AJ McLean's Wife Explains Why Daughter, 9, Changed Her Name to Elliott: 'Not a Gender Thing'

AJ McLean’s kids are ready to get back to the classroom. TheBackstreet Boyssinger, 44, and wife Rochelle shared a sweet shot of their daughters on their first day of school in a jointInstagrampost on Wednesday. Both girls smile as they hold big balloons that feature their names and the grade they’re starting this year. Daughter Lyric, 5, is celebrating her first day of kindergarten while their 9-year-old daughter, born Ava, is starting 4th grade.

AJ McLean's Wife Pens Tribute to Daughter Elliott's Favorite Dancer Stephen 'tWitch' Boss

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty, AJ McLean/Facebook Stephen “tWitch” Bosshad a special connection toAJ McLean’s family. Rochelle, 41, shared a photo of herself, McLean and their daughtersLyric Dean, 5, andElliott Jaymes, 10, at the premiere ofPaddington 2in 2018, one of the first times the family met the formerEllen DeGeneresShowDJ. “@sir_twitch_alotis someone my family has loved and admired for years,” she wrote, also sharing another photo of Elliott with her favorite dancer in 2020.

AJ McLean's Wife Takes Their Girls to Lady Gaga Concert After Announcing Daughter's Name Change

Photo: Rochelle DeAnna Mclean Instagram AJ McLean’s wife is sharing a love of music with her two daughters. On Sunday, Rochelle McLean shared a sweet photo of her with daughters Elliott, 9, and Lyric, 5, at the Los Angeles stop ofLady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball tour. “About last night… @ladygaga with my girls 🎶🖤🎶,” the mom captioned the photo, where she has one of her daughters on each side of her and all three smile from their floor seats at the show.

AJ Michalka Recalls 'Adorable' Core Memories with Miley Cyrus from Their Disney Channel Days (Exclusive)

AJ Michalka in January 2024; Miley Cyrus in November 2021.Photo:Jerod Harris/Getty; Amy Sussman/WireImage Jerod Harris/Getty; Amy Sussman/WireImage AJ MichalkaandMiley Cyrusgo way back.TheAly & AJmusician and actress, 33, recently performed a cover of Cyrus' “Wrecking Ball” during her run asStrawberry Shortcake on season 12 ofThe Masked Singer, and now she’s looking back on time spent with the Grammy winner during their time on Disney Channel.Not only did Aly & AJ open for Cyrus on the Best of Both Worlds Tour in 2006, butHannah Montanapremiered the exact same night as the sister duo’s Disney Channel Original MovieCow Bellesthe same year.

AJ Michalka Reveals She and Sister Aly Were Nearly Cast in Lead Roles on 'Hannah Montana'

Photo: getty (2) Aly & AJcould have played best friends on screen! AfterHannah Montana’s casting director Lisa London revealed the finalthree actresses who were considered to play the title characteron the popular Disney show,AJ Michalka— one-half of the pop duo Aly & AJ — shared her side of the story, claiming they were the network’s first choices. “I adore Lisa London but I have some tea beyond the tea to spill,” AJ, 31, wrote via the duo’sTwitteraccount on Monday.