Wolf Van Halenis breathing easy amidKylie JennerandTravis Scott’s decision tochange their newborn son’s name.
The 31-year-old musician and son of the late Eddie Van Halen expressed his relief over the announcement on Twitter Monday night,retweeting an articleabout it and writing, “THANK F—.”
Fans responded to Wolf with a series of hilarious references to other famous people with the name, includingWolf Blitzer.
“You’re forgetting the best one 🍕,” Wolfwrote in responseto one fan, sharing a GIF of renowned chefWolfgang Puck.
Wolf Van Halen (L); Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott.Paul R Giunta/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; Steve Granitz/WireImage
Jenner, 24,announced the arrivalof her second child with Scott, 30, on Feb. 6 — four days after his Feb. 2 birth. The two also share 4-year-old daughterStormi.
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Kylie Jenner’s Instagram Story.kyliejenner/Instagram
But on Monday, Jenner wrote on her Instagram Story, “FYI our sons [sic]name isn’t Wolf anymore.”
“We just really didn’t feel like it was him. Just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere,” she added, along with a prayer-hands emoji.
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While Wolf (Van Halen) certainly has a unique name, he admitted recently in an interview with PEOPLE that he sometimes finds himself making similar moves to his late dadEddiewhen he’s on stage.
“I just go up there and be myself. There’s been a handful of moments though, where I’ve done something, and then I realize like, ‘Oh s—, Dadused to do that all the timeon stage,’ " he said in December. “And I realized maybe the way he moved or the way he smiled when he played something, I was like, ‘Oh, f—, he would do that all the time.’ "
Wolf added, “And it’s like, I couldn’t even control it. It just happens. It’s pretty funny.”
Wolf (via his band Mammoth WVH)’s debut single"Distance"is nominated for best rock song at the 2022Grammy Awards, and he’scurrently on the roadalongside rock bandDirty Honeyfor the massiveYoung Guns Tour.
source: people.com
