Plenty of celebrities book under assumed names so they do not draw attention and can sidestep paparazzi, according to a column in ABC España. The piece notes that the practice carries over to social media, where hiding behind another identity is simpler.
The article's author, Marina Ortiz, writes that months ago a public figure told her that her very name was the alias used by a well-known face to stay unnoticed in hotels, on social networks and in other situations. That person chose not to say who the celebrity was, Ortiz adds.
How the aliases are picked
The choices differ from one star to the next, the column says. Some settle on ordinary names that raise no suspicion, as in the case of the known face hiding behind the journalist's own name, while others prefer allusions to other public figures or characters.
According to the piece, such references are sometimes meant as a tribute, and at other times are aimed only at those with the insight to appreciate the person's work at another level.
