LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 09: Honoree Barbra Streisand attends the 24th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast hosted by The Hollywood Reporter at Milk Studios on December 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Todd Williamson/Getty Images for The Hollywood ReporterA Barbra Streisand update may be hitting iPhones soon. The singer and actress recently said she asked Apple fix Siri to pronounce her last name right.
“She pronounces my name wrong,” Streisand said Saturday on NPR’s Weekend Edition. “With a soft S, like sand on the beach. I’ve been saying this for my whole career.”
Streisand, who is currently on tour for her new album, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, said that she took up the issue of her name with Apple CEO Tim Cook himself.
“And so what did I do? I called the head of Apple, Tim Cook, and he delightfully agreed to have Siri change the pronunciation of my name, finally, with the next update on Sept. 30,” said Streisand.
She added: “So let’s see if that happens, because I will be thrilled.”
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