This week, Baldwin is defending herself following new questions about her name and heritage (viaPage Six).

And this is seemingly only part of the confusion.

She was perfectly nice and serious about ballroom dancing.

Hilaria Baldwin smiles in black

Her name was indeed Hillary Hayward-Thomas and she did not have her current accent."

Before meeting her now-husband, the fitness buff says she opted to go with just Hilaria to avoid confusion.

I don’t really understand why it’s turning into such a big thing."

Hilaria Baldwin in Instagram video