Singer Michelle Williams Pokes Fun at Actress Michelle Williams Fan Mail Mix Up

Singer Michelle Williams. (Photo by Kevin Winter/WireImage for Parkwood)

Singer is used to sharing her name — even poking fun at it sometimes.

The Broadway star, 45, posted via Instagram Story on Sunday, December 22, showing a case where someone confused her for the actress .

The former Destiny’s Child member, currently starring in the musical adaptation of the 1992 film Death Becomes Her on Broadway, posted a photo of letters she got, alongside some photos — of the wrong Michelle Williams.

“Fan Mail😂🥴,” she captioned the picture, which showed a letter addressed to Ms. Williams, with two photos of The Greatest Showman actress, 44.

She then posted again on her Instagram story, “I found out that when she was on Broadway in Cabaret, she had also gotten mail with my pictures too! That makes me happy!😂❤”

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This isn’t the first time that the “Say Yes” singer commented on fans confusing her with the actress of the same name.

Instagram/Courtesy of Michelle Williams.

After the actress Williams got an Emmy in 2019 for her role as Gwen Verdon in Fosse/Verdon, singer Williams said she received multiple comments from confused fans.

“How come when y’all are tagging and congratulating a person, do y’all see that I’m black?” said the singer via an Instagram Live. “When you go to my profile, you search for the ‘Michelle Williams,’ I am black. OK? I ain’t mixed with nothing; I ain’t mixed with Persian, Russian, I am black.”

During her Emmy speech, the actress Williams spoke out about equal pay in the industry, which singer Williams said she received online criticism for.

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“I am trying to figure out, ‘Why in the world am I getting cursed out in my comments for Michelle Williams’ speech?’ which I thought was her truth. I thought it was awesome,” she said. “I thought she was factual — I could be wrong. But yeah, I just told this woman a few minutes ago on my Instagram, I was like, ‘I’m so sorry that my namesake upset you, but can’t you see that I’m black?’”

Actress Michelle Williams. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

The “Lose My Breath” singer made it clear that she did support The Fablemans actress’ speech.

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“She was beautiful. She was brilliant. Honey, she played Gwen Verdon to a T. She was awesome,” she said. “Now get it right, and stop cussing me out.”

The Venom actress has also commented on their name mix ups before. In an interview with Huffpost published in 2018, the actress commented on the fact that Google’s search function would show her photo when someone searched “destiny’s child five members.”

“It gets me one step closer to , so I’m pretty good with it,” the actress said at the time. “Now I’ll have an ice breaker if I ever get to meet Beyoncé. I’ll talk to her about the old days of Destiny’s Child. So thank you because I’ll obviously be tongue-tied if and when that ever happens, and now I’ll know exactly what to say.”

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Singer Michelle Williams Pokes Fun at Actress Michelle Williams Fan Mail Mix Up

Singer Michelle Williams Pokes Fun at Actress Michelle Williams Fan Mail Mix Up

Singer Michelle Williams Pokes Fun at Actress Michelle Williams Fan Mail Mix Up

Singer Michelle Williams Pokes Fun at Actress Michelle Williams Fan Mail Mix Up

Singer Michelle Williams Pokes Fun at Actress Michelle Williams Fan Mail Mix Up