Abbey Clancy defends Karens - after her mums name becomes internet punchline
ok.co.ukAbbey Clancy has defended Karens - after her mums name became the punchline to internet jokes. In recent years the name Karen has been roundly mocked online, used as shorthand to describe women of a certain age who are seen as overly entitled or demanding.
Model Abbey, the wife of footballer Peter Crouch, spoke up to defend her mum's 'amazing qualities', while also joking about the Karen stereotypes. "My mum's called Karen!," she exclaimed during study reveal for Paddy Power Games research, which found that nearly one-third of UK women named Karen feel embarrassed by their name.
Abbey added: "She’s got so many incredible qualities, but that there is a couple of those stereotypical ‘Karen’ qualities in there." In 2022, only one baby was given the name Karen in the UK.
It follows the trend of names like Donald, Sheila, Deirdre and Shirley which have also become less popular over time. Sarah Redshaw, managing editor for BabyCentre UK, said last year: "After becoming the name of a million memes it looks like Karen is only just hanging on.
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