Simon Smith changes name to Bacon Double Cheeseburger to keep YOLO alive

He travels a lot for work to the Far East, where he says they don’t realize “Bacon” isn’t a valid first name, but he concedes people he meets in Europe think it’s “pretty weird”.

Yep, you didn’t read the title wrong, Simon Smith has changed his named by deed (the official name register) to Bacon Double Cheeseburger. “No girl ever dreams of spending her big day marrying a man called Bacon”, he said.

Mr. Cheeseburger didn’t adopt the name because he’s a burger-lover – it was more because he’s a slightly too enthusiastic alcohol-lover.

People can change their name provided they do not intend to deceive or defraud.

Cheeseburger added his mother was furious about his move while his father found it hilarious.

But while Bacon, of Muswell Hill, London, has no regrets fiancée Isabella, 32, refuses to be Mrs Double Cheeseburger. Others include Real Madrid’s Christiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. According to one particularly food-minded individual in the United Kingdom, a name could easily be packed with as much as 1,000 calories.

Many people choose to swap their names for more humorous handles, such as Sarge Metalfatigue or Simply MyLove Poet, but others have more serious reasons.

Louise Bowers, of Essex-based UK Deed Poll Service, told the Sunday People: “One man changed his name to Happy Birthday”.

“Some people simply don’t like their original names – we’ve changed Cock to Cox and Smellie to Smiley”.