Anna Wintour Reveals the Hilarious Nickname Her Grandchildren Used to Call Her

Mar. 15, 2025

Anna Wintour.Photo: Elsa/GettyTo Anna Wintour’s grandchildren, she’s just Anna.No really, they call her Anna.On the Sept. 3 episode ofOrigins with Cush Jumbo, Wintour told host Cush Jumbo about her three grandchildren. Wintour’s son, Charles Shaffer, has two children, and her daughter, Bee Carrozzini, has one child.“I’d love more [grandchildren], but that might be it,” Wintour said. “No, they’re great. They’re great.“Wintour then told Jumbo that the kids call her Anna, but when they were smaller, they had a different nickname for her — and it definitely wasn’t “grandma” or anything similar.“We don’t talk about [work]. … we play tennis. We discuss the dogs. When they were little, they, they always saw me with, we have three dogs, with the dogs. So they used to call me ‘dog.’ Um, but you know, I’m the lady with the, with the dogs, three dogs.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Anna Wintour and Bee Carrozzini in June 2024.Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via GettyWintour, who serves as editor-in-chief ofVogue, previously revealed in a73 Questionsvideo with her outlet, that hergrandchildren simply call her “Anna.“When asked who her last FaceTime video was with, she replied that it was with her “grandchildren,” though she didn’t specify which at the time.She then revealed the name that they call her.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Anna Wintour with her family in 2021.Kevin Mazur/MG21/GettyElsewhere on Jumbo’s podcast, Wintour spoke of her assistant days, telling the host that she was “terrible” at the job.“I couldn’t do any of the things that assistants are meant to do, like type or, uh, you know, sew on a button, I was awful,” she shared. “I still can’t type very well, but it’s like, you know, it was a very different time. Uh, where people got jobs with no discernible skills, but maybe somebody knew someone.“Wintour went as far as saying she wasn’t good at anything when she was young — she got “fired fromHarper’s Bazaar” before landing atNew York Magazine, and she eventually worked her way up to where she is now.

Anna Wintour.Photo: Elsa/Getty

To Anna Wintour’s grandchildren, she’s just Anna.No really, they call her Anna.On the Sept. 3 episode ofOrigins with Cush Jumbo, Wintour told host Cush Jumbo about her three grandchildren. Wintour’s son, Charles Shaffer, has two children, and her daughter, Bee Carrozzini, has one child.“I’d love more [grandchildren], but that might be it,” Wintour said. “No, they’re great. They’re great.“Wintour then told Jumbo that the kids call her Anna, but when they were smaller, they had a different nickname for her — and it definitely wasn’t “grandma” or anything similar.“We don’t talk about [work]. … we play tennis. We discuss the dogs. When they were little, they, they always saw me with, we have three dogs, with the dogs. So they used to call me ‘dog.’ Um, but you know, I’m the lady with the, with the dogs, three dogs.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Anna Wintour and Bee Carrozzini in June 2024.Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via GettyWintour, who serves as editor-in-chief ofVogue, previously revealed in a73 Questionsvideo with her outlet, that hergrandchildren simply call her “Anna.“When asked who her last FaceTime video was with, she replied that it was with her “grandchildren,” though she didn’t specify which at the time.She then revealed the name that they call her.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Anna Wintour with her family in 2021.Kevin Mazur/MG21/GettyElsewhere on Jumbo’s podcast, Wintour spoke of her assistant days, telling the host that she was “terrible” at the job.“I couldn’t do any of the things that assistants are meant to do, like type or, uh, you know, sew on a button, I was awful,” she shared. “I still can’t type very well, but it’s like, you know, it was a very different time. Uh, where people got jobs with no discernible skills, but maybe somebody knew someone.“Wintour went as far as saying she wasn’t good at anything when she was young — she got “fired fromHarper’s Bazaar” before landing atNew York Magazine, and she eventually worked her way up to where she is now.

To Anna Wintour’s grandchildren, she’s just Anna.

No really, they call her Anna.

On the Sept. 3 episode ofOrigins with Cush Jumbo, Wintour told host Cush Jumbo about her three grandchildren. Wintour’s son, Charles Shaffer, has two children, and her daughter, Bee Carrozzini, has one child.

“I’d love more [grandchildren], but that might be it,” Wintour said. “No, they’re great. They’re great.”

Wintour then told Jumbo that the kids call her Anna, but when they were smaller, they had a different nickname for her — and it definitely wasn’t “grandma” or anything similar.

“We don’t talk about [work]. … we play tennis. We discuss the dogs. When they were little, they, they always saw me with, we have three dogs, with the dogs. So they used to call me ‘dog.’ Um, but you know, I’m the lady with the, with the dogs, three dogs.”

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Anna Wintour and Bee Carrozzini in June 2024.Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty

Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty

Wintour, who serves as editor-in-chief ofVogue, previously revealed in a73 Questionsvideo with her outlet, that hergrandchildren simply call her “Anna.”

When asked who her last FaceTime video was with, she replied that it was with her “grandchildren,” though she didn’t specify which at the time.

She then revealed the name that they call her.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Anna Wintour with her family in 2021.Kevin Mazur/MG21/Getty

Elsewhere on Jumbo’s podcast, Wintour spoke of her assistant days, telling the host that she was “terrible” at the job.

“I couldn’t do any of the things that assistants are meant to do, like type or, uh, you know, sew on a button, I was awful,” she shared. “I still can’t type very well, but it’s like, you know, it was a very different time. Uh, where people got jobs with no discernible skills, but maybe somebody knew someone.”

Wintour went as far as saying she wasn’t good at anything when she was young — she got “fired fromHarper’s Bazaar” before landing atNew York Magazine, and she eventually worked her way up to where she is now.

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