Celebrated actor David Tennant and his wife, fellow actor Georgia Moffett, have begun the new year with a significant personal change, legally adopting his famous stage surname. The move comes as the couple mark their 14th wedding anniversary.
A New Year's Legal Change
The couple formally changed their surnames to Tennant on New Year's Day, nearly 14 years after they married on New Year's Eve in 2011. The change was recorded on the official Companies House register for their business, Sandyboy Ltd. Georgia also updated her title from Ms to Mrs in the filing.
Interestingly, David Tennant's birth surname is McDonald. He originally adopted his stage name at the start of his career because another actor already held the name David McDonald within the actors' union. He famously chose 'Tennant' after seeing Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys in a copy of Smash Hits magazine.
A Doctor Who Family Legacy
The couple's romance has its roots in the iconic British series Doctor Who. They met in 2008 on set when Georgia guest-starred as Jenny, the Doctor's daughter. In a delightful twist of television fate, Georgia's real-life father, Peter Davison, is the actor who portrayed the Fifth Doctor.
The pair now share five children: Olive, 14, Wilfred, 12, Doris, 10, and Birdie, five, as well as Ty, 23, Georgia's son from a previous relationship whom David has adopted. Recently, their daughter Olive has begun forging her own acting path.
A New On-Screen Partnership
Olive Tennant, 14, has landed a major role alongside her father in the upcoming second season of the Disney+ drama Rivals. She will play Camilla Baddingham, daughter to David's character, Lord Tony Baddingham. This marks the first time father and daughter will appear on screen together.
Olive is no stranger to acting, having previously appeared in the Oscar-nominated film Belfast and the BBC series Avoidance. She has already begun filming scenes for Rivals with her father and young co-star Amelie Child-Villiers, who will play her on-screen sister.
To celebrate their recent wedding anniversary, Georgia shared a tender post on social media last month, featuring photos of their wedding bands and a recent embrace, captioned: 'Romance 14 years on.' This legal name change serves as a new, permanent symbol of their enduring family union.
