9 Celebrities Who Need To Ditch Their Stage Identify

“It’s a headspace I’ve gotta get into that I simply don’t have any extra need for.”

A reputation can say loads about an individual — and within the leisure trade, many stars find yourself utilizing a reputation that isn’t really theirs. Whereas going by a stage identify can craft a memorable and marketable id, it isn’t at all times reflective of the celeb themselves.

That’s why some stars determine they need to change their identify proper in the midst of their profession, ditching their well-known moniker in favor of their actual identify. Whether or not it’s as a result of they need to make a return to their roots, pay tribute to a member of the family, or simply go by the identify they use of their private life, these celebs need to make their stage names a factor of the previous.

Discover out why these stars don’t need to use their stage names…

The Weeknd

The Weeknd has been recognized by his stage identify for almost all of his profession however he’s prepared to shut that chapter of his life. For the previous a number of years, he’s been speaking about going again to his given identify, Abel Tesfaye, and after the discharge of his current album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, he’s formally making the change.

“It’s a headspace I’ve gotta get into that I simply don’t have any extra need for. I really feel prefer it comes with a lot,” he informed Selection. “You’ve gotten a persona, however then you have got the competitors of all of it. It turns into this rat race: extra accolades, extra success, extra exhibits, extra albums, extra awards and extra No. 1s. It by no means ends till you finish it.”

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton has used a stage identify for his whole profession — a lot to the shock of many film followers. Michael’s final identify is definitely Douglas however when he grew to become an actor, Michael Douglas was already taken. Going ahead, Michael says he’d prefer to be credited as a hybrid of the 2 names, Michael Keaton Douglas. He meant to start out utilizing the moniker whereas directing his newest movie Knox Goes Away, however ended up forgetting.

“I mentioned, ‘Hey, simply as a warning, my credit score goes to be Michael Keaton Douglas.’ And it completely bought away from me. And I forgot to present them sufficient time to place it in and create that. However that may occur,” Michael informed Folks.

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Ariana Grande

All through her profession, Ariana Grande has passed by a shortened model of her full identify. When she lately starred in Depraved, she determined to make use of her given identify, Ariana Grande-Butera, a hyphenation of each her guardian’s final names. She defined that she selected to return to her full identify as a tribute to her youthful self.

“You recognize, that was my identify after I went to see the present after I was 10 years previous,” she defined to The Hollywood Reporter. “It felt like a very beautiful means of honoring that.”

Emma Stone

Emma Stone selected her stage identify as a teen when she was informed her given identify, Emily Stone, was already getting used within the Display Actors Guild. She initially chosen the identify Riley however shortly realized it didn’t work for her and switched out to Emma, one thing nearer to her actual identify. However trying again, Emma admits she misses utilizing Emily and needs she might go by that identify.

“For a 16-year-old, choosing a brand new identify is an attention-grabbing prospect, and again then I mentioned, ‘I’m now going to be Riley Stone!’ So, for about six months I used to be referred to as Riley,” she informed W Journal. “I landed a visitor spot on Malcolm within the Center, and at some point they have been calling, ‘Riley! Riley! Riley! We’d like you on set, Riley!’ and I had no thought who they have been speaking to. At that second, I spotted that I simply couldn’t be Riley. So I grew to become Emma. However I miss Emily. I’d like to get her again.”

Blac Chyna

Blac Chyna has passed by her stage identify for years, starting when she was a stripper. However when she lately started making many modifications in her private life, like reversing her cosmetic surgery procedures, she determined she additionally wished to reclaim her delivery identify, Angela White, as a part of getting again to herself.

“No person ever actually calls me Angela. So typically I’d overlook who I’m as a result of it’s at all times in regards to the model, model, model, however not in regards to the particular person,” she informed Forbes.

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Anne Hathaway

When she was simply an adolescent, Anne Hathaway selected to go by her given identify as her skilled moniker in Hollywood — a call she now regrets. Wanting again, Anne needs that she had used Annie, the identify that everybody in her private life makes use of. Going ahead, she’d desire for folks to name her Annie but it surely hasn’t actually caught with the general public.

“Once I was 14 years previous, I did a business, and I needed to get my SAG card and so they requested me, ‘What would you like your identify to be?’ And I used to be like, ‘Nicely, it needs to be my identify. My identify’s Anne Hathaway.’ In order that appeared like the correct selection, but it surely by no means occurred to me that for the remainder of my life, folks will name me Anne. The one one who ever calls me Anne is my mom and she or he solely does it when she’s actually mad at me,” she mentioned on The Tonight Present.

Thandie Newton

For many of her profession, Thandie Newton glided by a stage identify — which really began as an unintended misspelling of her given identify. Within the credit of her 1991 film Flirting, her first identify was spelled “Thandie” as an alternative of “Thandiwe.” For over three a long time, she glided by the wrong identify earlier than lastly publicly making the change.

“That’s my identify. It’s at all times been my identify. I’m taking again what’s mine,” Thandiwe informed British Vogue, including that the identify means “beloved” in Shona, a language spoken in her mom’s native Zimbabwe.

Bow Wow

Rising up within the highlight, followers knew rapper Shad Moss as Lil Bow Wow. As he bought older, he determined to drop the “lil” from his identify, merely going by Bow Wow. Then in 2014, he determined to return to his given identify, explaining that his stage moniker not match who he was. He presently makes use of each his given identify and Bow Wow

“We made loads of historical past as Bow Wow,” he wrote in a now-deleted Instagram submit. “Now it’s time for the subsequent chapter and problem. Bow wow doesn’t match who I’m at present. Ima father, enterprise man, TV host, Actor, and rapper! Time for MR Moss to take over!”

Lil Xan

Rapper Lil Xan derived his stage identify from Xanax, an anxiousness remedy he was hooked on at one level in his life. When he bought sober, he felt that the identify not match him — and earlier than going to rehab, he defined that he was planning on letting go of the identify. He now makes use of his given first identify Diego, however many individuals nonetheless name him Lil Xan.

“I need to do rehab, so I can recover from this final little hump…My purpose is to return out of rehab with the identify simply Diego all caps…No extra celebrating, speaking good about medication and all that,” he informed TMZ.