Barbra Streisand contacted Tim Cook over Apple's name pronunciation
Barbra Streisand once contacted the CEO of Apple to complain that the iPhone was pronouncing her name incorrectly.
The 81-year-old star - who is is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time - has revealed that she personally contacted Apple boss Tim Cook to ask for a change in the pronunciation of her name.
Barbra - who has also enjoyed huge success in the movie business - told the BBC: "My name isn't spelled with a 'Z'. It's Strei-sand, like sand on the beach. How simple can you get?
"And Tim Cook was so lovely. He had Siri change the pronunciation ... I guess that's one perk of fame!"
Barbra previously claimed that her attitude has "scared" a lot of men during her career.
The award-winning icon has always been extremely ambitious and opinionated, but Barbra conceded that her assertive approach has also alienated some people.
She told the Guardian newspaper: "I didn't want to stay in my place.
"I started out wanting to be an actress and I got to acting through my singing. But then that wasn't enough. I wanted to shape things,
"I wanted to write. I wanted to direct. I wanted to produce. I wanted to make decisions. And that got me into trouble.
"A woman in control: that scared men. It scared other women! They weren't ready for it."
Despite this, Barbra has always refused to bite her tongue.
She said: "That's my problem. I would constantly get attacked; I still get attacked.
"I remember a line from George Bernard Shaw's play 'Saint Joan': 'He who tells too much truth shall surely be hanged.'
"I was making TV movies about subjects I loved, about gun control, gay rights, about Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was ousted from the army for telling the truth about her sexuality, and that didn't make me more popular with a lot of people.
"But it's what I believe in my heart is what decency is, and fairness. So that's what I stand up for."