Update: Larry Birkhead poses with Dannielynn, has praise for Howard K. Stern
In an exclusive interview and photoshoot with OK! Magazine, (check out Dannielynn and Larry’s matching eyes!) Larry Birkhead only had praise for Howard K. Stern, the man who’s been raising his daughter Dannielynn for the past seven months. Larry said,
Everyone’s been really helpful, actually, even Howard’s been helpful. It seems unlikely to most, but he’s been a great help. He’s just really tuned me in because he’s been with Dannielynn the last several months, he knows her likes and dislikes and things like that that could help me out. He also gives me credit when I’m doing good things and he gives me tips on things I should do a little bit different and I welcome everybody’s input.
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Larry also confirms that Dannielynn’s last name has been changed – but Dannielynn will stay Dannielynn.
[Stern] has been swapped for [Birkhead], but I don’t want to change anything else. [Dannielynn is] what her mother named her and, even though I didn’t get a say, I still want to respect her mother’s wishes.
Prior to Daniel’s death, [while they were still talking and before Anna had found out the baby's sex] we had chosen the names Annabella or Marilyn Nicole, after Marilyn Monroe, if it was a girl, and Niko if it was a boy.
On Howard and the transition of Dannielynn:
In the end of this, he’s the one who’s become on my side, my ally. I’m not saying Virgie is my enemy, but as long as we can define what everybody wants and be clear and be truthful. If she wants to be a grandmother, she can be a grandmother, my mom wants to be a grandmother too, but I’m not going to sign a paper saying so, it’s just not right.
Let me say this, I think certain people have done things not because they wanted to, but because they were asked. I don’t hold Howard 100% responsible. I think some things happened there and whatever reasons he said that, it’s fine. There’s been a lot of hurt and heartache and right now my main goal is transitioning Dannielynn to me from him and he’s been great, and he’s been helpful and he’s been supportive, which does show me that he does have good inside of him regardless of what people are out there saying. Howard did things for Anna that no one wanted to do. I actually feel sorry for Howard.
At this point you can’t worry about all that stuff too much. You know, it happened, and, it wasn’t necessarily…People blame a lot on him but Anna had her own mind too. She had a choice and we were arguing and that’s what happens.
In the cover photo, Dannielynn wears Nest’s Ruffle Onesie in Guava ($19 – currently only available in pool).
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Sources: OK Magazine, The Daily Mail, NY Post and TMZ.
Thanks to CBB readers Kitty and Jessie.
And that one is where I really do the see the resemblance between them. When this whole debacle first began, I did remember seeing some features she could’ve shared, but now I really do see Larry in her eyes and her eyebrows.
