You may also know that AJ has two youngsters, Elliott and Lyric, with spouse Rochelle Karidis.
Earlier this 12 months, Rochelle and AJ revealed on Instagram that one in every of their daughters, Elliott, had not too long ago modified her title from her given delivery title, Ava.
In an interview with Folks, AJ defined why Elliott determined to vary her title.
“When my daughter requested to vary her title to Elliott,” he stated, “initially, I did not know if it was a transgender factor, which it’s not, however it’s a private alternative.”
“And it’s her physique, it is her title, it is her all the pieces.”
AJ defined that Elliott selected her new title after going to high school with different youngsters named Ava.
He recalled her saying to him, “Dad, I simply really feel like my title is just not that distinctive and never that unique, and there is a whole lot of Avas at dance and a whole lot of Avas in school.”
When it got here to picking her new title, Elliott was impressed by watching the latest live-action remake of Pete’s Dragon.
“She simply completed watching Pete’s Dragon, and he or she cherished the title Elliot, however with two Ts,” he defined. “Now, it simply rolls off the tongue. Now, she’s Elliott.”
AJ additionally stated that, to him, Elliott will “all the time be Ava,” however he additionally respects her determination to vary her title.
“No matter reasoning it’s, that is hers, and I will assist it one million %, my spouse will [too],” he said.
Learn the complete interview right here.
