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After 30 years of working in showbiz and being in the public eye, British actress Thandie Newton has decided she wants to be known by her actual name.
The actress revealed that her name is Thandiwe, and it has been said wrong for all these years after it was misspelled in one of her first movies.
The 48-year-old, whose full name is Melanie Thandiwe Newton, has appeared on the cover of the May issue of Vogue, and for the first time in many years, her real name is appearing on it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Canadian public broadcaster CBC and BET+ have set the headline cast for The Porter, an original drama series about a group of 1920s railway workers who unite to form the world’s first Black union.
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Thandie Newton has revealed that she is reverting to the original Zimbabwean spelling of her first name, Thandiwe. "That's my name.
Thandiwe Newton, the acclaimed actress formerly known as Thandie Newton, is getting back to her roots. The 48-year-old "Westworld" star has had a long career on both the big and small screens and has always been known as Thandie -- but as it turns out, that isn't her birth name.
British Vogue, Newton said she is reclaiming the original spelling saying: “That’s my name. It’s always been my name. I’m taking back what’s mine.”This happened
Thandiwe Newton is taking back her name — and coming to terms with some horrible challenges she’s faced in the past.
Taking it back. Thandiwe Newton, who has gone by Thandie Newton for nearly 30 years, just revealed her stage name was created by a misspelling in 1991.
Naman Ramachandran British actor Thandiwe Newton is reverting to the original Shona spelling of her name, after decades of being known and credited as “Thandie Newton.” The Emmy-winning “Westworld” actor was born Melanie Thandiwe Newton Parker. “That’s my name.
cover of British Vogue’s May edition with her real name, Thandiwe Newton, spelled out in large letters for the first time, calling it the “rebirth of an icon.”“That’s my name. It’s always been my name.
Audiences have known her as Thandie Newton for over 30 years. Now, the Westworld actress has revealed that is not her real name. Her real name is Thandiwe Newton.
When Daniel Kaluuya took the stage for his opening Saturday Night Live Monologue, he was quick to assure audiences not to be fooled by his accent. "I know you're hearing my accent and thinking, 'Oh no.
Thandiwe Newton is setting the record straight.