She's one of the BIGGEST pop stars in the world with hits like 'Malibu', 'Wrecking Ball', and her new single 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart', but fans of Miley Cyrus have been left shocked to core to learn that Miley isn't actually her real name.
Despite being in the spotlight for a huge number of years, it seems some fans of the singer have only just discovered that her birth name is actually Destiny Hope Cyrus... not Miley!
Fans took to Twitter to express their shock at the revelation. One user wrote, 'Why did i just realize Miley Cyrus’s real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus....', with another adding, 'I was today years old when I learned Miley Cyrus’ real name is Destiny Hope what.' [sic]
Another wrote, 'Am I the only person who didn’t know Miley Cyrus’ real name was destiny hope?', with another shocked user writing, 'Sooo am I the only one who never knew Miley Cyrus’s real name is Destiny Hope. This whole time I thought her name was Miley 😭'. [sic]
Other fans of the superstar singer were quick to question their level of love, wondering how they didn't know this fact if they were 'real fans'.
A Twitter user called Lucy jokingly wrote, 'How did no one know that @MileyCyrus real name is Destiny.. Call yourself true fans 😂😂 jk i thought everyone knew lol'. [sic]
Miley made the decision to change her name when she was younger, using her nickname 'Smiley' as the inspiration. In 2008, the 'Wrecking Ball' singer then changed her name from Destiny to Miley legally!
But her character's name in hit Disney show Hannah Montana was also Miley Stewart - so that could be a telling sign too!
Miley isn't the only famous celebrity to change her name. Check out all of these celebrities' real names:
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Camila Cabello
Real name: Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao
Nicolas Cage
Real name: Nicolas Kim Coppola
Rag'n'Bone Man
Real name: Rory Graham
Bruno Mars
Real name: Peter Gene Hernandez
Rihanna
Real name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
P!NK
Real name: Alecia Beth Moore
10) Lady Gaga
Lady G split from her fiancé Christian Carino in June, meaning that her name was all over Twitter.
Nelly
Real name: Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.
Stormzy
Real name: Michael Omari
Calvin Harris
Real name: Adam Richard Wiles
Whoopi Goldberg
Real name: Caryn Johnson
Iggy Azalea
Real name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly
Audrey Hepburn
Real name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston
George Michael
Real name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Elle Macpherson
Real name: Eleanor Nancy Gow
Ke$ha
Real name: Kesha Rose Sebert
Hulk Hogan
Real name: Terry Jean Bollea
Demi Moore
Real name: Demetria Guynes
Cilla Black
Real name: Priscilla White
Ralph Lauren
Real name: Ralph Lifshitz
Olivia Wilde
Real name: Olivia Jane Cockburn
Nicki Minaj
Real name: Onika Tanya Maraj
Kim Cattrall
Real name: Clare Woodgate
Katy Perry
Real name: Katheryn Hudson
Marilyn Monroe
Real name: Norma Jean Mortensen
Shania Twain
Real name: Eileen Regina Edwards
Alicia Keys
Real name: Alicia Augello Cook
Lana Del Rey
Real name: Elizabeth Grant
Joaquin Phoenix
Real name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom
Ricky Martin
Real name: Enrique Martin Morales
Jamie Foxx
Real name: Eric Marlon Bishop
Avicii
Real name: Tim Bergling
Macklemore
Real name: Ben Haggerty
Miley Cyrus
Real name: Destiny Hope Cyrus
Michael Caine
Real name: Maurice Micklewhite
Zayn Malik
Real name: Zain Javaad Malik
Dakota Fanning
Real name: Hannah Dakota Fanning
Winona Ryder
Real name: Winona Laura Horowitz
Julianne Moore
Real name: Julie Anne Smith
Cher
Real name: Cherilyn Sarkisian
Jason Derulo
Real name: Jason Joel Desrouleaux
Pitbull
Real name: Armando Christian Pérez
Natalie Portman
Real name: Natalie Hershlag
50 Cent
Real name: Curtis James Jackson III
Usher
Real name: Usher Raymond IV
Charli XCX
Real name: Charlotte Emma Aitchison
Jessie J
Real name: Jessica Ellen Cornish
Elton John
Real name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Tom Cruise
Real name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Bono
Real name: Paul David Hewson
Antonio Banderas
Real name: José Antonio Domínguez Bandera
Snoop Dogg
Real name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr
Stevie Wonder
Real name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins
Ellie Goulding
Real name: Elena Jane Goulding
Madonna
Real name: Madonna Louise Ciccone
Helen Mirren
Real name: Helen Lydia Mironoff
Vin Diesel
Real name: Mark Vincent
will.i.am
Real name: William James Adams Jr.
Elizabeth Banks
Real name: Elizabeth Irene Mitchell
Ben Kingsley
Real name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
Fergie
Real name: Stacy Ann Ferguson
Jax Jones
Real name: Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo
After teaming up with Mark Ronson, Miley recently dropped her amazing new single 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart', bringing back her country roots for the single.
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