Will Smith wants to honor his surprising ties with Wales in his own way.
In a recent conversation on BBC Radio WalesThe 56 -year -old actor and musician discovered the multiple ties of his family with Wales and joked by saying that he should consider changing his name.
During the interview, in which Smith seemed to promote his next tour in the United Kingdom for his new album Based on a true storyThe host, Lucy Owen, shared that the hometown of Smith de Wynnefield, in Pennsylvania, is named after a Welsh doctor, Dr. Thomas Wynne.
“So I’m Welsh! I am Welsh, basically. That’s what we say,” said Smith with Riposte.
“Yes, I’m going!
Smith then joked, “maybe it’s my new name: Welsh Smith. I’m going to be Welsh Smith.”
Lucy noted another Smith link with Wales, she mentions that Bryn Mawr, the city of Pennsylvania where Smith’s mother lives, is Welsh for “Big Hill”.
“So” Mawr “is” Grand “and” Bryn “means” hill “. You live in Big Hill, “she said.
Smith joked, “Big Hill! Big Will lives in Big Hill. It’s crazy! Big Hill. Big Will. Big Still.”
