Nicole Neumann reveals her real name for 11 years: 'I suffered from it'

Argentine model and television host Nicole Neumann recently shared a surprising detail from her childhood: for nearly eleven years, her legal name was not the one the public knows. The revelation came during her streaming program, "Solo con Niki," where she recounted the story with a mix of amusement and nostalgia.

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You know what they had to name me: Nicolasa.

Neumann explained that shortly after her birth, her parents encountered a bureaucratic hurdle when attempting to register her name. Due to regulations at the time, the name "Nicole" was not permitted because it was considered of French origin. Faced with this restriction, her parents opted for an alternative, registering her as "Nicolasa."

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No, for like eleven or ten years.

What was intended as a temporary solution extended for a significant period. Neumann corrected her sister Geraldine, who initially estimated the duration to be around three years, stating it lasted closer to ten or eleven years. She recalled that anyone who learned her legal name would taunt her, describing it as direct "bullying."

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Whoever found out started yelling 'Nicolasa, Nicolasa' at me. And for me, it was bullying directly.

This period was a difficult chapter for Neumann, particularly during her primary school years. She recounted that hearing her name called during roll calls or when classmates discovered her legal name led to constant mockery. Despite attempts by her colleagues on the show to downplay the situation, Neumann firmly stated, "I suffered from it, it was bullying." The ordeal finally concluded as she approached adolescence when a family friend, a lawyer, successfully processed the legal name change.

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I suffered from it, it was bullying.