Kim Kardashian recently announced that she will formally become "Kim Kardashian West" after marrying fiance, Kanye West.


But as surprising as that may sound, there are many female celebrities who took their famous spouses' last names, even if you didn't know it. Take Jessica Biel for instance. The actress is now legally "Jessica Timberlake" after she filed paperwork following her wedding to Justin Timberlake last year.


Here are stars who changed their famous last names:



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  • Jessica Biel & Justin Timberlake


    <a href="http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/couples/news/jessica-biel-takes-justin-timberlake-last-name-exclusive" target="_blank"> Biel officially took her man's last name</a>, Life & Style confirmed, but she will still be professional known as Jessica Biel.




  • Demi Moore & Freddy Moore


    Demi took her professional name from her first husband, musician Freddy Moore.




  • Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck


    Garner continues to be billed as Jennifer Garner for professional purposes, but she's legally Jennifer Affleck.




  • Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr.


    In 2007, Gellar legally changed her name to Sarah Michelle Prinze in honor of the couple's fifth year of marriage.




  • Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton


    After marrying Blake Shelton in 2011, Lambert legally changed her name to Miranda Shelton.




  • Portia de Rossi & Ellen DeGeneres


    After two years of marriage to DeGeneres, de Rossi filed a petition to legally change her name, which was granted less than two months later. She is now known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.




  • Lily Allen & Sam Cooper


    Allen is now professionally known as Lily Rose Cooper.




  • Jenna Dewan & Channing Tatum


    Once the couple tied the knot in 2009, Dewan became known by her hyphenated last name -- Dewan-Tatum -- and hasn’t looked back since.




  • Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett


    Wilkinson legally changed her name to Kendra Baskett after marrying her husband in 2009.




  • Jada Pinkett & Will Smith


    Pinkett has been known professionally as Jada Pinkett Smith since tying the knot with Will Smith in 1997.




  • Vanessa Minnillo & Nick Lachey


    In February 2012, Minnillo made the name change truly legit -- her social security card, driver’s license and other legal documents exclusively bare her husband’s last name.




  • Salma Hayek & Francois-Henri Pinault


    <a href="http://www.justjared.com/2010/05/18/salma-hayek-pinault-covers-instyle-june-2010/" target="_blank">In an interview in the June 2010 issue of InStyle magazine</a>, Hayek Pinaut revealed that she took on her French billionaire husband’s last name at the request of their daughter, Valentina.




  • Brooke Burke & Dave Charvet


    Burke married Charvet in August 2011, which is also when she announced she would also be taking her husband’s surname.




  • Victoria Adams & David Beckham


    Victoria Adams became Victoria Beckham after marrying her soccer star husband in 1999.