Gisele Bundchen is a world-famous supermodel, but people seem to have a hard time getting her name right.
Clip from when he appeared in 2005 “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” has resurfaced online, with the Brazilian-born star explaining how to pronounce her name correctly.
During the interview, she explained that she came to New York at the age of 16 to become a model and spoke little English.
“It was very difficult for me. I couldn’t communicate and people couldn’t understand me. People would talk to me and pretend they understood me and I’d say, ‘Yes, yes!’ I didn’t even know what he was saying,” she explained with a laugh.
A video of Gisele Bundchen explaining the correct way to pronounce her name has resurfaced and is going viral on social media. (Getty Images)
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She then explained that her name in Portuguese is spelled Giselle, but it is pronounced like the “i” sound at the end of the word.
That would cause confusion in the casting because people would read it as “Giselle” even though she calls herself “Giseli.”
I thought, “It’s not a difficult name!” So I write it down and they’re like, ‘Giselle,’ I’m like, ‘Giseli,’ so they can never say ‘Giseli,'” she said.
“So I think in the end it was Gisele, no matter what,” she continued. “Call me whenever you feel like it.”
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Bündchen isn’t the only star bothered by people mispronouncing her name.
Rihanna pronounces her name “Li-an-woo” rather than “Li-ah-na,” as many learned in 2019 thanks to a British Vogue video on X (then Twitter) .
Rihanna admitted that her name is actually pronounced “Re-Anne-uh” and not “Re-Ahh-na.” (Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Images)
Oscar winner Brendan Fraser had to correct comedian Adam Sandler after he mistakenly said “Frasier” during a 2022 Variety Actors on Actors interview.
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“Fraser,” the actor corrected, adding that it sounded like “shaving with a razor.”
Brendan Fraser discovered that his last name was ‘Fraser’. (John Phillips/Getty Images, BFI)
Travis Kelsey also revealed on the New Heights podcast with his brother Jason and father Ed that their last name should actually be pronounced “Kells” and not “Kelsey.”
Jason Kelsey and Travis Kelsey learned from their father that their last name was actually pronounced “Kells” and not “Kelsey,” but no one cared about the change. . (Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photo via Getty Images)
Ed explained that he got “tired of correcting people” at work and just let it go.
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Jason asks which is the best way, and Ed replies, “Do whatever you want. That’s what I did!”
