Katharine McPhee “annoyed” her husband,
The American Idol alum recently welcomed a boy with well-known songwriter David Foster, and on Wednesday she revealed in the program “Today” that they chose to call him Rennie.
The interview with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, McPhee (36), joked that Foster “is likely to kill [her] because they said ‘the name in public’.
Later that day, McPhee appeared on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” and revealed Foster’s reaction to her share of the news.
KATHARINE MCPHEE reveals the newborn boy’s name, saying it has ‘long history’ in the family of David FOSTER
“My husband was a little irritated,” she recalls. “I said, ‘What did I have to say? Oh, sorry, we do not share the name.'”
Katharine McPhee had earlier revealed that she had named her newborn son Rennie. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images)
The ‘Smash’ star explained that she and Foster do not ‘want to be so pretentious about the name’.
“It’s the only thing you can hold on to that feels private, that you can hold on to,” McPhee continued. “But Hoda just asked me in the ‘Today’ program, ‘What’s his name?’ and I did not want to be like, ‘Sorry, we do not share this.’
She joked, “I’m in trouble. Hopefully my husband will not be too crazy.”
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During her appearance in the show “Today”, McPhee revealed the history behind the unique monk.
‘We chose [the name] Rennie, because I’ve been giving birth for a while, we did not choose a name, ‘she remembers. We had a couple [of] names, but my husband was in a text chain with his sisters and one of his sisters suggested an old family name. ‘
David Foster was ‘annoyed’ that Katharine McPhee shared their child’s name in public, the singer said. (Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
McPhee said the name belonged to Foster’s great-grandfather and great-uncle, so “it has a long history in his family.”
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“My husband said, ‘Hello, Ren Foster,’ and we said, ‘This is a good name. This is a strong name,'” the star said.
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It seems to be going well for the new mom, because she said motherhood was ‘the sweetest’ and ‘the best’ experience.
“I’m in heaven,” she adds. “It was really great.”