's name. I truly interested in knowing as I find this topic fascinating...
DeleteTruth be told, if U interpretate that passage without bias , dat wat it actually meant o.@11:54, U right. @12:53..Am also interested in dat topic. Stella, post it....n let all av a forum here on it.
DeletePls the Observer I'm anon 12:53 read Ephesians 5 : 22-26 n tell me what it means for a wife to submit completely to his husband. That the husband has authority over d wife. Completely in all ramifications. The scripture is very clear but sometimes we like hiding n pretending dat we don't understand.
DeleteThe Observer Pls still read isaiah 4:1 "when dat day comes seven women will take hold of one man n say Pls we will feed ourselves n clothe ourselves, just let us bear ur name n remove d reproach of not being married." emphasis let us bear ur NAME!
DeleteHaa! this is a new one oh.
ReplyDeleteThe guy is damn cute so i forgive him.
And what will the woman's last name be? Wonders shall never cease, wetin person no go hear sef? Na them sabi, Good morning my blog family and have a wonderful sunday.
ReplyDelete*Larry was here*
The guy try oo. They look happy sha oo.
ReplyDeleteBlessed Sunday sdklers
Na them sabi, as long as they are both happy
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Lolz
ReplyDeleteCan't happen in nigeria cos we always making irrelevant things priority.
ReplyDeleteWho cares who takes the others surname,as long as they are in love and are happy 2geda.
In nigeria ud hear shiiiiiii such as a man is d head of d family and bla bla bla,wherein in most of those families,they could be surviving on d ladies income...who's d bread winner den?.
If a man is broke and has nothing to offer his wife,he should keep his last name o jare cos what's d point of d lady taking on his last name
Gbam....i second this comment!!!
DeleteMy dear, you said it all. Afterall, the bible says a man shall leave his home and become one with his wife. Who cares whose name they bear? Let them just be married for as long as life permits.
DeleteAbi o. They ain't man enough to pay the bills but wana force their names down your throat
DeleteLolz @empress
Delete2 thumbs up.
Delete@ Elena,
DeleteYou said it all.
Hahaha people will so talk if you try it in Nigeria. Oyibo people funny sha.
ReplyDeleteRefreshing perspective
ReplyDeleteSweet love.....who will take my last name.....Stella u must enjoy me
ReplyDeleteIt takes a man who is extremely secure in his masculinity to even consider merging both surnames and using it as their new family name. I have a couple of White British friends who decided after marriage to join up both surnames to form a new compound name. But for a man to actually drop his surname entirely and adopt his wife's? Never in Nigeria!
ReplyDeleteI did not drop my maiden name after marriage mainly for professional reasons. It became such an issue with my husband that I eventually decided to hyphenate both names. And this is a man that is a world class, highly liberal and exposed professional! You would think his liberal views would make him less concerned with whether his wife bears his name or not! Not to talk of now dropping his own name and adopting my father's own?????? Not in this lifetime! Zoe's husband is a rare breed.
Me too oo, am still using my fathers name up till date!
DeleteD tin can pain my husband ppl ehn, especially my FIL....
SMTCHEEEWW!
Okija wife, so u no agree change your name to that of your husband. Na im be sey he b woman wrapper. Na u dey marry him
DeleteI second this comment!
DeleteYou nailed it.
Contrary to what people think,
Men who do this are more self confident than normal. It's not a sign of being a sissy. It's a new world perspective. A move away from strict patriarchy
From my experience, sissy men are always the 1st to hide and pretend they are not. Most men who act macho are insecure inside.
This guy has nothing to lose
Nor does he care bou opinion sef.
He is confident in who he is,inside.
(or a fame whore)
Either ways, it takes courage
Naah@anonymous 14:09.......i include my husband's family name at the end, but Na my papa name first ooo!
DeleteU say okija man Na woman wrapper abi?? Oya goan try marry okija man Na....u go know say kaki no be leather!!!
@anon 14:09, I completely agree with u! For Okija wife to say d thing dey pain her FIL too much n her husband no fit talk. Na she dey marry d man. Some men really b deaf n dumb 4 wia dia wife de oooo. Mtchew!
Delete@anonymous 16:35, u say my husband doesn't complain?? I hear you oooo!!!
DeleteJust try and marry okija man, den you go know say kaki no be leather I repeat!!!
A very lazy man
ReplyDeleteI believe sey na the woman dey marry d man.
Only God knows how much u have. Nd 4 u 2 think d man is lazy or incompetent u must b a wretch
DeleteCompletely agree with you Ruby.
DeleteTheir business!
ReplyDeleteHahahaha funny people but it's actually not a big deal in the western world. I know at least two Ghana men and a Turkish guy here in Germany who are married to German women and actually dropped their own surnames and adopted their wives's family names.
DeleteWhen we just got married, my husband joked a couple of times about adopting my surname and dropping his and I bluntly told him I didn't find that joke funny. Lmao. And mind you, my husband is not white.
Woman power
ReplyDeleteWhen some families in Nigeria won't allow a woman keep her own last name sef, to hyphenate, dey will say no, someone is picking his wife last name.
ReplyDeleteLet me suggest this to bar and have a good laugh when he makes a face.
Exactly!!! E.g, my husbands families!!
DeleteYeye dey smell....i no kukuma send, my papa name stll dey there gidigba!
Na dem sabi. Api sunday to everybody ooo
ReplyDeleteI love Zoe and their love wanna make me love too!
ReplyDeleteSociety and norms...who coined the norms in the first place? I love when perceptions ar challenged!!
Mr. And Mrs Saldana loading!
Awwwww ... Their pic is so cute...
ReplyDeleteMake my mum in law die!hahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteHehehe. I love the man already. The surname is even sweeter jor
ReplyDeleteWow! That's great!
ReplyDelete9ja will rather die than do this.
Black man, black mentality!
Beautiful couple.
I'm a woman and yes! I'm in support of woman liberation. But, this subtle emasculation of men need to stop. It is ridiculous and not the way God intended relationships to be.
ReplyDeleteMy dear anon 10:25 help me sound it oh!
DeleteThe Bible clearly states the man is the head of the home.
Did u read d post?nobody is being emasculated here,it was solely his decision,did u read whr his wife cautioned him yet he didn't bulge?stay there n be crying for no reason,funny sombody
DeleteHaba
Deleteabeg the guy is a whimp.
He gat no family name to be proud of.
beats me, coming from an Italian.
Onye na nke ya biko.
R u all with them? Do u knw the depth he reached with is wife to d extent of wanting her surname? Smtyms this tin called love is way deeper Dan y'all know....its as clear as day and night that this man is head over heels,stomach over bed,overtly gaga about this woman, so he wants to tk on every bit of her he cn get...This is love at its best and not emasculation anytin...Mr saldana is a man in love. ...Y'all Beating urself up....#WATCH and LEARN
Deletehmmmmm
ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
Good for him
ReplyDeleteShe look pregnant ,beautiful couple
ReplyDeleteChange ur name to whateva BUT please make sure u guys stay HAPPY
ReplyDeleteHe's in love that's why I won't blame him but I don't believe in this jare.
ReplyDeleteOk.
ReplyDeleteWetin we no go hear oooo
ReplyDeletePls it's not new in Nigeria, some men do it especially when the female is an only child, they do it to keep the girl's family lineage going, or so I was taught in secondary school social studies.
ReplyDeleteGiving her subtle hints that he is a Bruce Jenner inside.
ReplyDeleteSee Love! The guy is wonderful
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love in the air...u both should stay happy
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love in the air...u both should stay happy
ReplyDeleteThe one wey dey pain me pass no be dis one. Na al dis our naija guys, when money no dey den go marry naija but when dey r rich n famous den go marry oyinbo or oda countries. Why? Then to add salt to injury, when dey r broke den go com bk com marry naija again, why cant we enjoy fame n wealth as well mmteewwwwww
ReplyDeleteI loveeeeee Zoe
ReplyDeletePls any good in house cake baker in calabar.Pls drop ur details.
ReplyDeletewhat's the point????
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm whatever that turns dem on.
ReplyDeleteAs long as they are both happy.
ReplyDeleteThat's what matters, not your opinion or mine.
As an aside, I heard in Islam, it is instructed that a woman need not take her husbands surname. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Sissy jare.
ReplyDeleteThis is very common here. Swedish men love to taket their wives surname.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the "Queen and boss of this blog"? I want to know your view on this topic.
ReplyDelete@The Queen and boss of this blog, where are you. Why have you suddenly disappeared? Come out,l want to know your view on this topic.
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