Are We MISPRONOUNCING Travis Kelce’s Name?
In some cases even monsters get a case of the scaries.
Since if we’re being sincere, we’re still a little shook by Taylor Lautner‘s discoverythat he enabled his legions of fans to mispronounce his name (FYI: It’s Lout-ner, not Lawt-ner) basically to keep the peace.
“I never ever remedied any person for years,” the Twilight star confessed in a July episode of The Unplanned Podcast With Matt & & Abbyhypothesizing that the very first time it occurred was around age 11, “like after Sharkboy and Lavagirl.
As Taylor, now 31, included, “I wasn’t gon na inform individuals they were pronouncing my name incorrect.”
And he’s not the only invariably respectful star. Due to the fact that, as it ends up, we’ve likewise been fumbling overTravis Kelceand Jason Kelcewhich was news to us andsome Kansas City Chiefs gamers.
While on the sidelines of the Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins video game Jan. 13protective take on Chris Jonesas seen in anInside the NFLclip, informed his colleagues, “So y’ all understand it’s not even Travis Kel-see?” When it comes to what it is then? Well, as Chris described,”It’s Travis Kels. F– king insane, ideal“
F– king insane? Celebrities likeAlicia SilverstoneLindsay LohanandRaven-Symonéhave practically simply let fans’ mistakes slide for years andChrissy Teigeneven announced in 2018 that she ‘d choose everybody simplykeep stating her name incorrectinstead of devote to the correct Norwegian pronunciation.
If you’re the perfectionist type, we’ve got your guide to every last celeb name you’ve absolutely been stating incorrect.
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Travis Kelce (Pronounced: Kels)
Travis and sibling Jason Kelce disputed on their New Heights podcast whether to pass “Kel-see” or “Kels,” with Travis choosing to do the latter.
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Taylor Lautner (Pronounced: Lout-Ner)
Talking with E! News in February 2022, Taylor exposed the very first syllable of his surname rhymes with “out” rather of being pronounced as “lot.”
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Emily Ratajkowski (Pronounced: Rat-Ah-Kof-Sky or Rat-Ah-Cow-Skee)
After much speculation surrounding her name, the design set the record directly in a TikTok shared by Tory Burch, where she offered “the Polish method” to state it. She has actually likewise presented herself by pronouncing her surname “Rat-Ah-Cow-Skee.”
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Raven-Symoné (Pronounced: See-mon-ye)
While Raven-Symoné’s character might see the future on That’s So Ravenfans most likely didn’t see this coming. The starlet exposed in a January 2023 TikTok that her name has actually been mispronounced for many years and is really noticable See-mon-ye.
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Brendan Fraser (Pronounced: Fray-zer)
After Adam Sandler inadvertently mispronounced the Oscar winner’s surname throughout a December 2022 interview for Range‘s Actors on Actors seriestheGeorge of the Jungle star swung in with a technique that can assist fans keep in mind how to state the name properly: Fraser rhymes with razor.
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Adele (Pronounced: Uh-Dale)
Throughout a Q&A in October 2022the powerhouse vocalist applauded a fan for “completely” pronouncing her name as “uh-dale” when asking a concern.
Lindsay Lohan (Pronounced: Lo-Wen)
For her initial video shared to TikTok in February 2022, Lindsay Lohan accidentally set the record directly on how to properly pronounce her surname, which is “Lo-wen“
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Alicia Silverstone (Pronounced: Uh-Lee-See-Uh)
TheUnaware starlet set the record directly on how to pronounce her name on TikTokAlicia stated she’s not troubled if fans do not get it right, keeping in mind, “But my sweet mother didn’t like it … so for her … get it! Ali-SEE-yuh.”
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Kesha (Pronounced: Keh-Sha)
“My name is Kesha. Keh-sha,” the vocalist stated on TikTok“Not Keisha. Not Ketchup. Kesha.”
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Justin Theroux (Pronounced: Tha-Roo)
The Leftovers star’s uncle exposed in an interview with Apple television+ that we’ve all been pronouncing “Theroux” improperly, consisting of Justin himself!
“The primary character is played by Justin Theroux, my nephew,” Paul Theroux discussed of the star starring in his book’s tv adjustment. The author later on satirized his nephew, stating, “Sometimes he calls himself Justin tha-row [laughs]It’s a French name, it’s Theroux.”
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Ariana Grande (Pronounced: Gran-Dee)
The pop star dropped jaws in 2018 after she described the appropriate method to state her surname. When discussing her engagement to Pete Davidson at the time, Ariana went over whether she ‘d take his surname in an interview with Beats 1’s Ebro DardenThat’s when she blurted out the “gran-dee” pronunciation when explaining her own surname.
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Chrissy Teigen (Pronounced: Tie-Ghen)
The Yearnings cookbook author blew everybody’s mind when she shared the genuine method to state her surname. Throughout a look on Deal with Kelly and Ryanin 2018, the design confessed was her “fault” for the mispronunciation. “It’s been 25 years, I’m sick of remedying individuals,” she revealed.
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Gal Gadot (Pronounced: Guh-Dote)
The lasso of reality! TheWonder Woman starlet talked with Jimmy Kimmel about the pronunciation (guh-dote) and the significance of her surname, which is “Riverbank” in Hebrew. “The Gadot utilized to be Greenstein,” she admitted of her initial surname, however her moms and dads “felt” it had more zest.
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Jake Gyllenhaal (Pronounced: Yee-Len-Hey-Lo)
Prepare to be mind blown. Throughout an look onConanin 2012, the star shared the “just 2 locations that is noticable properly, my surname, remains in Sweden and in Ikea.”
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Ralph Fiennes (Pronounced: Ray-F Fines)
The star has actually freely gone over simply how regularly individuals mess up his name. In 2011, he informed The Hollywood Reporter he had actually never ever alter it due to the fact that he was called after his step-grandfather, who pronounced it in the exact same method.
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Sade Adu (Pronounced Shar-Day)
According to the famous vocalist’s IMDb pageher phase name is noticable shar-day.
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Steve Buscemi (Pronounced: Boo-Sem-Ee)
In 2014, the Fargo alum verified his surname is noticable boo-sem-ee throughout a panel for Running Late with Scott RogowskyHe stated he does not “proper individuals” if they state boo-shh-em-me due to the fact that “it’s not incorrect.”
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Charlize Theron (Pronounced: There-In)
In 2014, the Oscar winner informed Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Showthat her surname is constantly mishandled. “They screw it up,” she quipped. “I nearly wish to make an audiotape on how to pronounce my name.”
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Anya Taylor Joy (Pronounced: Anne-Ya)
Examine(mate) your pronounciation of the Queen’s Gambit star, who states her name like anne-ya— and not awn-ya.
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Amanda Seyfried (Pronounced: Sigh-Frid)
The Mean Girls alum has all of us seeming like Karen due to the fact that she exposed in 2012throughout an interview with Hollywood Streamsthat the appropriate pronunciation of her surname is sigh-frid. She confessed that her “sibling states it in a different way” than she does.
This story was initially released on Tuesday, Aug 15, 2023 at 9:08 a.m. PT.