Brad Pitt, Kiara Advani, Salman Khan: Real names of celebs you probably didn't know

Jan 18, 2023CELEB LOOKSKaren Pereira

Kiara Advani

Alia Advani changed her name to Kiara Advani before her Bollywood debut in the 2014 film 'Fugly'. She reportedly did so on the advice of actor Salman Khan. Instagram

Kit Harington

Kit Harington didn't know his real name was Christopher Catesby Harington until he was 11 years old as everyone called him Kit. Instagram

Salman Khan

True fans will know that Salman Khan's real name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan. Instagram

Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon chose Reese Witherspoon as her screen name when she was 14 years because it was her mother's maiden name. Instagram

Tabu

Did you know that Bollywood actress Tabu's real name is Tabassum Fatima Hashmi? Instagram

Emma Stone

Oscar winner Emma Stone's real name is Emily Jean Stone. The actress changed her name to Riley for 6 months, before finally adopting Emma as her screen name. Instagram

Tiger Shroff

Tiger Shroff's real name is Jai Hemant Shroff, but the actor chose to follow his father Jackie Shroff's footsteps, and changed his name. Instagram

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt's real name is William Bradley Pitt. The actor reportedly uses his real name just to flirt. Instagram

Miley Cyrus

Born Destiny Hope Cyrus, the singer changed her name to Miley as her family often called her 'smiley'. The star made the official change to her name in 2009. Instagram

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty's real name is Ashwini Shetty, but her mother who strongly believed in astrology, changed her name to Shilpa as she thought the name would bring the actress more luck. Instagram

Joaquin Phoenix

Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix's name change was because of his parents. The family ditched the last name Bottom in 1979 and reinvented themselves as the Phoenix family. Instagram

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar revealed that he changed his name from Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, as it was the name of actor Kumar Gaurav's character in the film 'Aaj'. Instagram

Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta adopted Lady Gaga as her stage name, thanks to music producer Rob Fusari who sang 'Radio Ga Ga' every time she entered the studio. Instagram

Prabhas

You will be surprised to know that Prabhas' real name is actually Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati. Instagram

Gigi Hadid

Gigi is not the supermodel's name, but rather her pet name. The star's real name is Jelena Hadid. Instagram

Meghan Markle

One thing common between Meghan Markle and her 'Suits' character, is their first name - Rachel. Instagram

Lana Del Rey

Born Elizabeth Grant, the singer first tried to make it big as Lizzie Grant, but when her career didn't take off, she renamed herself as Lana Del Rey and tried again. Instagram

Cardi B

The Rapper whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, switched her pet name Bacardi around to arrive at the name 'Cardi B'. Instagram

Chunky Pandey

Suyush Sharat Chandrakant Deshpandey, was quite the mouthful, prompting the actor to adopt the name Chunky Pandey. Instagram