Lilly Singh, popular YouTube star has dropped the name she is best known as on social media to embrace her original identity. Lilly Singh will soon the host of a late night show.
After identifying herself as Superwoman for years, a YouTube star is set to bid goodbye to the moniker and embrace her true identity.
“Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is @Lilly,” she said in the Instagram post, that also revealed the story behind her original handle.
Superwoman, one of the most successful YouTubers, said that when she started her channel nine years ago, she did not invest much time in coming up with a name and Superwoman was just the first name that came to her mind.
She further wrote on her Instagram handle, “When prompted to choose a username I instinctively typed Superwoman because it had been my MSN messenger screen name (shoutouts millennials). Based on a song by Lil Mo and Fabulous, I used to call myself Superwoman.”
She also said that it was “heartwarming” and felt “empowering” when people addressed her as Superwoman.
But with time, Singh said she felt that she was more empowered by her actual name.
“Lilly has become an even bigger hero than Superwoman on this journey through my life. Lilly encompasses everything it took to get to where I am… and it’s a place I’m proud to be. And so at this time, it feels right to give thanks to the moniker Superwoman and to lay the cape to rest. Today my biggest and best super powers lay within Lilly and thus Lilly I shall be,” she wrote.
Lilly Singh is set to debut as a late night show host on NBC and the show will debut on September 16. The show, titled A Little Late With Lilly Singh, will make Singh the only woman hosting a late night show on broadcast networks.
Last Updated Aug 19, 2019, 5:32 PM IST