Sarah changes her name

[Lyri]

didn't see a thread about this, but if i've been stupid and missed it, please delete.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has offically changed her name to 'Prinze' as a fifth wedding anniversary gift to husband Freddie.

i think it's kinda sweet...

Sarah Michelle Prinze (http://www.usmagazine.com/sarah_michelle_goes_from_gellar_to_prinze)

[Keanoite]

It is very sweet but I think it will take some getting used to!

[Joyce Summers]

Aww, that's really sweet. Sounds strange to my ears, hehe, but it's sweet. I think them two are a great couple- cute together and they dont seem to have been effected relationship wise by the Hollywood scene which is always nice to see

[Keanoite]

Aww, that's really sweet. Sounds strange to my ears, hehe, but it's sweet. I think them two are a great couple- cute together and they dont seem to have been effected relationship wise by the Hollywood scene which is always nice to see

I think you just jinxed them!

[Joyce Summers]

Damn! haha. I unjinx them by erm......doing the unjinxing dance.

[Keanoite]

Numfar teach you that??

[GATEGOD]

if i say eewy-ness does that count as "why" "why" !!! :D I'll never think of her as....Sarah Michelle Prinze... lol

[I love Eliza Dushku]

Yeah, I don't really like the name-change either :/

[sharkshark]

I don't think I'll ever get used to it. I have a hard time dealing with celebrity name changes, I'm still calling Michelle DaRosa from Straylight Run "Michelle Nolan."
I think it's a sweet gesture, but you just know that her IMDB page is probably never going to change and "Sarah Michelle Prinze" is only going to be under "Also credited as:" for her.
But still, good for her!

[palabravampiress]

Changing your name is a pain. I did it when I got married, and I kind of wish I didn't. I wish Sarah luck dealing with all the unexpected little things that pop up... like cashing savings bonds or traveling with a passport that's still under her maiden name.

That said, I do think it's a sweet gesture. I know it means a lot to my hubby. My parents are spending X-mas with us. They're shipping gifts ahead of time to me under my maiden name - hyphen - married name even though my name isn't hyphenated. My mom's like, "You're still a ___." Meanwhile, my husband receives the packages and grouses. He's like, "You're not a ____ anymore!" My MIL, too, thinks the name change thing is important. So, like I said, it's a sweet gesture. Maybe it's really important to her hubby, and that's why she did it.

[Wanabee-slayer]

That really is gonna take some getting used to! It sounds really weird!

[Keanoite]

It could be worse...she could have changed it to Sarah Michelle Gellar Prinze Jr.??

[Wanabee-slayer]

Is it bad if I say I prefer it like that minus the Jr.?

[Keanoite]

Is it bad if I say I prefer it like that minus the Jr.?

Yes it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!haha

Edit:

Hahaha...your welcome!!

[JollyApe]

I am not a mushy person, but that is sorta a nice anniversary gift. A nice way of showing your affection to your spouse.

And well like it's been said there are far worse names than Sarah Michelle Prince. It's just gonna be weird not being able to refer to her as SMG.

EDIT;

Yes. No SMP is not as nice, sounds frighteningly like an STD.

[Senior Watcher]

i dont think she should have done it. no offense to her, but hollywood marriages never last.

[Wanabee-slayer]

Some do! And i don't really think wither one of them is really an a-lister or a favorite among the papparazzi so I think they're able to avoid a lot of the pressure that happens when you're constantly under public scrutiny. If Sarah wants to change her name that's her choice. She was trying do something for her husband whom she loves and I think if there was a remote sign that they wouldn't last the difference she wouldn't have changed her name. Simple as that!

[Keanoite]

It could end horribly though? remember Kerri Russel and hairgate!! the public don't always take change well!

[white avenger]

It sure does sound like a cheap way to get out of buying the guy an anniversary gift to me.

Seriously, established actors who change their stage names take the chance of losing fan recognition. Just imagine a movie starring "Jane Turner," and "Anjolina Pitt."

[JollyApe]

Mrs Pitt I get, but who the heck is Jane Turner?

[Keanoite]

I know I think it's a genuine concern too. I mean she has three new films out in 2008, will she be billed as SMG or SMP? she signed the contrct as SMG, will she have to honour it?

[white avenger]

Mrs Pitt I get, but who the heck is Jane Turner?

Ted Turner's former wife, Jane Fonda

[Wanabee-slayer]

I know I think it's a genuine concern too. I mean she has three new films out in 2008, will she be billed as SMG or SMP? she signed the contrct as SMG, will she have to honour it?

I guess it's out of her hands now! I think though the company would probably honor her wishes and use whichever name she wants to be used.

[TabulaRasa]

Well I don't think you should change your name for your spouse, that's just me. Good for her if she wants to, but I don't think she should have.
And though she did, she should still be billed in public as SMG. I do not like Prinze...EEEK!

[Lyri]

if she wants to change her name, then i think it's up to her. i don't think she should have to bend to the wishes of the people in control of her movies, or her public apperances or whatever. i think it was a lovely gesture, to show how much she's commited to her husband, and i think we're being really negative by focusing on how some celebrity marriages don't last.

[Allycat]

Like most people here I think it's a very sweet thing of her to do. And although it's probably gonna take a little time to get used to it, I'm gonna take a stand and say that out of respect for her as an actress (our actress), I'm gonna be calling her SMP.

[Joyce Summers]

I totally support this.I mean I'm not one of those people who believes once you get married you take your husband's name, but if it's done of your own choice I totally support it. Especially Sarah did it as a romantic gesture which is just so sweet. However, for the people who are saying she may lose recognition or that Sarah Michelle Prinze just doesn'r roll of the tongue I would presume that she would retain the stage name of Gellar which many actresses do. None of which I can actually bring to mind right now. Typical!

[Keanoite]

I totally support this.I mean I'm not one of those people who believes once you get married you take your husband's name, but if it's done of your own choice I totally support it. Especially Sarah did it as a romantic gesture which is just so sweet. However, for the people who are saying she may lose recognition or that Sarah Michelle Prinze just doesn'r roll of the tongue I would presume that she would retain the stage name of Gellar which many actresses do. None of which I can actually bring to mind right now. Typical!

Ok this is a weak example of it working for many reasons but I'm using it anyway. Posh Spice used to go by Victoria Adams but then she got married and became Mrs. Beckham. At the time there was alot of talk of her not being as recognisable because of it but now if you said the name Victoria Adams the majority of people wouldn't know who your talking about. Now, I realise that the American contingent still might not know who I am talking about but on this side of the planet they are treated like royals, so it was major news.

[nerd4hire]

It will be interesting to see how she's introduced the next time she appears on a television talk show for an interview.

[StuckinTraffic]

Awww, that's sweet! I like it, I think it sounds nice because I was never that crazy about Gellar, anyway. It just didn't fit her, imo. I did the same thing on my third anniversary, and didn't tell the hubby till I'd gotten my new driver's license and social security card, which I enclosed in his anniversary card.

[Keanoite]

Oh I know the whole world had Spice-mania inflicted on them but I wasn't sure how big brand-beckham had gotten in America

[marukisu]

Its a nice gift but it will defintely take some getting used to. i always refered to her as SMG alot and it naturally rolled of the tongue. LOL i dont even think ill pay attention to her recent change. Hopefully Freddie gives it back on their 10th anniversary. lol

[Buffy obsessed fan]

Can't she change it back, just so I don't get confused? :p I'll probably forget but *sigh* it won't really matter :p

[nerd4hire]

So who here is going to start calling her SMP now? Not me. Not yet, probably not ever.

[Keanoite]

I'm doing it...why not? We're not the boss of her, she's still Buffy no matter what her last name is.

[nerd4hire]

You're assuming that's what she wants to be called based on an article using an unnamed source. I'll at least wait to see what they call in her in credits, and on interviews.

[Keanoite]

Touché...we'll wait and see so but if it is true what will you call her?

Edit:

hahaha...interesting.. so your ok with the prinze it's the Sarah Michelle you have the problem with?

[Dlou444]

It sounds a bit bizzare.
I've always thought there was no much reason to NOT change your name unless your income is somehow linked to your name. In which case, there isn't much reason to change it.
I mean she COULD have changed her name when she got married and still worked under Gellar. People work in Hollywood all the time.

Besides, it has that "negative" under current where she didn't think it mattered that much before. Either they were going to not last or she just didn't care enough, but now she does. You gotta watch out for those slippery slopes in marriage. They can come back to bite you in the butt!

They end up going a little something like this:
Freddie: Why can't you just support me?
SM: But, I DO! I love you!
Freddie: But, you can't give up YOUR stuff to support me?
SM: But, I DO! I changed my name? Doesn't that say anything?
Freddie: Yeah, you changed your name...FIVE YEARS INTO THE MARRIAGE! What? Was I not that important before? The first 5 years of our marriage meant nothing? That was when you weren't supporting me?

And she's left with nothing to say. Poor girl. :whistle:

[Keanoite]

It sounds a bit bizzare.
I've always thought there was no much reason to NOT change your name unless your income is somehow linked to your name. In which case, there isn't much reason to change it.
I mean she COULD have changed her name when she got married and still worked under Gellar. People work in Hollywood all the time.

Besides, it has that "negative" under current where she didn't think it mattered that much before. Either they were going to not last or she just didn't care enough, but now she does. You gotta watch out for those slippery slopes in marriage. They can come back to bite you in the butt!

They end up going a little something like this:
Freddie: Why can't you just support me?
SM: But, I DO! I love you!
Freddie: But, you can't give up YOUR stuff to support me?
SM: But, I DO! I changed my name? Doesn't that say anything?
Freddie: Yeah, you changed your name...FIVE YEARS INTO THE MARRIAGE! What? Was I not that important before? The first 5 years of our marriage meant nothing? That was when you weren't supporting me?

And she's left with nothing to say. Poor girl. :whistle:

Lets not overreact here people!!

[Dlou444]

:lmao: How long ya been married? I swear it happens! :lmao:

And it won't even have to be a fight about supporting his work. It could easily stem from who's week it is to take out the trash.

Not that I don't love my husband. And HE would NEVER do anything like that!!!! :kiss: :lmao::rolleyes:

[Keanoite]

Haha fair enough but really we don't know anything of their relationship we shouldn't be making up crazy scenarios of them breaking up because of her name!!

[Dlou444]

OH, I didn't say they would break up because of it. Just that it could come back to bite her in the butt.

[SpikedBuffy]

I just saw this a couple weeks ago. I was reading a magazine and they were doing a listing on where celebs had been that week, and they named her as Sarah Michelle Prinze. I was like, hmmm....when did that happen?

And my two cents on the marriage thing and taking the husband's name..... I think it's just a representation of togetherness. It's not a domination of the male over the female (in my opinion). It's the beginning of a new family and a way of showing togetherness. There have been cases of males taking the female's last name, so it's not really a big deal. I had a great time taking on my husband's last name and letting our relationship turn into something different. We weren't seperate people anymore, we were two people embarking on the same journey together.

Perhaps that's why many celeb marriages fail, because they strive and struggle to keep their own identities, especially by keeping their last names and not wholly attaching themselves to their spouses/marriages.

[Buffy Summers]

I agree with you. Cause it's almost like "I'll keep my name, just in case this doesn't work out..." lol

[LittleMissLikesToFight]

ill still always refer to her as SMG, especially since it wasnt a very public thing that this is her new name... i didnt know til i read this post just now! and i know no one i know will understand who i am talking about if i say sarah michelle prinze...

[Clem Rocks]

I am not a mushy person, but that is sorta a nice anniversary gift. A nice way of showing your affection to your spouse.

And well like it's been said there are far worse names than Sarah Michelle Prince. It's just gonna be weird not being able to refer to her as SMG.

EDIT;

Yes. No SMP is not as nice, sounds frighteningly like an STD.

And having the initials of a Sub-Machine Gun is any better? :P

[Jules]

It doesn't have the same ring to it but I suppose it will take some time getting used to it :)

I wonder what her signature will look like now :)

[spuffy]

I'm used to Sarah Michelle Gellar but Sarah Michelle Prinze sounds cool too, I'm just worried that other people won't know who that is.

[white avenger]

I'm used to Sarah Michelle Gellar but Sarah Michelle Prinze sounds cool too, I'm just worried that other people won't know who that is.


To be realistic, the way her career has gone up to now, the only ones who'll notice the difference will be the people who remember her as Buffy, and since she's really trying to escape that image, changing her name just might be a good career move.

Of course, a relatively unknown actress who's 30 years old has a rough roe th hoe anyway. Hollywood seems to prefer their female actors to be 20 years old and willing to strip for the camera. Since she's neither...

[Joyce Summers]

I think being recognized is irrelevant as regards to her name change as in an article she stated she was keeping her stage name as Sarah Michelle Gellar. Sarah Michelle Prinze is for her private/personal life.

[white avenger]

I think being recognized is irrelevant as regards to her name change as in an article she stated she was keeping her stage name as Sarah Michelle Gellar. Sarah Michelle Prinze is for her private/personal life.


So the world will still know her as Sarah Michell Gellar, while Fred and maybe their little circle of friends will now know her as Sarah Michelle Prinz, if they ever think of her by her whole name.

I hope she at least got him a pair of socks or some new underwear to go with THAT anniversary present. Talk about Hollywood extravagance!

[Joyce Summers]

Haha. What so it's 'I've taken your name as a gift and oh yes, I got you that tie you wanted. The one with Homer Simpson on it?'. The question is, which gift would he like more.....

[white avenger]

Haha. What so it's 'I've taken your name as a gift and oh yes, I got you that tie you wanted. The one with Homer Simpson on it?'. The question is, which gift would he like more.....

HOMER SIMPSON!!! Freddie's idol!! She must REALLY love the guy to go all out like that. This is one Hollywood marriage that's most definitely gonna last. (I read somewhere that he got her a director's cut set of Scooby Do 1&2 autographed by the cast for Christmas.) The love just radiates...

[Joyce Summers]

Haha. Exactly- It's a true love that surmounts all others. I also heard that he has the whole collection of Scooby Doo cartoons on VHS and oh yes, they have to watch a couple each day. Haha. (It's the same level of obsession as we all have with Buffy and Angel.) Clearly this will only bring them closer. They bond over the antics of Shaggy and Scoobs.

[palabravampiress]

I don't think things are all that desperate for her. Also, I think it's best that she's keeping her stage name. I mean, she has soap fans, too. Soap fans, in general, tend to be every bit as rabid as Joss Whedon fans, but also used to having more control than fans of other genres.

If worse comes to worse, she could always go back to soaps. I'm sure she still has fans there. It's not primetime or movies, but it is decent-paying (Ingo Rademacher, for example, owns a beach house in Malibu), steady work and it does provide you with a nice fan base. Also, if you decide to have a family, it's really good about working that in. Between her Buffy fan base and her soap fan base, she would be able to command a lot of power (and moolah) in that industry. Of course, it's also a huge step down in terms of prestige and the hours are long and grueling, so I'd only want to to be a last resort.

We soap fans just love it when our favorites come back as a last resort, though. Sarah Brown just went back to soaps after leaving to do bit parts in horrible movies like Big Mama's House 2, and the fans (myself included) act like it's the second coming. We loved her acting so much the first time around that we're just thrilled to have her back. The same was true when Freddie's old squeeze, Kimberly McCallough, came back. The same would be true if Vanessa Marcil came back as Brenda, now that Las Vegas ended. Heck, if VM came back, we'd probably throw a parade. There are also a lot of actors whom are generally regarded by fans as too good for soaps, but we're glad they stay because we just love to watch them day in and day out (Rick Hearst comes to mind; he consistently spins craptastic lines into Emmy gold). Obviously, I'm biased toward GH, but the concept is the same throughout the industry.

So even if she is having problems because she's 30, I do, at least, think she has something to fall back on.

[SMGfan17]

This is why i love and admire SMG so much. She is so normal & down to earth. Most famous celebs keep their names-- and end up divorcing. But Sarah and Freddie seem to have such a loving, normal relationship that has lasted.

[Bangelxx]

I think thats really sweet that she changed her name but I do like Sarah Michelle Gellar better than sarah michelle gellar prinze.