Celebs Who Changed Their Name For Fame

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1/10 Bruno Mars is actually Peter Gene Hernandez
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2/10 Dakota Fanning is actually Hanna Fanning
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3/10 Demi Lovato shortened her name for fame - it was orginally Demetria Lovato
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4/10 Gigi Hadid's real name is Jelena Hadid, except it’s pronounced “Yel-ena”
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5/10 Lady Gaga wasn't actually born that way - her birth name is actually Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
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6/10 Lea Michele Sarfati was teased about her last name, so she ditched it
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7/10 Rihanna took her stage name from her real middle name, her birth name is actually Robyn Rihanna Fenty
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8/10 Our Kiwi girl Lorde was given the name Ella Marija Lani Yelich O'Connor at birth
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9/10 Zayn Malik's name was actually spelt 'Zain', why he changed the spelling we're not too sure?
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10/10 Miley was actually Destiny Hope Cyrus - the name Miley came from the nickname 'smiley' that her family gave her
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