Lionel Richie refuses to be called grandpa and has revealed the sweet name daughter Sofia Richie’s baby girl will call him.
The singer’s youngest daughter Sofia is expecting her first child with husband Elliot Grainge, and Lionel couldn’t be more thrilled for the couple.
“My baby is having a baby, and I’m so thrilled for Elliot and Sofia. They are just over the moon,” he gushed to “Entertainment Tonight.”
However, the little one won’t have a traditional name for her grandparent, with Lionel revealing he will be known as “Pop-pop.”
The “Hello” hitmaker also revealed he keeps telling the couple to keep some privacy after they revealed the unborn tot’s gender to the world with a pink confetti cannon.
“You know, there is no secret with those two! I keep saying, ‘Keep it a secret, OK?’ But yes, that’s what’s happening. I’m so happy,” he said.
“I’m Pop-pop,” he said, sharing his nickname from his grandchildren.
“We don’t get the ‘grandpa,’ yeah, that’s a little deep. Pop-pop is where we’re going,” he added.
Lionel is also a father to adoptive daughter Nicole — who has Harlow, and Sparrow, with husband Joel Madden — as well as Miles, with ex-wife Diane Alexander.
Model Sofia — who tied the knot with music executive Elliot last April — is six months pregnant but only announced the news on Jan. 26. She explained that she had kept the news to herself for so long in an attempt to “protect” both herself and her spouse.
“Pregnancy is really scary and you want to protect that space. I didn’t realize there are so many milestones you have to hit and so many tests you have to take. For me, it was really important to protect our mental health and our space as a couple,” she told Vogue.
