I Lay the Cape to Rest: Lilly Singh Drops the Name ‘Superwoman’

Lilly Singh is all set to host a late night talk show on NBC.

YouTube star Lilly Singh.

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YouTube sensation Lilly Singh’s fans were in for a surprise recently when the actor-comedian announced that she will be dropping the moniker ‘Superwoman’ and will now on be known as Lilly Singh only.

She announced the same in an Instagram post, saying she ‘lays the cape to rest.’ “Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is @Lilly. Nine years ago I decided to make a YouTube channel and thought nothing of it. I didn’t think it would alter my life path, turn into a career and to be honest I didn’t even think I’d upload more than five videos,” the YouTube star wrote.

Confessing that she hadn’t put much thought behind the name ‘Superwoman’, she said, “When prompted to choose a username I instinctively typed Superwoman because it had been my MSN messenger screen name (shoutouts millennials). Based on a song by Lil Mo and Fabulous, I used to call myself Superwoman growing up because like any kid I wanted so badly to deal with life’s obstacles like a hero.”

But today as I type this, as the person I’ve grown into, I feel even more empowered by the name Lilly. Lilly has become an even bigger hero than Superwoman on this journey through my life. Lilly encompasses everything it took to get to where I am... and it’s a place I’m proud to be. And so at this time, it feels right to give thanks to the moniker Superwoman and to lay the cape to rest. Today my biggest and best super powers lay within Lilly and thus Lilly I shall be.

Lilly Singh

Lilly Singh's new show, A Little Late With Lilly Singh, will debut in September on the 1:30 am spot on NBC. This makes her the first woman to lead a late-night show on a broadcast network.