Greta Thunberg changes Twitter profile name after quiz show contestant calls her ‘Sharon’

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg jokingly changed her name on Twitter this week after a television contestant accidentally called her “Sharon.”

Amanda Henderson, an actress who plays Robyn Miller in “Casualty,” appeared on the BBC quiz show “Celebrity Mastermind” this week. Host John Humphries asked her: “The 2019 book entitled ‘No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference’ is a collection of speeches made by a Swedish climate change activist. What’s her name?” 

2020 is cancelled pic.twitter.com/aGDZCTTQmb

— Mark Smith (@marksmithstuff) January 2, 2020

Henderson appeared to have no idea that Thunberg was the answer, and she guessed “Sharon?”

Clips from the show quickly went viral on Twitter, and #Sharon was among Twitter’s trending topics in the United Kingdom.

Love how in amongst all today’s drama, #Sharon is also making waves and trending across the country pic.twitter.com/eg0Ev6DDFb

— Emily Siddall (@EmilySiddall) January 3, 2020

THE DEVIL WORKS HARD BUT GRETA (OR SHARON) WORKS HARDER https://t.co/QRAGQbutvk pic.twitter.com/aIFV6J3Ekq

— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) January 3, 2020

Greta Thunberg has killed it #sharon pic.twitter.com/1SvKHKAbQS

— Stuart Henderson (@HendersStu) January 3, 2020

OMG. @GretaThunberg for the social media WIN #Sharon pic.twitter.com/03uLGiZbDX

— Darren Bell (@darren_bell) January 3, 2020

This is not the first time the climate activist, who celebrated her 17th birthday Friday, has used her Twitter account for a joke.

{mosads}Last month, Thunberg updated her twitter bio to describe her as “a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future” after President Trump used the phrase to mock her following her speech at the United Nations climate summit.

Thunberg also changed her Twitter bio last year to read “A kind but poorly informed teenager” after Russian President Vladimir Putin called her a “kind and very sincere girl” at an energy forum in Moscow, but added that she was “poorly informed.”

Thunberg changed her bio to read: “Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend,” and “teenager working on her anger management problem” after Trump again criticized her after she was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year.” At the time, Trump called on Thunberg to “work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend!”

So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019