Singer Michelle Williams.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/WireImage for Parkwood)Singer Michelle Williams is used to sharing her name – and sometimes even making fun of it.
The Broadway star, 45, posted via Instagram Story on Sunday, December 22, an instance where someone confused her with the actress Michelle Williams.
The former member of Destiny’s Child, currently starring in the musical adaptation of the 1992 film Death becomes her on Broadway she posted a photo of the letters she received, along with some photos of the wrong Michelle Williams.
“Fan Mail😂🥴,” she captioned the photo, which showed a letter addressed to Ms. Williams, with two photos of The greatest showman actress, 44.
She then reposted on her Instagram Story: “I found out when she was on Broadway Cabaretshe had also received mail with my photos! That makes me happy!😂❤”
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This isn’t the first time the “Say Yes” singer commented on fans confusing her with the actress of the same name.
After actress Williams received an Emmy in 2019 for her role as Gwen Verdon in Fosse/Verdonsinger Williams said she received multiple responses from confused fans.
“How come when y’all tag someone and congratulate them, y’all 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 mixed with nothing; I am not mixed with Persian, Russian, I am black.
During her Emmy speech, actress Williams spoke about equal pay in the industry, which singer Williams said was criticized online.
“I’m trying to figure out, ‘Why the hell am I getting cursed out in my comments on Michelle Williams’ speech?’ which I thought was her truth. I loved it,” she said. “I thought she was factual – but yeah, I told this woman on my Instagram a few minutes ago that I thought: “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 was supportive The Fabelmans actress’s speech.
‘She was beautiful. She was brilliant. Baby, she played Gwen Verdon to perfection. She was amazing,” she said. “Now do it right and stop calling me names.”
The Venom actress has also previously commented on their name mix-ups. In one interview with Huffpost published in 2018, the actress commented on the fact that Google search would show her photo when someone searched for “destiny’s child five members.”
“It brings me one step closer Beyonceso I’m pretty good with it,” the actress said at the time. ‘Now I have an icebreaker if I ever meet Beyoncé. I’ll talk to her about the old days of Destiny’s Child. So thank you, because I will obviously keep my mouth shut if that ever happens, and now I know exactly what to say.