Psychologists explain why people lie about cultural identity as Hilaria Baldwin's 'fake' accent goes viral
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Hilaria Baldwin has gone viral yet again for forgetting how to say an English word - despite being born and raised in America. Hilaria, 40, who was born Hillary Hayward-Thomas and grew up in an upscale neighborhood of Boston, was exposed four years ago by DailyMail.com for listing her birthplace as Majorca, Spain, despite spending her childhood in Beacon Hill.
![[Hilaria appeared to forget the English word 'onions,' and refers to them by their Spanish name 'cebollas' while cooking]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/17/93527793-14239327-Hilaria_appeared_to_forget_the_English_word_onions_and_refers_to-a-21_1735665027650.jpg)
While her parents live in Majorca, she grew up in the states and was American - despite using a Spanish accent in interviews. On Monday, DailyMail.com exclusively obtained videos that showed Hilaria treating her holiday guests to 'traditional' Spanish tortilla, which she made while speaking in her now signature accented Spanglish.
![[Hilaria, 40, took to Instagram to wish her followers a 'feliz navidad' and shared a family photo on Christmas Day]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/17/93528069-14239327-Hilaria_40_took_to_Instagram_to_wish_her_followers_a_feliz_navid-a-22_1735665027654.jpg)
Hilaria donned a plaid onesie for the Christmas festivities, where she was seen on video saying, 'I learned this from when I was a kid, don't look it up online because you'll learn something different.'. The yogi explained the secret to her recipe was making sure the potatoes were 'not cut too tiny,' and then turned to her friend and appeared to forget the English word 'onions.'.
![[Hilaria, her husband Alec, and their children attended the premiere of Spellbound in New York City last month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/17/93527287-14239327-Hilaria_her_husband_Alec_and_their_children_attended_the_premier-a-23_1735665027655.jpg)
'My husband hates…cebollas,' Hilaria said, referencing her actor husband, Alec Baldwin, 66, before her friend quickly reminded her she was looking for the word 'onions.'. After the video was exposed, FEMAIL spoke to psychologists to find out the reasons that could lead someone to continuously embellish their cultural identity.
![[Family and child psychologist Caitlin Slavens, based in Canada, told FEMAIL, 'Pretending to be from a culture we are not usually comes from a deep desire for acceptance or belonging']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/17/93619753-14239327-Family_and_child_psychologist_Caitlin_Slavens_based_in_Canada_to-a-24_1735665028235.jpg)
