We've all had Emma Stone's name wrong this whole time


Emma Stone is one of the most talked-about women in the world, particularly this month following three Best Actress wins at the Emmy Awards, BAFTAs and Critics Choice Awards for her role in Yorgos Lanthimos' critically acclaimed film, Poor Things.
The 35-year-old actress is having a real moment, and as her name is listed in the SAG awards nominations this evening and tipped for an Oscar win, one particular detail relating to the moniker has resurfaced and it has sent the internet reeling.
It appears that we have all had Emma Stone's name wrong all along, with the A-list actress actually going by "Emily".
The news initially broke after the 91st Academy Awards back in 2019 when Olivia Colman won the Best Actress gong for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite, using her time on-stage to praise her co-stars, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.
"Emily and Rachel," she addressed the actresses personally in her speech, going on to call them "the two loveliest women in the world to fall in love with and to go to work with every day." She continued: "You can imagine, it wasn't a hardship", prompting laughter from the audience.
And while the audience originally thought that perhaps it was Olivia who had got her co-star's moniker wrong, it was then revealed that it was in fact the public who has been calling her the wrong name.
So there we have it. Emma Stone's real name is Emily, with the actress explaining that she changed her name due to the fact that there was already an Emily Stone registered with the Screen Actors Guild.
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Talking to W in an interview after the revelation, she explained: "I changed it to Emma because you know it's closer to Emily, but most people call me 'Em' that know me well."
Well that's that.
We will continue to update this story.
Jenny Proudfoot is an award-winning journalist, specialising in lifestyle, culture, entertainment, international development and politics. She has worked at Marie Claire UK for seven years, rising from intern to Features Editor and is now the most published Marie Claire writer of all time. She was made a 30 under 30 award-winner last year and named a rising star in journalism by the Professional Publishers Association.
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