Christine Hamilton Sparks UK Name Change FrenzyNew Figures launched by The Legal Deed Service have shown that since Christine Hamilton officially changed her name to ‘Mrs British Battleaxe’ after making the first ever informational video on how to change a name by Deed Poll...
By: The Legal Deed Service The self proclaimed ‘British Battleaxe’ changed her name while making a video for online Deed Poll provider, The Legal Deed Service, earlier this year after the firm saw a gap in the market for a comprehensive step by step guide to filling out a Deed Poll application. Jamie Jackson Chief Executive of the firm who also changed the Big Brother housemates names to ‘Dogface’ and ‘Halfwit’, said, “Christine really has sparked a new craze after the launch of her Deed Poll video and since then we have been busier than ever before. We still conduct the more serious name changes, but it seems that the British public have got all the more creative with their choice of moniker.” Mind-boggling name changes of 2008, include ‘Mrs British Battleaxe’, ‘Princess- Animal Stephen Leonidas Floyd Mayweather McManus Edmunds (Surrey) Animal, formerly Stephen Edmunds is not just a character from the Muppets it is now the name of a Thorpe Park security guard from Surrey. The 26-year-old said, "After biting a child at school when I was about ten my friend's gave me the nick-name 'Animal' and it stuck." Agent 47 (Liverpool) 20 year-old Christopher Dobson changed his name to 'Agent 47' after his two friends decided to make a drunken pact after watching the Hollywood blockbuster 'Hitman' to change their names to 'Agent 46', 'Agent 47' and 'Agent 48.' Agent 47 said "I started a Facebook group to drum up some support and to see if I could get 1000 hits and I got 1500 people joining the group. Some were family and friends but others were strangers from around the world - someone from California even joined!" Dogface Reade & Halfwit Fisher (Big Brother) Big Brother called Sophie to the diary room on day two of the show to receive her task. After clarification that a deed poll was a legally binding document Big Brother asked Sophie to read the deed aloud. She said: "That is so insulting! I could be, like, a British bulldog, with them wrinkly faces." Oxford University graduate, Freddie Fisher, who changed his name through The Legal Deed Service to 'Halfwit' said: "You like dogs. You'll be fine. I'm confident enough in my intelligence to be Halfwit." Kenny Logflume (Nottingham) The 24-year-old car salesman, formerly known as Gareth Griffiths, changed his name after his colleagues said he would never go through with it. Mr Logflume, who works at Vauxhall said: "I pulled a face on my driver's licence photo and everyone thinks that my real name does not live up to the photo, so after much debate my workmates chose me a brand new name – Kenny Logflume. Captain Fantastic Faster than Superman Batman Spiderman Wolverine Hulk and the Flash Combined (Somerset) Student George Garratt changed his name to incorporate all Super Heroes – potentially breaking a world recording in the process. Damien Field, a spokesman for the Guinness Book of Records, said that it did monitor a category for the longest personal name. Chev Chelios (London) 21-year-old David Robert Sharpey legally changed his name to that of action hero Chev Chelios following a dare on social networking site. After announcing the winner of the dare the now Chev Chelios was given a cheque for $1000. Bruce Willis (Northumbria) Spritely shop assistant, Chris Pratt took on Tesco after changing his name badge to his nickname 'Bruce Willis' landed him in hot water. Bruce said “Unfortunately, my bosses didn’t find it funny and asked me to remove it from my work badge straight away. Bruce said “I am not one for losing an argument – so I changed it legally.” Gemma Madonna True Blue Strike A Pose Carroll McHale Dawson Me Me Mitchell (Leeds) Three young women dubbed as 'Madonna's biggest fans' have paid homage to the star by changing their names by Deed Poll Madonna-Vogue On The Cover Of A Magazine McHale Dawson', 'Emma Madonna-Confessions On A Dance Floor McHale Dawson' and 'GemmaMadonna True Blue Strike A Pose Carroll McHale Dawson Me Me Mitchell', in a bid to prove they really are her biggest fans. Ash Horror Ghoulmore (Scotland) With the credit crunch in full swing, Aberdeenshire executive Ashley Young Gilmore stunned his clients by changing his name by Deed Poll to ‘Ash Horror Ghoulmore’ in a plight to increase custom to his horror apparel website. Since using his new name change, Ash has even encountered support from as far overseas as the USA. Princess-Rainbow.com (Manchester) Twenty-four- For more information, visit: http://www.thelegaldeedpollservice.org.uk or visit http://www.squidoo.com/ End
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