Kirsten Dunst reveals fans have been saying her name wrong— Here’s the correct pronunciation

The audience and interviewers alike have been pronouncing Kirsten Dunst's name in a particular way for decades, but it turns out that we were all wrong. In an amusing and somewhat heartbreaking moment, the actress disclosed that her name has been mispronounced for years and that she has finally given up trying to correct people.In a recent video for Town & Country, the Spider-Man and The Power of the Dog star was asked how to pronounce her name. The 43-year-old actress disclosed that the proper pronunciation of her name is "Keersten," emphasizing the "eer," whereas most people pronounce it like "Kirst-in." Her German ancestry states that the name should be pronounced with an "ie," but she acknowledges that the English spelling has caused her to be confused for the rest of her life.The actress's response after being taught how to pronounce her name correctly was one of total surrender. “But who cares?” she laughed. Then she described how tired she was of the constant problem. Regarding the constant mispronunciation of her name, the actress said, "I give up; I don't care." “Everyone messes up my name. So I give up; I don’t care.”She clarified, "I don't blame people." “Like in England, they don't really say my name right.”

However, pronunciation problems are not limited to people in the UK. The Power of the Dog star stated, “The last set, everyone was saying my name wrong."" “There was like Swedish people and people from Hungary. You just give up.” However, she clarified that "Keer-sten" is the only way to pronounce her name correctly. "But again, who cares?" She joked.

“It's fine.”Additionally, the Oscar nominee, who has two children with her husband, Jesse Plemons, Ennis, 7, and James, 4, was focused on more pressing issues on set, such as caring for her son James when he fell ill during the filming of The Entertainment System Is Down in Budapest earlier this year.According to Town & Country, she and Jesse had initially intended for the entire family to remain in Hungary for the shoot, but things took an "extremely frightening" turn when James unexpectedly became ill, leading Jesse and the boys to return to Los Angeles.She did not disclose James' diagnosis, but she did say that "everyone is fine now" and that they would soon be traveling to the Bahamas after he asked to go "to a beach where my sandcastle won't wash away."The controversy surrounding celebrity names has previously sparked media attention. Additionally, celebrities like Taylor Lautner and Ariana Grande have had to correct the public's pronunciation of their last names. Regardless of what people call her, Dunst's attitude is evident as her career continues to flourish. No matter how you pronounce her name, Dunst's talent is evident, from her well-known portrayal of Mary Jane Watson to her highly regarded roles in movies like Melancholia and Fargo.

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