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Our 4 Favorite Moments From TikTok's "That’s Not My Name" Challenge!

Written by Annel Then. Published: February 03 2022
(Victoria Justice/TikTok/@victoriajustice)

 

With the rise of TikTok challenges comes a new one for the new year. The “That’s Not My Name Challenge” features the popular song “That’s Not My Name” by The Ting Tings and features actors and actresses posting the various roles they have played and have been recognized as -- many of whom were quick to act upon the challenge themselves. Here are a few of our faves!

 

1. Victoria Justice

Victoria Justice was amongst the very first to upload their version of the challenge, featuring characters such as Lola from "Zoey 101", Tori Vega  from "Victorious", and most recently Cassie in the Netflix original Afterlife of The Party.

 

2. Kira Kosarin

The talented actress and artist Kira Kosarin may have been introduced to many through the Nickelodeon sitcom “The Thundermans” as  Phoebe Thunderman, as well as Aria on “Good Trouble” and Nadia Dando on “Light as a Feather”. She will next be featured alongside Madison Bailey and Damon Wayans Jr in the upcoming film Supercool on February 11. 

 

3. Idina Menzel 

The Frozen actress and singer went down Memory Lane as she took part in the challenge, from her role as Elphaba in Wicked to voicing Elsa on the animated film Frozen and even as Rachel Berry's mom of the hit TV show "Glee", which she did amazing in as well. She recently posted her rendition of the challenge on TikTok and even referenced the 2015 Oscars performance introduction fail where John Travolta hilariously mispronounced her name, quoting it as “ ???” on her video. "Adele Dazeem" is defintely "not her name"!

 
@idinamenzel My name is Idina, but they call me… #notmyname♬ That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

 

4. Alicia Silverstone

The iconic actress Alicia silvertone, known for playing Cher Horowitz on the classic teen rom-com Clueless, understood the challenge very well when she paid homage her previous roles, including Batgirl in the film Batman & Robin, Sussan Heffley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and even reminding viewers that her name is pronounced Ah-LEE-see-ah, not Ah-LISH-ah or Ah-LEESH-ah -- you better jot that down because that IS her name!

 
@aliciasilverstone

My name is Alicia, but they call me….

♬ That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

 

These are just a few of the celebrities partaking in this viral trend. Who would you want to take on the That's Not My Name challenge?