Emma Stone reveals she ‘freaked out’ over changing her name and wants to be called by her real one
The Poor Things star opened up about her real name
Emma Stone is arguably one of the biggest names in Hollywood right now.
The 35-year-old Easy A star is fresh off winning her second 'Best Actress' Oscar for her incredible performance as Bella Baxter in Poor Things and boasts a whole host of other impressive accolades throughout her career.
However, it seems her adoring fans may not know her as well as they think they do as the A-lister's real name isn't actually Emma.
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Sitting down with The Hollywood Reporter alongside her The Curse co-star, Nathan Fielder, the pair were discussing what it was like when Emma won her Oscar before Nathan, 40, revealed a seemingly little-known fact about the star.
When asked what it was like watching Emma win the Oscar after 'having just worked so intimately with her', the comedian responded: "Before we continue, I’d like to say something."
He then explained the star's real name which - by the way - is not Emma at all but is pretty similar-sounding nonetheless.
"Her name’s Emily," Nathan said, "but she goes by Emma professionally.
"So when there’s people that don’t know her, I end up saying Emma. But I’m going to just say Emily from here on."
Emma then chipped in: "You can say Emma. You can say anything."
The interviewer then asked if anyone else in the industry also calls her Emily to which she responded: "When I get to know them, people that I work with do.
"It’s just because my name was taken [by another actress in SAG]. Then I freaked out a couple of years ago.
"For some reason, I was like, 'I can’t do it anymore. Just call me Emily'. Nathan calls me Em, which is easier."
"That’s a way of bridging it," Nathan added.
The interviewer then asked the La La Land actor what she would do if a fan came up to her and addressed her by her real name.
"No," Emma replied when asked if she would correct the fan. "That would be so nice. I would like to be Emily."
Nathan then quipped: "I’ll switch it up. I’m going to go back and forth."
Emma previously opened up about her choice to go with 'Emma' instead of 'Emily' and revealed it was all down to her favourite Spice Girl - Baby Spice AKA Emma Bunton.
Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she explained: "Growing up, I was super blonde, and my real name is Emily, but I wanted to be called Emma because of Baby Spice and guess what? Now I am.
She continued: "It wasn’t necessarily because of her but yes, in second grade, did I go up to the teacher on the first day and ask her to call me Emma? Yes I did."
"And was it because of Emma Lee Bunton from the Spice Girls? Yes it was."
Iconic.
Topics: Celebrity, Emma Stone, US News, TV And Film
Rhiannon Ingle