Riley Keough Reveals Name of Her and Husband Ben Smith-Petersen’s Baby Girl – E! Online

Riley Keough is celebrating her daughter’s beginning month with a candy shock.

The Daisy Jones & The Six actress revealed the title of her and husband Ben Smith-Petersen‘s child lady in a canopy story for Vanity Fair, launched Aug. 8.

“That is Tupelo,” she informed the outlet of her 12-month-old daughter, whose full title Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen honors her late members of the family. Tupelo, for instance, is the title of the Mississippi metropolis the place Riley’s late grandfather Elvis Presley was born. “It is humorous as a result of we picked her title earlier than the Elvis film. I used to be like, ‘That is nice as a result of it is not likely a well known phrase or title in relation to my household—it is not like Memphis or one thing.’ Then when the Elvis film got here out, it was like, Tupelo this and Tupelo that. I used to be like, ‘Oh, no.’ Nevertheless it’s tremendous.”

Tupelo’s center title is a nod to Riley’s late brother, Benjamin Storm Keough, who handed away in 2020 on the age of 27.

Throughout her dialog with Vainness Truthful, Riley additionally shared that Tupelo was born through surrogate in Aug. 2022. “I feel it is a very cool, selfless, and unbelievable act that these ladies do to assist different folks,” she mentioned of surrogacy. “I can carry kids, however it felt like the only option for what I had happening bodily with the autoimmune stuff.”