Georgia Toffolo reveals real reason she hasn't taken Brewdog millionaire husband's surname
Georgia Toffolo has confessed why she didn't take husband James Watt's surname after their whirlwind wedding. The former Made In Chelsea star stunned her followers after revealing she tied the knot with the Brewdog co-founder - giving guests just 48 hours notice.
And she has been opening up in a candid Q&A session with her Instagram followers this week. When one user asked the star known as Toff why she didn't take her husband's surname in the ceremony, she admitted she had been in "two minds".
However, she revealed she feels as though her own surname plays a big part in her "identity". She was asked on the platform if she had taken Watt as her surname.
The former I'm A Celebrity star responded: "I love that someone's asked this question. So, to answer directly no I haven't, but I wonder whether my feelings on that might change as the time goes on. I don't know."
She continued: "I'm sort of in two minds about the whole thing. I think my surname is such a big part of my identity, it literally is my name, as most people know me."
However, she admitted any future kids the pair may have will take on their dad's surname. Toff then admitted it might be "a bit weird" if she has a different name to her offspring.
The answer came after the reality TV star also shot down claims she is a gold digger. She shared a screenshot of the duo's current bank account balance, which read £0.
She went on to say: "Going off the state of our joint bank account, on balance I would say probably not," when asked if she was only with him for the money. Toff then asked what others think after tagging her hubby in her response.
Toff also answered a fan on what age she met her new husband. "I was 28 and he would have been 40," she explained.
"I think that's a banging age gap but I would say that. But I think we've hit the real sweet spot between the two of us."
The pair switch locations now they are married, with either London or Scotland playing home. Toff revealed her morning routine differs depending on her location when a fan asked.
Speaking of her English routine, she said: "The usual London morning routine when the children [James' kids] aren't with us: Wake up. James does some Wimhoff breathing, which makes me laugh because he sounds like a horse, and I just lie there and look out the window.
"Then I get straight up, take Montdog out for a walk before it gets really busy in Central London."
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