The pre-teen recently decided she did not want to be called Ava anymore.
AJ McLean’s daughter, Elliott, is celebrating her birthday for the first time since changing her name.
“MY GIRL is 10 today!” the excited mom said in the caption. “ going to smother her in love, hugs and kisses today! So proud of the little lady she’s growing into.” “There are a few girls named Ava at her school and she felt like she wanted a name that was unique to her,” he shared.The 44-year-old musician said that his daughter chose the name after watching the movie “Pete’s Dragon,” which features a sweet gentle giant named Elliott who can breathe fire and make himself invisible.
“I was like, ‘Well, this is new,’” he told TODAY.com at the time. “But I support my kids in whatever they want to do. So now Elliott is Elliott.”
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