"Painful discussion"

Oliver Pocher: Amira should drop her surname

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German comedian Oliver Pocher wants his ex Amira to drop her surname and take her maiden name back.

The presenter has been called Pocher by her surname since the couple married in 2019. The stars announced their separation around a year ago and have been divorced ever since.

Amira recently explained that she has no plans to return to her old name Aly. "It's not about the name per se, but about the name of my children and that it will be more complicated for me if I have a different name to my children," said the 31-year-old in her podcast "Liebes Leben".

"Painful discussion"
Oliver Pocher thinks a little differently about the whole thing. He is basically in favor of "changing her name back to her original name". This point is "always a tiresome discussion with many women".

His ex-wife Alessandra Meyer-Wölden then asked in the joint podcast "Die Pochers! Freshly recycled": "Why is that so important to you?" The comedian replied: "Because basically all women come up with it: 'I want to be called like my children'. That's always the standard argument. But you don't have the same first name as our children, it's the surname. We're quite honest, the surname is so interesting for everyone because it's also a brand, of course."

The 46-year-old cited Cathy Hummels, Barbara Becker and Natascha Ochsenknecht as examples. Alessandra Meyer-Wölden, on the other hand, made a conscious decision to change her name. "It's still my free choice. Why should I continue to bear your name? I clearly wanted to keep it separate," explained the 41-year-old. "I find it interesting that some women find it difficult."