Anne Hathaway Doesn’t Want To Be Known By ‘Anne’ Anymore

Anne Hathaway dropped a bombshell on Jimmy Fallon.

Hathaway hates her own name.

The 38-year-old actress confessed she hates being called “Anne.”

But what she prefers might surprise you.

Hathaway spills secret on The Tonight Show.

Hathaway spilled her secret on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

During a January 12 interview, she revealed, “Anne” makes her cringe.

Only her mom calls her Anne.

“The only person who calls me Anne is my mother,” Hathaway confessed.

“And she only does it when she’s really mad at me, like really mad.”

Fame came early for Hathaway.

At just 14, she filmed a commercial and joined the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

That’s when she chose “Anne” for her SAG card.

“It seemed like the right choice,” she explained.

A regrettable decision.

But it was a choice she now regrets.

Stuck with “Anne” forever.

“For the rest of my life, people will call me Anne,” she lamented.

Over the years, she’s grown to dislike the formality of it.

Despite being a household name, “Anne” feels wrong to her.

Anne Hathaway’s name preference revealed!

But there’s a twist to this tale.

Hathaway’s real preference is “Annie.”

Yes, that’s right, the glamorous Hollywood star prefers a simple nickname.

“Anne!” feels like trouble.

“People are like, ‘Anne!’ And I’m like ‘What? What did I do?’” she joked.

“It doesn’t fit. I’m an Annie,” she told Fallon.

Trying to adapt on set.

Hathaway has tried to adapt on set.

“People are so lovely, they don’t want to be presumptuous.”

Crew members come up with workarounds to avoid calling her Anne.

“The truth is nobody’s comfortable with calling me Anne, ever.”

Even Fallon was caught off guard by her confession.

Jimmy Fallon’s middle name revealed!

Fallon related with a story about his own name.

“My mom would call me my middle name, ‘James Thomas,'” he shared.

Hathaway responded, “I doubt anyone’s ever like, ‘James Thomas, how are you?'”

Fans buzzing about her name.

This revelation about Hathaway’s name has fans talking.

After all these years, it’s hard to imagine calling her anything but Anne.

But she’s never corrected anyone on the red carpet or at award shows.

Winning hearts worldwide.

From The Princess Diaries to Les Misérables, she’s won hearts worldwide.

Now, she’s winning fans over with her candidness.

Next time you see Anne Hathaway, remember she’s really just “Annie.”