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Yolanda Hadid on dropping Foster and whether she approves of Bella and Gigi's relationships


UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2019 10:56 AM EST

Yolanda Foster is beginning her life as a single woman witha new, familiar last name. The Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, who announcedher divorce from husband David Foster back in December, revealed that she isdropping his last name and is instead reverting back to her first husband’s, MohamedHadid.

The reality star and her former spouse, whom she wasmarried to from 1994-2000, share three children together — Anwar, Bella and Gigi Hadid. “I talked about it with my kids. I never dropped the name Hadidbecause I have three children by that last name,” Yolanda said on Tuesday,while appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live.

Gigi, Anwar, Yolanda and Bella Hadid Photo: WireImage

She continued, “I asked the kids, ‘Should I go back to vanden Herik?’ and they said, ‘No. You’re our mommy and we have the same lastname.’”

While the mom-of-three is in the process of divorcing her musiccomposer husband of four years, it appears the apple didn’t fall too farfrom the tree with her daughters and their love lives. The blossoming supermodels are both dating musicians.

When it come to Gigi’s boyfriend Zayn Malik and Bella’s relationship with TheWeeknd, Yolanda admitted, ”Youcan’t tell your daughters who to date. You know, it’s their choice, and Isupport them in whatever their choices are and pray for the best.”

Though she said, “It’stheir choice as long as they treat my daughters with great respect and youknow, love them. It’s all good for me.”