Beyonce is well-known for being one of the most secretive celebrities in the world. After all, this is the woman who dropped not one but two surprise albums without warning (hello, Beyonce, hello Lemonade), as well as a totally unpredictable twin pregnancy announcement.
Now, singer Ed Sheeran has claimed that Queen Bey’s cyber-security is next level, with the global superstar using a so-called ‘burner email’ – you know, an email address that changes every week, a little like the disposable burner phones used by people on the run.
Sheeran told an Entertainment Tonight reporter the fun fact while on the red carpet at the 2017 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, where he was talking about working with the singer on their new duet, 'Perfect Duet': ‘I have an email address that I email that actually changes every week,’ he said. ‘She's very good at [hiding]. It's kind of like what I aspire to be, I think.’
But now an expert has thrown shade at the claims, saying it’s unlikely the such a system would be useful for someone of Beyonce’s level. Surrey University cyber-security expert Prof Alan Woodward told the BBC: ‘It is highly unlikely a celeb would change their email that often, as it plays havoc with trying to stay connected. More usual is to have a set of email addresses which are used for a variety of purposes including friends and family, business, finance, password resets et cetera. You then have some in your set which are highly disposable and you would use those for interactions that may go awry with people. You never can tell what celebs will do, but if she is doing it I can think of simpler ways of solving her problem.’
So there you have it. Sadly, beyonce1@gmail.com, beyonce2@gmail.com and beyonce3@gmail.com, seem unlikely after all.
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