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Neil Shaw

'I name all my children after celebs including Dr Dre, Angel and Hannah Montana'

A mum has named all her children after characters and actors from her favourite films and TV shows. Louise Hauton, 32, has given birth to four children but sadly lost two early into the pregnancy. All six had their names chosen based on some of their mum's favourite films and shows.

And the beauty therapist, chose Bambi as the name for her second expected child - the name also chosen by influencer Molly-Mae. Louise said: "Names are really important - and I named them after things I'm really keen on."

The mum sadly lost two children after 12 weeks of pregnancy - Angel Harper Bambi Tinkerbell and Sawyer, who was named after a character from One Tree Hill. She names them early because she says she always knows what sex they will be, and she knows their name as soon as she sees their faces on scans.

Her four other children are daughters Hannah, 15, Heidi, 11, and Tatum, six, and son Junior Dre, 14. They are named after the character Hannah Montana, TV personality Heidi Montag, the actor Channing Tatum and singer Peter Andre's son and the rapper Dr Dre.

Louise said: "My mates all said, 'Girl, you are nuts?'. But I always knew I'd name at least one of my kids after Disney. I'd watch Hannah Montana all day if I could. And Dr Dre's music always lifted me. I remember listening to my CD constantly on my Walkman.

"Junior loves his music too and he's really proud to be named after him. Angel was from the Buffy spin-off I was super keen on, Harper was from the Wizards of Waverly place - and Bambi and Tinkerbell were two of my childhood favourites.

"My friends and family were a bit shocked [by the names] to be honest. Originally we were going to call Heidi 'Princess Heidi Blossom Bluebell Horton' but my mum said I'm not having a grandchild called Princess so we changed it to just Heidi because she didn't like it.

"They've been mostly supportive though - most of my friends think it's nice and sweet."

Louise and childhood sweetheart Phil, 33, an assistant manager, met when they were four and attended the same infant and junior schools. They married in 2010.

Louise said taking famous names is in her blood as she was originally named Kylie after Kylie Minogue, before it was changed. And she doesn't just name humans after her favourite actors and characters.

She said: "I have a hamster called Aspen after Aspen in Colorado, and my dog is called Bailey Hondo from the TV show SWAT, which is a current favourite."

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