Christina Ricci Says Husband Mark Hampton Chose Baby Cleo's Full Name Without Telling Her

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In a sneak peek of Thursday’s episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,Christina Riccirevealed that she and her husband Mark Hampton miscommunicated when naming theirnow-1-month-old daughter.

“My husband was like, ‘Well, we’re going to give her a full name right? And the nickname is Cleo?’ And I was like, ‘Cleopatra?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, the full name’s Cleopatra.’ And I was sort of like, ‘Fine, whatever. We’ll talk about this later,’ " she recalled.

After giving birth, however, Ricci realized she and Hampton weren’t exactly on the same page. “He got so excited he put it on Instagram, and media outlets picked up that her name was Cleopatra Ricci Hampton, and I was like, ‘Oh, I guess her name’s Cleopatra,'” she told hostEllen DeGeneres.

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“I just thought it would be Cleo,” Ricci added before conceding that Cleopatra is a “great name.”

Ricci and Hamptonwed in October 2021, two months after theMatrix Resurrectionsactress first revealed that the couple wasexpecting their first childtogether. (Ricci is also a mother to son Freddie, 7, whom she shares with ex-husband James Heerdegen.)

Christina Ricci and Mark Hampton.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

For the August announcement, Ricci and Hampton shared a photo of an ultrasound on their respective Instagram accounts with the phrase “Life keeps getting better” in the caption.

Four months later, the couple welcomed Cleopatra into the world. Hampton called it “a truly emotional morning” on his Instagram Story, adding that he had “never cried as much” as he did that day.

But Ricci is no stranger to the parenting game, having seven years of experience with Freddie prior to having her second child.

One year before giving birth to Cleo, Ricci said in an interview with PEOPLE that she made sure to prioritizetime with her sonwhen she was off the clock.

“Usually when I’m off, I’m with my son,” she explained as the time. “When I’m not working, I try to be as full-time with him as I can be. Taking him to his play dates and nursery school.”

source: people.com