I love Aaron Paul so much. He stars on The Path on Hulu, which is a vastly underrated show which doesn’t get enough exposure. It co-stars Hugh Dancy, another highly watchable actor, and Michelle Monaghan. Frankly I would rather see Paul as a leading man in franchises than someone like Chris Pratt. I still don’t understand Pratt’s career except for the fact that he got buff and has an accessible look. Paul is a better actor and is completely believable in any role. Plus I think he’s hot. There I said it.
Anyway Aaron is also a devoted husband, he constantly gushes about his wife but he’s genuine about it, and a new dad. He and his wife, activist Lauren Parsekian, welcomed their first child, a daughter, on February 6th. The couple did not reveal the baby’s name but a site called The Blast got ahold of the birth certificate and her name is Story Annabelle Paul. More on that in a moment. First here are a couple of photos that Lauren posted to Instagram. (It’s a slideshow.) Their baby is beautiful. Look at those eyes and that full head of hair.
Here’s a pic that Aaron posted where he’s holding their baby. There are other photos of the inside of their home on Lauren and Aaron’s accounts, and it has a kind of rustic but contemporary style. I think Pottery Barn calls that “Farmhouse Industrial.” I really like their interior design.
Check out the stone fireplace in their bathroom. That’s not my style but it’s so pretty and homey.
Anyway I’ve spent enough time studying their gorgeous house. Back to the baby’s name. “Story” is one of those nouns which you wouldn’t think of as a name necessarily, but it’s not as bad as Pilot Inspektor, Apple, Audio Science, or Huckleberry or Maple. As I was doing a little research for this story I learned that Jenna Elfman also named her child, with husband Bodhi, Story. Story, 10, is a boy though. (Incidentally their other son is named Easton.)
I wouldn’t want a kid with the same unique name as a celebrity Scientologist’s child, but as I mentioned there are stranger names. Annabelle is a pretty name and it’s possible she’ll go by her middle name. Congratulations to Aaron and Lauren on their new arrival! I’m sure they’ll be devoted and loving parents.
Photos credit: Instagram/Aaron and Lauren Paul, WENN
I hate the name and he’s very annoying. The gushing isn’t genuine at all.
I do enjoy him as an actor in Breaking Bad and the Path but otherwise I always find him to be over the top, thirsty and rather creepy with his gushing. His pregnancy announcment ( “Look what I have done”) was just.. ugh!
Dont like the name but good for them that they gave her an option to have a normal name with Annabelle
Agree with both of you, LilLik and mint
Wow, I’m so happy to find out I’m not the only one who feels this way 🙂 I’m not trying to be a hater, they seem like perfectly nice people, but something really bugs.
I started following him on insta years ago, bc I liked him on Breaking Bad, and I find his relationship with Lauren really… idk… precious in kind of a vapid way. He kind of infantalizes her? He always calls her “my little bird” in this sickly sweet way. She’s so pretty but she reminds me a lot of these girls with huge instagram followings that are projecting this image of like wholesome beauty and kind of mild-mannered perfection and that’s it. She had this anti-bullying initiative that seemed to be mostly selling clothes that say “be kind” or “kindness” on them. It’s like, yeah, it’s great to be kind and pretty, but what else?
I really don’t expect much from men lol, but they do seem to love this type. Unchallenging. I’m sorry, I feel bad bc she does seem like a nice well-meaning person, but why do men love naivety in their partners?
yea…I had a friend who said she saw aaron paul making out with some chick who was not his wife in a dark corner at a west hollywood club. crazy thing is, apparently people dont bat an eye at it. tho it was in a roped off/VIP section? I guess, I dont visit LA a lot.
I always sensed there was a bit of fakeness there….but it was just sad to hear more or less a confirmation of it :-/
Sometimes I just imagine a french kid with the french version of the celebrities babies’ names and I laugh.
Anabelle is cute though
I do the same in my mother tongue lol. I don’t understand this celebrity and sometimes not very celebrity trend about giving their children ridiculous names and adding a normal middle name so they can go by it. Why not give only the normal name and be done with?
I agree with you! I have a friend named Fleur (Flower) and she really suffered from jokes when she was in high school. She was really mad at her parents for naming her that way for a few years.
Haha, I liked Fleur! Maybe Flore is better.
I also do that with Polish names. Here it would be legally forbidden to name your child with a non-name word, but we have some names which are considered completely normal, albeit old-fashioned and no one would blink an eye at them, but they would sound insane in English i.e. Malina which means Raspberry and Jagoda/Blueberry or Bożydar/God’s gift (not just in meaning, the words together are literally God’sgift)
That’s interesting. I know some countries have laws regarding naming children, but typically it’s to prevent neo-Nazis from naming their baby Adolf Hitler Johnson.
I’m from Ireland, there are particular areas of Dublin where “Story bud?” is a standard greeting in a very strong Dublin accent, I can’t get it out of my head.
Oy. Another winner of a name. I love him, he is so adorable.
I don’t understand why so many people pick words for names.
I love them and the name is cute. Imagine them proudly pointing out their daughter 50 years from now and saying, “that’s our story”.
Beautiful sentiment whether the majority understand it or not.
Maybe the next one will be Legacy Thomas 😉
@Jker: We may be in the minority here but I agree! Love the name.
@Jker: We may be in the minority here but I agree! Love the name.
I work in Childcare and there are so many strange names that Story doesn’t even phase me, it’s just become the new normal. I did have two sisters in the centre who were Rhyme and Story
At least they gave her a normal second name, when she’s older she’ll probably go by that.
They were smart enough to give the kid a solid middle name. By 13 she is going to be going by Annabelle.
Beautiful,they really have it all.
Honestly I thought it would be something waaaaaaay more off the wall. I kind of like it. 🤷♀️
He is a terrific actor. He will be a crazy in demand character actor once he’s a bit older.
Also, Soleil Moon Frye named her last kid, a son, Story a few years ago. Maybe it’s becoming a trendy name in Hollywood. Who knows?
The name of this actress was interesting so I looked her Wikipedia page and wow, she chose really interesting names for all of her children! Poet, Jagger, Lyric and Story. Lol
I don’t know why but I like it for a girl way more than for a boy.
I have an acquaintance who named her daughter Story, so I think it is jumping in popularity.
Definitely! Some friends named their daughter this years ago. Fits her (and their family) perfectly.
Last year an old college friend named her daughter Storie because it wasn’t unique enough to name her just Story. Her middle name is Cliff because they conceived her at the Cliff House hotel in Maine.
I don’t know if kids really want to know exactly where they were conceived. I’m pretty sure my middle name would be Conshohocken or Philadelphia, so I’m glad my parents didn’t do it for me.
I had no idea about him, so had to look him up. Their baby is adorable! Her name, though? What is it with some people? I know, I’ll open this old dictionary at a random page, close my eyes and let my fingertip fall on any old word. As a family member is expecting, I’ll suggest the word my finger landed on : Secrete. Mamma mia. 🙄
You haven’t seen Breaking Bad? He is SO good.
Here’s another couple whose love, I love 😊 What a sweet baby girl!
As an aside, does anyone know why Lauren has been referred to as an “activist” (such a vague term and not a real job description as far as I know) since she and Aaron began dating? I’m not at all throwing shade here, just genuinely asking if anyone on CB is familiar with what she actually does? It kind of reminds me of when Scarlett Johannson’s second hubby was always called either a “journalist” or “entrepanuer” in the press but no one could actually find anything he had done in either area online or otherwise…
If I remember correctly (without googling), she had an anti-bullying campaign that she was very involved in…but it is curious when you hear of someone’s spouse being an “activist,” which usually implies some sort of trust fund lifestyle or quite the opposite. Meh.
I knew a girl named Story growing up, so this doesn’t seem as weird to me, it seems fine for their world.
She has an anti bullying campaign where she visits schools and hold assemblies.
Love his acting. He’s such a good actor that I’m really annoyed with his character’s evolution in The Path lol. In fact Dancy’s and Monaghan’s chacters are annoying as well; they really make these roles genuinely hearty.
Love the decorating style also. I’m all over the whole industrial chic vibe. I enjoy mixing emotional pieces against aged, rigid industrial and factory hardware.
“Here’s the Story of a man named Brady…”
Oops that just popped into my head. Where was I now? Oh right. A baby named Story. Ridiculous. Stupid beyond belief.
I feel like a lot of times celebrities and many parents think about the full name of their children, not realizing that most people don’t know anyones middle name. Like, unless you’re a southern gentleman, most people are going to call you by your first name.
I can deal with Story as a name, but I feel like the order of the names should have been flipped, you know? “Annabelle Story Paul” has a better flow to me than “Story Annabelle Paul.”
I like the name. She’s a darling baby! They make a gorgeous family. I’m super happy for them.
I love the name. Just not with the last name Paul
By the way, is it normal that on the birth certificate the little girl has “Paul” as her last name, even if it’s the middle name of her dad ?
He might have legally changed it. He’s much more well known by Paul, so I don’t think it’s a stretch to think he might have assumed it legally.
“What a gift you are to this planet”?? Please. Ugh.
Anyhow…beautiful baby! I know a woman named Story (in her 50s fwiw–so the name isn’t new). Agree with the poster who said it would have been better as a middle name with Annabelle as the first.
I thought her saying “gift to the planet” was very sweet. Tons of things to pick on nowadays. Maybe give the sweet and innocuous things a break. Just saying…don’t bite my head off.
I had to do a double take. I thought it was Stormy at first glance! Story is awful but this isn’t my kid. Annabelle is also awful. LOL Annabelle isn’t a name I like but ya better than Story. And Paul? Story Paul…sounds off. Nobody really goes by their full name in everyday life that often. Yikes. I don’t like anything about the name but the baby is precious.
I really like him!! Seem like a nice couple and congrats to them. Just superficially speaking, they are almost painfully pretty ha. I enjoy his new show, as well. And I’ll watch almost anything at least once that has actors I like in them. Not quite getting the snark with certain comments, but (shrugs)… To each their own.
I also find I sorta like the name Story more and more. And love the middle name. My own name is not typical but I grew to not despise it. Kind of funny that people used to go by their middle name to be more unique and now people go for the middle name to be more common sounding. I think actors are generally creative so they go for outside of the box monikors
I think I’m in the minority, but I kind of like the name – both of them. I’m a huge book fanatic and ‘Story’ would fit just right. But I’m a peasant, so I just gave my kids normal names to avoid teasing – Oliver & Noah. Their middle names are pretty standard too.
Beautiful child, beautiful family, dumb name. But most importantly I came to comment on that fireplace in the bathroom. I would totally kill to have that! And then I’d never leave the bathroom!!
I have a friend who’s son is named Story