Adele, Florence Pugh, And 23 Other Celebs Whose Names You've Unknowingly Been Butchering

Little did I know "Adele" could be pronounced any other way...

Recently while promoting her new music video for her song "I Drink Wine," Adele herself hosted a happy hour and showed us how you ACTUALLY pronounce her name. And yeah, I guess you could say I'm a little shocked......?

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So including Adele, here are 25 celebs whose names you've probably been mispronouncing since the dawn of time, I fear.......

1. Adele

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It's actually pronounced: "Huh-Dale"

Here she is pronouncing it:

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2. Zendaya

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It's actually pronounced: "Zen-day-uh"

Here she is pronouncing it:

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3. Ariana Grande

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It's actually pronounced: "Ar-ee-an-uh Grand-ee"

Here she is pronouncing it:

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4. Rihanna

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It's actually pronounced: "Ree-anne-uh"

Here she is pronouncing it:

British Vogue @BritishVogue

First look at @Rihanna's Fenty collection at her pop-up in Paris: https://t.co/KU0Uqg8Vlt

06:39 AM - 23 May 2019

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5. Florence Pugh

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It's actually pronounced: "Floor-ence Pew"

Here's her tweet that clarified all the pronunciation hoopla:

Florence Pugh @Florence_Pugh

Like if you were pretending to have a shoot out and you make all the noises yourself.."Pew PEW pew pew" *reloads gun* "pewpewpewpew"...Pugh. https://t.co/Aok1qlCTh3

08:00 PM - 27 Jul 2017

Twitter / @Florence_Pugh / Twitter: @Florence_Pugh

6. Timothée Chalamet

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It's actually pronounced: "Tee-mo-tay Shall-uh-may"

Here he is pronouncing it:

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7. Saoirse Ronan

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It's actually pronounced: "Sur-shuh Row-nuhn"

Here she is pronouncing it in her SNL monologue:

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8. Chrissy Teigen

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It's actually pronounced: "Kriss-ee Tie-gen"

Here she is pronouncing it (confirmed by her mother):

chrissy teigen @chrissyteigen

03:59 AM - 17 Sep 2018

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9. Camila Cabello

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It's actually pronounced: "Cam-ee-la Cab-ay-o"

Here she is pronouncing it:

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10. Jake Gyllenhaal

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It's actually pronounced: "Jay-k Yeel-en-hall"

Here he (and Conan) is pronouncing it:

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11. Lindsay Lohan

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It's actually pronounced: "Lind-zee Low-en"

Here she is pronouncing it:

@lindsaylohan

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12. Amanda Seyfried

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It's actually pronounced: "Ah-man-duh Sigh-fred"

Here she is pronouncing it:

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13. Daniel Kaluuya

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It's actually pronounced: "Dan-yell Kah-loo-ya"

Here's Stephen Colbert introducing him as a guest on his show:

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14. Taylor Lautner

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It's actually pronounced: "Tay-ler Lowt-ner"

Here he is pronouncing it multiple, multiple times:

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15. Emily Ratajkowski

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It's actually pronounced: "Em-uh-lee Rah-tuh-cow-ski"

Here she is introducing herself:

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16. Gal Gadot

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It's actually pronounced: "Gal Gah-dote"

Here she is pronouncing it:

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17. Steve Buscemi

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It's actually pronounced: "Steev Boo-sem-ee"

Here he is being introduced:

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18. Alicia Silverstone

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It's actually pronounced: "Ah-lee-see-ah Sil-ver-stohn"

Here she is setting the record straight in a TikTok:

@aliciasilverstone

#stitch with @kesha & @mahoganylox: Just an FYI... it’s Ali-SEE-yuh 😉😘

♬ original sound - Alicia Silverstone

19. Mahershala Ali

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It's actually pronounced: "Mah-her-shuh-luh Ah-lee"

Here is Jimmy Kimmel introducing him:

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20. Mariska Hargitay

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It's actually pronounced: "Mar-ish-kah Har-gih-tay"

Here she is pronouncing it:

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21. Demi Moore

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It's actually pronounced: "Dem-ee Mohr"

Here's Jimmy Fallon calling her "Dem-ee":

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22. Justin Theroux

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It's actually pronounced: "Just-in The-roo"

Here's a clip of Justin's uncle outing him for using the wrong pronunciation of their family name:

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23. Ralph Fiennes

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It's actually pronounced: "Ray-f Fine-s"

Here he is being introduced on The View:

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24. Charlize Theron

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It's actually pronounced: "Shar-leez Ther-in"

Here's a clip of Jimmy Kimmel introducing her:

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25. And lastly: Milo Ventimiglia

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It's actually pronounced: "Mai-low Ven-tee-mee-lee-aa"

And here he is pronouncing it during his puppy interview:

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