Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett recounts time kids confused her for $20,000,000 star Kate Upton: "You could see the disappointment"

Cate Blanchett is not Kate Upton, but she was once confused for her. There's not a lot that the two have in common, other than being blonde and in the professional eye.

Blanchett, a two-time Oscar-winning actress, is in Hollywood, while Upton, who has a net worth of $20 million, has been in a few films but is primarily a model. Their names, although spelled entirely differently, are technically the same.

That didn't stop some children from once confusing the two as Blanchett recalled one of the most hilarious moments of her life.

She said:

"Their friends at school said, 'Oh, my god, is your mom Kate Upton?' And the boys innocently said, 'Yeah!,' and, so all of a sudden, they had like 20 kids waiting at the first day of school pickup and then I arrived.

"You could feel the disgust and disappointment. I can disappear in my day job, but I can't be Kate Upton... My husband's name is Upton."

Cate Blanchett is married to Andrew Upton since 1997. Kate Upton, who is not the aforementioned actress the children were confused about, is married to Justin Verlander.

The Houston Astros star was recently traded back to Houston, so Upton and Verlander headed back to their home (which is where they got married) at the trade deadline.

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Cate Blanchett is not Kate Upton

Cate Blanchett is not Kate Upton. However, it's difficult to blame young children for making that mistake. Her name is Cate, and her husband's last name is Upton. After they got together, she could have become Cate Upton, wife of Andrew Upton.

However, in hindsight, it's a good thing she didn't. Kate Upton is extremely famous in her own right, and Blanchett is, too. Having the same name would have proven tough and likely would have drawn unfair comparisons.

Kids may mistake the name every now and again, but these the famous celebrities are not the same person.