Martin Lewis explains twist on wife’s ‘complicated’ surname-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

Martin Lewis has revealed his wife has a different surname to what she’s known as, and the ‘complicated’ reason behind changing it.

The Money Saving Expert, 52, married TV journalist and former weather presenter Lara Lewington in 2009, and they share one daughter together who they welcomed in 2012.

And while she’s kept her name in the broadcasting world, Martin has revealed that in a slightly complicated way, she did legally change her name to merge their two surnames together.

Appearing on Wednesday’s Good Morning Britain alongside Susanna Reid, Martin explained how his wife changed his name after Jamie Laing revealed a sweet anniversary gift from his wife Sophie Habboo.

The Made In Chelsea stars tied the knot last year in a lavish Marbella ceremony, with Sophie celebrating their first year married together by changing her surname to Laing.

It left him in tears on their podcast The Newly Weds, with the 35-year-old telling Susanna and Martin: ‘It caught me by surprise, it was amazing.’

This prompted Martin to explain how his wife changed her name after they got married, saying: ‘Lara is legally Lara Lewis, but her name is obviously Lara Lewington.

Martin Lewis and Lara Lewington married in 2009 (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock for NTA)

Sophie Habboo surprised Jamie Laing with her name change for their one year wedding anniversary (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

‘When we actually got married we shared surnames, we took the first four letters of Lewington, Lewi, and added the S of my name and got Lewis on the backend.

‘But I said she should have been Lara Lewington Lewis because that is a great telly name!’

‘It feels a bit complicated,’ Jamie chimed in with, with Martin clarifying: ‘Lara Lewington is her working name, Lara Lewis is her legal name.’

Lara began her broadcast career in 2003 at Five and Five News before moving to Sky News as a showbiz correspondent.

She now presents the BBC’s technology programme Click, which she joined in 2011 as a reporter, and makes appearances on various radio and TV shows as a tech expert.

Martin revealed his wife Lara legally changed her name (Picture: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)

The couple mainly keep their private lives out of the spotlight, and share one daughter together (Picture:: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The couple mainly keep their relationship out of the spotlight, but he has previously hit back at a cruel troll who branded his wife a ‘gold digger’ after she appeared on his ITV programme The Martin Lewis Show when they were filming from home during lockdown.

Following their appearance, one person wrote on X: ‘#MartinLewis What first attracted you to the millionaire Martin Lewis… comes to mind…’

Martin rushed to her defence, slamming@ ‘I know you think it’s a joke, but actually it’s offensive both to me and my wife – you’re accusing her of being a gold digger.

‘We’ve been together for 15 [years] since way before MSE was out big. And the mutual support and love we give each other is part of where we both are now.’

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1.

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