The Aussie WAGs clinging to their ex-husbands' fame by refusing to drop their names...
after Phoebe Burgess is urged to return to her maiden name READ MORE: Jana Hocking urges Phoebe Burgess to let go of her ex's surname By Matt Demarco For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:03, 3 November 2024 | Updated: 04:03, 3 November 2024 e-mail View comments Jana Hocking recently advised Phoebe Burgess to drop ex-husband Sam Burgess ' surname. 'Let me put it bluntly: it's time to give up the ghost of husbands past,' Hocking wrote in her Daily Mail Australia Mail+ column . 'Yes, I'm talking about your Instagram handle @mrsphoebeburgess,' she added, before suggesting keeping the name makes Phoebe seem 'a little hung up on the past when it's clear your ex-husband has long since moved on.
' Sam Burgess recently married his new wife Lucy in a lavish Roman wedding. Read More Phoebe Burgess's rare public appearance at Derby Day Sam and his ex wife Phoebe married in 2015, separated in late 2018 and resumed their relationship in early 2019. They split permanently on October 2 that year and later divorced - with Phoebe holding onto her husband's name despite the acrimonious parting.
But the ex-wife of the newly remarried NRL star isn't the only WAG who has refused her maiden name long after separation. Many Aussie WAGs, who have built careers as influencers and businesswomen off the back of those surnames, have done the same. Phoebe Burgess, ex-wife of the newly remarried NRL star Sam Burgess, is.
