Kristen Bell’s daughter Delta thinks it’s pretty cool that she shares a name with a Covid variant

Kristen Bell is having second thoughts about naming her child Delta since it has become associated with a variant of coronavirus – but her daughter thinks it’s pretty cool.

Speaking to Monica Padman, the actor called the variant name a “big, big bummer” on her podcast, We Are Supported By.

“I’m really hoping that the Delta variant won’t be as strong as the original Covid and people will still say corona,” Bell said on the podcast Wednesday. “I mean it’s a bummer for Corona, the beer company.”

While the Delta variant has been common in the United Kingdom for some months, it has recently hit the US causing cases to surge. It now makes up 83 per cent of new cases in the country and has caused authorities to recommend people wear masks indoors, even if they are vaccinated, to stop breakthrough cases of the virus.

Bell said her daughter was relaxed about sharing her name with the variant, though.

“To be honest, she’s six, so she’s impressed every time she sees a Delta Air Lines ad or anything,” Bell explained. “She’s like, ‘Oh, my gosh, my name!’ So every time she hears anyone talk about the variant, she’s like, ‘My name!’ She’s still excited about it.”

Both Bell and Padman said that because of Delta’s upbringing, the name situation might be “a good thing.”

“Her life’s really easy,” Padman joked. “She needs some adversity. She’s privileged.

“Because she’s privileged and she’s got a little charisma,” Bell added. “She’s a little ball of magic, and she gets away with everything because of that. So she can either give you puppy dog eyes or make you laugh, and because of that her life is too easy. So maybe she does need this to follow her around forever.”

Bell has another daughter called Lincoln. Let’s just hope nothing bad happens in the East Midlands to affect the association.