Fin Affleck revealed their new name publicly at the memorial service for their grandfather, who was Jennifer Garner’s father and passed away at the age of 85.
Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s middle child has publicly revealed their new name for the first time. Formerly known as Seraphina Rose, the 15-year-old introduced themselves as Fin Affleck during a memorial service for their grandfather.
According to Hello magazine, Fin introduced themselves as Fin to the congregation at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia, on Saturday, April 6. The service, which was live-streamed on Facebook, was held in remembrance of Jennifer Garner’s father, William, who passed away at the age of 85.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s daughter comes out as TRANS during her grandfathers funeral.
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Seraphina Rose, 15, announced her new boys name ‘Fin’ whilst appearing with her head shaved at a memorial service for her grandfather over the weekend
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During the service, Fin was seen wearing a black suit and tie, with a buzzcut hairstyle, a look they had sported earlier this year. Video footage from the memorial service shows Fin approaching the altar and reading a chapter from the Bible. Before the reading, they announced, “Hello, my name is Fin Affleck.”
Fin’s siblings Violet and Samuel, along with their cousins, were also in attendance. All of them read a verse from the Book of Proverbs, described as “one of their grandfather’s favorites,” according to the magazine report.
On April 2, Jennifer Garner announced her father’s passing in an emotional Instagram post. She wrote, “There is so much to say about my dad— my sisters and I will never be done talking about how wonderful he was, so bear with us— but for today I share these memories with my appreciation for the kind and brilliant man, father, and grandfather he was, as well as the loving legacy he left behind.”
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were married from 2005 to 2018. In 2022, Ben Affleck married Jennifer Lopez.