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

singer Michelle Williams She's used to sharing her name — she even makes fun of it sometimes.

The Broadway star, 45, posted on her Instagram Story on Sunday, December 22, a photo of a situation in which someone confused her with the actress. Michelle Williams.

The former Destiny's Child member is currently starring in the musical version of the 1992 film Death becomes hers On Broadway, she posted a photo of the letters she received, along with some photos — of the wrong Michelle Williams.

She captioned the photo: “Fan mail😂🥴,” which showed a message addressed to Ms. Williams, along with two photos of herself. Greatest Showman Actress, 44.

She then posted again on her Instagram Story: “I found out about it when it was on Broadway nightclubShe also received mail with my photos too! This makes me happy!😂❤”

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This is not the first time that the “Say Yes” singer has commented on the confusion between fans and the actress with the same name.

A screenshot of singer Michelle Williams' IG story on December 22
Instagram / Courtesy of Michelle Williams.

After actress Williams won an Emmy Award in 2019 for her role as Gwen Verdon Voss/VerdonSinger Williams said she received multiple comments from confused fans.

“How come when you tag someone and congratulate them, do you see that I'm black?” The singer said via Instagram Live. “When you go to my profile, you look for ‘Michelle Williams,’ I’m black. Yes? I don’t mix with anything; I don’t mix with Persian or Russian, I’m black.”

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

“I'm trying to understand why on earth I'm being cursed at for my comments on Michelle Williams' speech?” Which I thought was her truth. “I thought it was great,” she said. “I thought it was realistic – I could be wrong. But yeah, I told this woman a few minutes ago on my Instagram, I was saying to her: 'I'm so sorry that my namesake upset you, but can't you see that I'm black?' “

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

The “Lose My Breath” singer made it clear she supports her The Fablemans Actress's words.

It was beautiful. It was great. “Honey, I played Gwen Verdon to a T. It was wonderful,” she said. “Now do it right, and stop cursing me.”

The Venom actress has also commented on the combination of their names before. in Interview with HuffPost Posted in 2018, the actress commented on the fact that Google's search function would display her photo when someone searched for the phrase “Destiny's Child Five Members.”

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

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