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Freida McFadden: Best-Selling Author of The Housemaid Reveals True Identity
On Wednesday, bestselling author Freida McFadden revealed her true identity as Dr. Sara Cohen, a physician who treats brain disorders, ending years of public speculation about her real name.
McFadden originally adopted the pseudonym, wig, and glasses to prevent her writing career from conflicting with her hospital job, citing she felt "completely overwhelmed" by attempting both simultaneously.
Cohen decided it was time to end public debates questioning whether she is "a real person or if I'm three men," stating "I don't have anything to hide."
Although her coworkers discovered the pseudonym and kept it confidential, she stepped back from full-time medicine in 2023, now working only once or twice monthly as a physician.
Despite the identity reveal, the author plans to continue writing under the name McFadden, following the theatrical success of 'The Housemaid' film starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney.
With Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, one of Freida McFadden's successful thriller novels became a hit in the cinema. But the author's name is invented, and actually she has a completely different profession.
One of the biggest mysteries in the publishing world has been solved, as the American bestselling author, known to millions of readers as Freida McFadden, has revealed her true identity. Her name is Sara Cohen.