Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan exclusively told PEOPLE that she often uses a fake name when ordering coffee to avoid constant mispronunciations of her real name. The 24-year-old star of "Never Have I Ever" shared this ahead of the release of her Pokémon Super Bowl commercial.
"One hundred percent story of my life, especially with my first name," Ramakrishnan said. She explained that despite past efforts to clarify the pronunciation, people still struggle, even with her last name. "I get a lot of people saying Rama-Chrishtian... there's no 'T.' This is yet again, a reading comprehension issue," she quipped.
To simplify things, she now gives a different name at coffee shops. "I usually just say my name is Blue at like a coffee shop. I'll just say Blue," she revealed.
In the interview, Ramakrishnan also d her personal goal for the coming year: to become more comfortable with things outside her control. She emphasized focusing on tangible influences and the importance of her social circle. "I know that I have good people around me. That's like super, super important," she said.