Whoops! Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams praises actress of same name for SAG nomination after journalist mixes them up

By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:25 EST, 14 December 2016 | Updated: 00:23 EST, 15 December 2016

Michelle Williams, the singer principally known for having been part of Destiny's Child, got a bit of misdirected love on Wednesday.

A journalist had tweeted at the songstress about being 'thrilled' over the latter's Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination.

The hitch: as the Rockford native pointed out, the reporter had meant to address the actress Michelle Williams, who's not on Twitter, rather than the musical artist.

Dynamic duo: On Wednesday, singer Michelle Williams (left) congratulated actress Michelle Williams (right) on her Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination after a journalist tweeted kudos to the former under the misimpression she was the latter

DuJour senior editor Frances Dodds had originally tweeted: '@RealMichelleW so thrilled about your #SAGAwards nom, you were a delight to interview for @DuJourMedia!'

The Hello Heartbreak singer quoted the tweet and responded: 'I'm the "other" Michelle Williams but congrats to Michelle Williams!' adding an emoji of a winking face emitting a heart from its puckered lips.

An abashed Dodds replied, and the former Strictly Come Dancing contestant graciously retweeted: '@RealMichelleW GAH OMG so sorry Michelle, lol, auto-pilot tweeting!! But I love you-- would die to interview you too!!'

Background: The Rockford-born singer (right) is principally known for having been a member of Destiny's Child alongside Beyonce (centre) and Kelly Rowland (left)

Actress Michelle did, indeed, scoop up a Screen Actors Guild Award nod for her supporting performance as a bereaved mother in Manchester By The Sea.

The My Week With Marilyn Star, herself a mother, told Dobbs during that interview with DuJour that the filming period 'was a really painful time. I was very happy whenever I could go back home to New York.'

As she explained: 'Once you’ve let your mind go to that place, it’s very hard to walk it back. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare… it’s the place that you don’t let yourself go, because even to glance it as a thought is just too painful. So to sit in that space for hours or days at a time was agonising.'

Meanwhile: The Kalispell-born actress has given Academy Award-nominated performances in Brokeback Mountain, Blue Valentine and My Week With Marilyn

What gave her such anguish was 'Not only imagining something like that in my own life, but knowing there are mothers - women, walking the planet today - who are dealing with that. It breaks my heart how broken their hearts must me.'

As she pointed out: 'I’m lucky enough that I could dip in and out of that place. But to know that there are mothers who cannot leave that place'.

The Brokeback Mountain actress explained: 'That was the thing that really got me. There are women on this day, in this hour, walking around with that as their reality, and I don’t know how they do it.'

How she got the award: On Wednesday, it was announced the Dawson's Creek actress (left) had got her SAG nomination for her supporting performance as a bereaved mother opposite Casey Affleck (right) in Manchester By The Sea

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