Singer Michelle Williams.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/WireImage for Parkwood)Singer Michelle Williams is used to saying her name – sometimes she even makes fun of it.
The 45-year-old Broadway star posted in an Instagram Story on Sunday, December 22, about someone mistaking her for the actress Michelle Williams.
The former Destiny’s Child member is currently starring in the musical adaptation of the 1992 film Death suits her on Broadway posted a photo of letters she received, along with some photos – of the fake Michelle Williams.
“Fan mail😂🥴,” she captioned the image, which showed a letter addressed to Ms. Williams with two photos of The greatest showman Actress, 44.
She then posted again on her Instagram story: “I found this out when she was on Broadway in 2017 cabaretshe had also received mail with my pictures! That makes me happy!😂❤”
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This isn’t the first time the “Say Yes” singer has spoken out about fans confusing her with the actress of the same name.
After actress Williams won an Emmy in 2019 for her role as Gwen Verdon in Fosse/VerdonSinger Williams said she received several comments from confused fans.
“How come when you tag and congratulate someone you see that I’m black?” the singer said via an Instagram Live. “If you go to my profile, search for ‘Michelle Williams,’ I’m black. OK? I am not mixed with nothing; I’m not mixed with Persian, Russian, I’m black.”
During her Emmy speech, actress Williams spoke about the issue of equal pay in the industry, for which singer Williams said she received criticism online.
“I’m trying to figure out, ‘Why on earth am I being cursed out in my comments on Michelle Williams’ speech?’ what I believed to be their truth. I thought it was great,” she said. “I thought she was being factual – I could be wrong. But yeah, I just said to this woman on my Instagram a few minutes ago, ‘I’m so sorry my namesake upset you, but can’t you see I’m black?'”
Actress Michelle Williams.
(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)The “Lose My Breath” singer made it clear that she supports her The Fablemans Actress’s speech.
“She was beautiful. She was brilliant. Honey, she played Gwen Verdon great. She was great,” she said. “Now do it right and stop calling me names.”
The “Venom” actress has previously commented on the name mix-up. In one Interview with Huffpost In the video released in 2018, the actress commented on the fact that Google’s search function displayed her photo when someone searched for “Destiny’s Child Five Members.”
“It brings me one step closer Beyonceso I’m handling it pretty well,” the actress said at the time. “Now I’m going to break the ice if I ever get to meet Beyoncé. I’ll talk to her about the old days of Destiny’s Child. So thank you very much, because if that ever happens, of course I will be speechless, and now I know exactly what to say.”
