If you’ve spent even a little time online over the past several months, you’ve probably heard of Chappell Roan, whether or not you’ve listened to her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
Although the singer, who was born in Missouri, has been recording music for almost ten years, her notoriety has unquestionably exploded since March of this year. After that, she went on tour as Olivia Rodrigo’s opening act, played Coachella, dropped her single “Good Luck, Babe!”, had the largest daytime set at Lollapalooza ever, and had her album, which has been out for almost a year, debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. She currently has about 40 million Spotify subscribers each month.
Both online and at her performances, Chappell has been extremely candid about how her quick ascent to stardom has impacted her life and mental health thus far. She addressed the audience in tears during a tour stop in Raleigh, North Carolina, saying, “I just want to be honest with the crowd.” I suppose it’s difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of my career, which is why I feel a little off today. To be really honest, I’m struggling right now.
Speaking about abuse from her admirers, Chappell said last month as a guest on Drew Afualo’s podcast The Comment Section, “People have started to be freaks — like, follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works.” Everything is so strange.” She revealed that she had made a self-promise a few years prior to this that she would leave if she started to get “stalker vibes” or thought that her family was in danger as a result of her admirers.
She continued, saying, “We are present. Honestly, I’ve slammed the brakes on anything that could increase my visibility. Right now, it resembles a forest fire.”
In an attempt to reach out to her followers directly, Chappell posted a video on TikTok today in which she asks them if they would treat a stranger on the street the same way they do. Would you shout at a random woman you saw on the street through your car window? Would you confront her in the open?”
“Would you stalk her family? Would you follow her around? Would you try to dissect her life and bully her online? This is a lady you don’t know, and she doesn’t know you at all. I’m a random bitch. You’re a random bitch.”
“I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous, or somewhat famous,” she said in a follow-up video. The fact that this insane behaviour is a part of the profession doesn’t bother me. That doesn’t normalise it or make it acceptable.”
“Whenever you see a celebrity, I don’t want whatever the fuck you believe you should be entitled to. If you believe it’s self-centred of me to decline an embrace, a picture, or your time, I could care less. That isn’t typical. That is strange! It’s appropriate for me to refuse weird behaviour.”
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