11 Celebs Whose Friends, Family, Or Colleagues Don't Call Them By Their Famous Names (2024)

Whether it's due to a stage name, a childhood nickname, or something else, here are 11 celebs whose loved ones don't always call them but their famous name: 1. Emma Stone: Emily Emma Stone's real name is Emily Stone. Another actor was already registered under the name with the Screen Actors Guild, so the Kinds of Kindness star chose the first name "Emma" and kept her last name. Last month, she told the Hollywood Reporter that she "freaked out" a few years ago about her stage name and realized she "can't do it anymore." When asked by the publication if her fans could call her Emily, she said, "That would be so nice. I would like to be Emily." 2. Anne Hathaway: Annie "Call me Annie. Everybody, everybody, call me Annie, please. Can we talk about my name for a second? Let's spill the tea," she said on The Tonight Show in 2021. 3. Elizabeth Olsen: Lizzie Publications that have interviewed Elizabeth Olsen, like Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire UK, have noted that she likes to be called "Lizzie." Similarly, Dakota Johnson and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige have both referred to her as "Lizzie" in interviews. 4. Sandra Bullock: Sandy Sandra Bullock's The Lost City co-star Daniel Radcliffe said on The Kelly Clarkson Show in 2022, "She asked [me] to call her 'Sandy' as well, which was a huge mental hurdle for me. Because I'm just like, 'But you're Sandra Bullock, like I can't just call you Sandy.'" 5. Lorde: Ella "I much prefer being called Ella," the singer told ABC News Radio in 2014, noting that she chose the stage name "Lorde" because it was "really strong" and "grandeur." "I didn't feel that my birth name was anything special," she said at the time. I always liked the idea of having, like, a one-named alias." Time also reported in 2017 that the singer's friends call her Ella. Lorde's full name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor. 6. Saoirse Ronan: Sersh In 2018, Saoirse told Vice that her nickname is "Sersh." Her Lady Bird co-star Beanie Feldstein also referred to the actor as Sersh in an interview with The Cut that same year. 7. SZA: Sos "My friends call me 'Sos' for short, because [it's] like Solána but just shorter and cuter," SZA told Hot 97 in 2022 about one of the many reasons she titled her album released that year SOS. SZA's full name is Solána Imani Rowe. 8. Rihanna: Robyn "When people call me Robyn, my head just flies around because I feel like that person knows me," Rihanna told Glamour in 2013. The singer and beauty mogul's full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. "But Rihanna, that tends to be people's own [creation]. Robyn is who I am. Rihanna — that's an idea of who I am." 9. Calvin Harris: Adam Calvin Harris is a stage name for Adam Wiles. In 2019, he reportedly said on a UK radio station, "No one calls me Calvin." 10. Allison Williams: Mouse In 2023, Allison Williams said on The Drew Barrymore Show that her family calls her "Mouse." "They told this story every night before I went to bed that started out with listing a bunch of animals and the last animal was a mouse," Allison said of her family. "As time went on and they got more and more bored of this pattern of animals, they just reduced it to mouse. So then it became 'Mouse and Allison went on a picnic.' Then it just became 'Mouse,' and I've been 'Mouse' ever since." 11. Finally, Margot Robbie: Maggot In 2023, one of Margot's friends called her "Maggot" on the red carpet, and reporter Justin Hill shared a video of the moment on Instagram. Margot later opened up about the nickname in an interview with the Australian talk show The Project. "That has been my nickname since I was probably 6 years old or something at school," she said. References