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Did you know Cookie Monster has another name?
Virgin Radio
20 Oct 2022, 11:30
Sesame Street fans have been shocked to learn that their beloved Cookie Monster actually has another name.
He's been a much-loved part of our lives since the 1960s, but many of us assumed his name was just Cookie Monster.
He is known for his love of cookies, shovelling them in his mouth at every opportunity and also stealing them from various celebs, much to our delight.
Nobody loves cookies more than the Cookie Monster.
Until now, most of us probably haven't given a second thought about where he came from, or Cookie's back story.
However, his official Twitter account has offered up a little known fact.
With more than 600,000 followers, Cookie Monster decided to see what people knew about him.
He tweeted: “Did you know me name is Sid? But me still like to be called Cookie Monster.”
Fans responded in shock with thousands of likes and retweets, saying everything they know is wrong now.
“I’ll never look at my childhood the same again now,” said one.
“I've known you for 45 years and am just learning this today. This is amazing," added another.
This commenter refused to believe it: “Going to need to see several forms of government ID before I can digest this news, Cookie.”
Someone else said dramatically: “My whole life is a lie I can’t breathe,”
This Twitter user argued: "I am sorry--I grew up with Cookie Monster. There will be no name changes. Nomming cookies isn't the same with Sid."
Elsewhere, someone had a bone to pick with Cookie Monster's - sorry, Sid's - best mate: “Are you telling me Kermit lied?”
Apparently though he had told us before, and nobody was paying attention.
In a 2004 episode of Sesame Street, he sang a song called ‘The First Time Me Eat Cookie’.
He explains: “In fact, back then, me think me name was Sid."
You learn something new every day.
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