Kate Winslet Name Change? Actress Says She Won't Be Taking Husband Ned Rocknroll's Surname

What Kate Winslet Refuses To Do In Her Marriage
(FILES) In a file picture taken on December 9, 2012 British actress Kate Winslet (R) and boyfriend Ned Rocknroll (L) walk together after the presentation ceremony for the 2,000-metre Longines Hong Kong Cup race at the Hong Kong International Races at the Shatin racecourse in Hong Kong. Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married her third husband in a secret ceremony -- tying the knot with Richard Branson's nephew Ned RocknRoll, The Sun tabloid reported on December 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ANTONY DICKSON (Photo credit should read ANTONY DICKSON/AFP/Getty Images)
(FILES) In a file picture taken on December 9, 2012 British actress Kate Winslet (R) and boyfriend Ned Rocknroll (L) walk together after the presentation ceremony for the 2,000-metre Longines Hong Kong Cup race at the Hong Kong International Races at the Shatin racecourse in Hong Kong. Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married her third husband in a secret ceremony -- tying the knot with Richard Branson's nephew Ned RocknRoll, The Sun tabloid reported on December 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ANTONY DICKSON (Photo credit should read ANTONY DICKSON/AFP/Getty Images)

We just can't imagine "Kate Rocknroll" accepting the Academy Award for Best Actress.

And it looks like we'll never have to. In an interview with The Telegraph published Wednesday, Kate Winslet -- who tied the knot with Richard Branson's nephew Ned Rocknroll in December 2012 -- said she has no plans to change her name.

"I was never going to change my name to Rocknroll," she said. "I’ve never changed my name to anything so I didn’t see a reason to start now."

Winslet was previously married to directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, but she never took either of her then-husband's names.

"I quite like Kate Winslet; in fact I think it’s very flashy," she added. "I’m proud of my name because I’m one of three girls and we have one boy in our family so essentially the only person who is going to carry the name along is my brother and he doesn’t have any children at the moment.”

Winslet is pregnant with her and Rocknroll's first child together. She has two other children -- one from each of her previous marriages.

And, as you may have guessed, Rocknroll isn't his real last name. He was born Ned Abel Smith, but decided to change his name in 2008 because he thought people take themselves too seriously.

Click through the slideshow below for seven celebrity husbands who actually took their wives' name after marriage.

Jay-Z

Celebrity Husbands Who Took Their Wife's Name

Keep in touch! Check out HuffPost Weddings on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Popular in the Community

Close

HuffPost Shopping’s Best Finds

MORE IN LIFE