Pregnant Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg have revealed they have picked a “unique’ name for their baby.
The couple delighted fans earlier this autumn by sharing their baby news in an adorable video on social media. YouTuber Joe and Strictly Come Dancing pro Dianne stood behind a wooden easel, painting together as Elton John’s song Tiny Dancer played in the background.
They built suspense before turning the canvas around to reveal their artwork… two stick figures representing themselves, with a smaller one in the middle holding their hands, symbolising their growing family. Joe captioned the post: “Our little baby boy [heart emoji]. We cannot wait to meet you.”
And now, the pair have opened up about the “unique” baby name they have picked for the tot.
Dianne and Joe’s ‘unique’ baby name
This week, Joe uploaded a video to his YouTube channel in which he and Dianne answered questions from fans about their baby boy.
When asked about if they have picked a name yet, Joe said: “The name that we’ve come up with, we’re not going to share it. We can’t really give any clues to it other than I don’t really see this name really anywhere.
“I know some people who have it as their surname but it’s also the sort of name that can be shortened. I’d say it’s quite a unique name.”
Dianne added: “Apple or Pear. It’s kind of like Joe, isn’t it? Cute when you’re little, you can call yourself Joseph when you’re older.”
Joe then noted that it “it could be a good sportsperson name”, and revealed he has “purposefully not said it out loud”.
He went on: “Whereas Diane keeps calling him by that name. I do feel like between now and our due date, which is another thing I don’t think we’re going to share, I worry that we might end up revealing it by accident. From now on, he’s called Derek.”
Joe’s prank baby names
At the start of an Instagram clip shared by Joe earlier in October, he revealed that Dianne had never seen any of the Lord of the Rings films. So naturally he took the opportunity to test out a few baby name ideas from the J.R.R. Tolkien franchise, without telling her where they were actually from.
He began with Sam (short for Samwise) and Arri (inspired by Aragorn), referring to the monikers as “forest-y names”.
Next came Theo (short for Theoden), followed by Gimli. When Joe suggested Smeagol, Dianne, who can be heard reacting and considering each suggestion in the background, misheard it as “Seagull”. She said no to Legolas, too.
Joe, who is clearly a fan, rattled through several more names before Dianne landed on one she actually liked: Faramir. Joe was in shock and chuckled. “They’re Lord of the Rings names,” he finally confessed.
Dianne laughed: “I don’t know any Lord of the Rings names!”
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She reiterated how much she likes Faramir as a name, especially when said in Joe’s English accent.
The couple’s fans thought the prank was hilarious.
“Have a shortlist and wait until your beautiful little bundle of love is here as sometimes you look at them and know what suits them,” one Instagram user gushed.
“Looking forward to meeting baby Gandalf,” someone else quipped.
“How has she never heard of Frodo or Gandalf, even if you haven’t watched LOTR! For sure, I thought the penny was going to drop at that moment,” added a third commenter.
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