Former Australian Idol judge Meghan Trainor reveals the surprising way her time Down Under inspired her baby son’s name
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Former Australian Idol judge Meghan Trainor has revealed how her time Down Under inspired the name of her infant son.
The Massachusetts-born pop star, 30, and her husband Daryl Sabara stayed in Australia for several months in 2023 while she filmed her role in the Channel Seven singing competition.
‘My baby was inside me when I was in Australia. His name is Barry Bruce and he is perfect. He’s my little Aussie baby and I’m so happy,” she told Nova’s Smallzy’s Surgery podcast this week,
Meghan said she got the inspiration for her son’s name from an iconic animated film set in Australia – Finding Nemo.
Among the stars of the 2003 film is the late Australian actor Barry Humphries, who voiced the character Bruce the shark.
Former Australian Idol judge Meghan Trainor, 30, has revealed how her time Down Under inspired the name of her infant son. (Pictured: Meghan with sons Riley and Barry)
The Massachusetts-born pop star, 30, and her husband Daryl Sabara stayed in Australia for several months in 2023 while she filmed her role in the Channel Seven singing competition
“I thought Bruce would be cute because the shark in Finding Nemo is Australian and so is the baby, so I thought it would be cute if it was Barry Bruce,” she enthused.
Meghan and her Spy Kids star husband Daryl welcomed their second son Barry on July 1, 2023, shortly after she returned to the US.
The couple announced the news in an Instagram post at the time, revealing that she had welcomed Barry exactly seven years after her and Daryl’s first date.
Meghan admitted on Nova’s Smallzy’s Surgery podcast that she was pregnant while filming Idol in Sydney and got the inspiration for her son’s name from an iconic film set in Australia. (Pictured: Meghan with her husband Daryl Sabara)
They are also the proud parents of three-year-old Riley.
Trainor was part of the judging panel on last year’s Australian Idol alongside Kyle Sandilands, Amy Shark and Harry Connick Jr.
Neither she nor Harry returned for this year’s season, being replaced by series veteran Marcia Hines.
Amy Shark and Kyle Sandilands have continued to serve as judges for the popular singing competition.