Abby Chatfield announces she is changing her surname to her mother’s maiden name… after revealing she is not related to her father
Abby Chatfield has announced that she is changing her name.
The TV and radio presenter, 27, revealed on Channel Adel Kafi Podcast This week she will drop her last name and adopt her mother’s maiden name.
But the influencer confirmed that she will keep “Chatfield” for professional reasons.
“I’m actually changing my last name to my mother’s maiden name,” she told hosts Lachlan and Jaxon Fairbairn.
“But I won’t tell anyone what it is.”
Abby Chatfield has announced that she is changing her name. The former Bachelorette star, 27, revealed earlier this week that she’s dropping her last name “Chatfield” and adopting her mother’s maiden name.
Abby said she “couldn’t” change her name professionally, because she feared fans would find it difficult to pronounce her mother’s maiden name.
She added “My mother’s maiden name … is not hard to pronounce, but not easy to look at, so ‘Chatfield’ is much easier.”
“Marketing, you guys! You can’t get rid of your stage name!”
Speaking to brothers Lachlan and Jackson Fairbairn on their Fair Enough podcast, the influencer and media personality confirmed that she’s swapping her surname. She admitted that she “couldn’t” change her name professionally because she feared fans would find it too difficult to pronounce
Abby’s mother is Laura Jonner. So if she were to legally change her last name, her full name would be “Abbie Junner”.
The Hit Network host has always been vocal about how her father left when she was born, often making dark jokes about it on Father’s Day.
In 2021, she shared a photo on Instagram of herself putting her arm around an invisible person standing next to her, and said it was a photo of ‘my dad and me’.
Abby has always been vocal about how her dad left when she was born, and often makes dark jokes about it on Father’s Day. In 2021, she shared this photo of herself putting her arm around an unseen person standing next to her, which she said was a picture of “my dad and me.”
“Another annual Father’s Day appreciation for this man! Love these pics of my dad and me,” she wrote
“Another annual Father’s Day appreciation for this man! Love these pics of my dad and me,” Abby sarcastically captioned the photos.
She posted a similarly sad tribute the year before, sharing a photo of herself sitting alone in her car.
“Love this picture of me and my dad!” I wrote in the caption.
‘happy Father’s Day! Thanks for being the reason I have to pay $230 a week to go to therapy to fix my abandonment issues! “
Abby’s mother is Laura Jonner (pictured). So if she were to legally change her last name, her full name would be “Abbie Junner”
Abby mentioned her father during an interview with Who magazine in May 2020, where she discussed how supportive her family was after she starred on The Bachelor.
She thanked her family for taking care of her when she was being trolled, saying, “Trolls try to get at me by saying things like, ‘What would your dad think?’ “
I’m like, “My dad’s mom left when I was born, so I’m not sure.” But my uncle is very excited about all this. He is very proud of me.
Abby mentioned her father during an interview with Who magazine in May 2020, where she discussed how supportive her family was after she starred on The Bachelor.
