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Reason to be happy?
Some have worn it since childhood, others only got it in adulthood: Of course, celebrities are not immune from getting nicknames either. The gallery reveals the most beautiful and nastiest examples – because they are rarely a cause for joy – as Cristiano Ronaldo knows …
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“Cry Baby”
Cristiano Ronaldo has always been ashamed to show his tears – after the lost European Championship final in 2004 (picture), the Portuguese world star had every reason to do so. Ricardo Santos, who grew up with Ronaldo in Madeira and played soccer, once revealed that he showed his emotions early on when he lost; his teammates called him “Cry Baby” at the time.
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“Aunt Kathe”
Numerous German football legends were not spared either and received loving names (“Uns Uwe” aka Uwe Seeler), nicknames (“Schweini” alias Bastian Schweinsteiger) and honorary titles (“Der Kaiser” Franz Beckenbauer). But the most beautiful is still worn by Rudi Völler: “Aunt Käthe”.
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“Bobble”
After his Wimbledon victory in 1985 at the age of only 17, all of Germany took him to their hearts: Boris Becker suffered for a long time from being “Bobbele” for everyone and without being asked. In the documentary “Boris Becker – The Player” (2017) he made this more than clear: “I’ve never been your Boris. Never!”
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“Tiger”
Sometimes a nickname gets stuck: Golf legend “Tiger” Woods is actually Eldrick’s first name. His nickname comes from an army comrade of his father’s who was called “Tiger” and who saved his life.
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“Sting”
Gordon Sumner is also only known by his former nickname: Even before he became a superstar with The Police, he played in a jazz band called Phoenix Jazzmen. One day when he showed up for a session in a black and yellow striped sweater, the band leader gave him the name “Sting”.
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“Smiley”
Actually, she had a more than optimistic name from birth: Miley Cyrus was born as Destiny Hope (“Fate Hope”) Cyrus. Her parents called her “Smiley” (“smile”) when she was a baby, and the pop singer later shortened the nickname to Miley.
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“Sticks”
Today Hugh Jackman is considered handsome and well trained. In this respect one can hardly believe that he had to put up with a nasty nickname for a long time in his youth: “Sticks” his friends once called him, “because I had such thin legs”, like the “Wolverine” -Star admitted on The Tonight Show.
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“Nitro”
Today she is also known for short as “J-Law”, but as a child Jennifer Lawrence had another nickname: The actress once stated on Conan O’Brien’s talk show that she was called “Nitro” because she “wasn’t allowed to.” stop “,” uncontrollably “and always” turned up “.
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“Shrimpy”
Daniel Radcliffe also had it not really easy before he became “Harry Potter”: “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a reasonable nickname,” he once said in an interview with the BBC. “I remember that I was often called Shrimpy because I was very, very pale and thin. “
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“Mirage”
Pop diva Mariah Carey is certainly a “miracle” in many ways, but she didn’t earn her high school nickname because of her great achievements: her classmates called her “Mirage” because, in her opinion, it was almost a miracle if Carey appeared on time for class.
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“The Wall”
In his native Canada, ice hockey is known to be a national sport and Keanu Reeves was a promising talent in his youth: he was so good as a goalkeeper that his teammates nicknamed him “The Wall”.
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“Skeletor”
Not really understandable: As a teenager, Cameron Diaz was allegedly nicknamed “Skeletor” because of her lanky figure and broad grin. What really moved her classmates to compare the future Hollywood star with the skeleton bully from the “Masters Of The Universe” franchise “is not entirely clear.
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“Dumbo”
An elephant injustice: As a child, pop superstar Beyoncé had ears that were “bigger than my head,” she once joked in an interview. From today’s perspective, it seems unimaginable that it was given the nickname “Dumbo” for this reason.
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“Leonardo Retardo”
What rhymes is good? Leonardo DiCaprio got one of the nastiest nicknames you can imagine: Even if he supposedly always played the class clown in his school days, “Leonardo Retardo” (“Leonardo, the retarded”) borders on bullying.
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“Boo Boo”
The nickname Britney Spears was given during her school days is just a little nicer: “Boo Boo” means something like “clumsy”.
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“Cabbage” or “Sausage”?
Thanks to a film, we know how Prince Philip supposedly calls the Queen: “Slide over, cabbage”, commands his character in the Oscar-winning drama “The Queen”. “I asked around in royal circles and learned from reliable sources that the Duke sometimes calls them that,” said screenwriter Peter Morgan. Another nickname for them is said to be sausages.
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“Wombat”
Prince William also got a nickname among his family: Wombat. “It probably started when I was two. My parents traveled with me to Australia and the wombat is native there,” he said in a 2007 TV interview. “That’s why I’m called a wombat, not because I look like one. Or maybe it is?”
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“Pip” und “Squeak”
Pip and Squeak were the names of the two guinea pigs that Pippa and Kate Middleton had as schoolgirls. Their pets’ names should become their own nicknames. So it happened that today’s Duchess of Cambridge used to be called “Squeak” (“Squeak”).
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