A Guide to All the Women in Pop Who Have Reached Out to Support Chappell Roan
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Chappell Roan has proved to be a trailblazing artist in more ways than one: On stage, the Midwest Princess has popularized super-horny lesbian pop music on a truly unprecedented scale — and on social media, she has been refreshingly honest about the pressures that have accompanied her meteoric rise to fame, from no longer being able to be “a freak at the bar” to facing harassment and predatory behavior from supposed fans.
When you understand what precipitated Roan’s August TikToks about so-called “superfan” behavior, it’s a relief to know that she’s getting a lot of support behind closed doors. In her recent Rolling Stone cover story, Roan shared that she has been dealing with a stalker, along with fans and paparazzi who track her travel. Shortly before posting her TikToks, Roan said that a fan had kissed her without consent and that her father’s phone number had been posted on the internet.
While this kind of obsessive fandom, harassment, and abuse isn’t new, it has certainly been heightened in the social media age. But fortunately, Roan has a lot of celebrity supporters in her corner — ones who absolutely know a thing or two about what she’s been experiencing since her breakout Coachella performance in April skyrocketed her music to the top of the charts.
Basically every main pop girlie you know is sending a clear message: Chappell Roan must be protected at all costs. “It’s been so amazing,” Roan recently told The Face magazine of the support they have offered, “because I’m very scared and confused.”
Below, read more about the women in pop who have reached out to offer words of wisdom and support to Chappell Roan as her star rises.
Olivia Rodrigo
In a December 2023 interview with the Independent about her then-emerging status within pop music, Roan shared that soon-to-be touring partner Olivia Rodrigo was a source of empathy and advice for dealing with online bullying. “She was just like, ‘No one has it figured out. No one has the answer. It’s different for every person,’” Roan shared. “I do think it was really helpful for me to hear that no matter who you are or how big you are or how small you are, you feel the same.”
Sabrina Carpenter
The “Espresso” singer has been on something of a parallel journey to Roan this year, going from being relatively unknown to having multiple charting hits. It’s no surprise, then, that the pair apparently bonded over the struggles of overnight stardom. In her September Rolling Stone cover story, Roan shared that Carpenter had reached out to suggest they compare their experiences.
“We’re both going through something so fucking hard … she just feels like everything is flying, and she’s just barely hanging on,” Roan told Rolling Stone. “It was just good to know someone else feels that way.”
Boygenius
In the same Rolling Stone story, Roan mentioned several in-person meetings with Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, and Phoebe Bridgers of boygenius fame. The musical trio, now on hiatus, in many ways presaged the fervor of Roan’s own fandom. According to Roan, Bridgers recently hung out with Roan and talked about the “abusive and violent” edge of modern-day fame.
Mitski
Also in Rolling Stone, Roan shared an email she had received from singer-songwriter Mitski, who has previously opened up about the tension of fame, telling the New York Times in 2016, “I want to connect, but I also want to be left alone.” Per Rolling Stone, the email read in part: “I just wanted to humbly welcome you to the shittiest exclusive club in the world, the club where strangers think you belong to them and they find and harass your family members.”
Billie Eilish, Hayley Williams, Katy Perry, Members of MUNA, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga
Forgive this rapidfire list of music legends, but all of them specifically reached out to Roan, according to her Rolling Stone interview. My favorite detail, though, is that Lady Gaga gave Roan her phone number but Roan has reportedly been “too nervous” to call her, per the magazine.
Lorde
While Lorde was mentioned in the Rolling Stone story, Roan went into expanded detail about the New Zealand singer-songwriter in her subsequent interview with The Face. Following an aggressive early-morning run-in with airport autograph hunters, Roan said she retreated to the bathroom in tears and texted Lorde. ?“She sent me a list of things I should do [in that situation],” Chappell told The Face. ?“Literally wrote down eight things she wished someone would have told her when she was going through it. And she went through fucking hell. She was a baby!”
As Roan noted, Lorde was indeed quite young when her own star blew up: Her number-one hit “Royals” came out in 2013, when she was only 16 years old.
Jewel
On September 1, legendary singer-songwriter and self-described “elder stateswoman” Jewel took to TikTok announcing that she would be “weighing in on the Chappell Roan drama of it all.” In the brief video, she affirmed that “being stalked and having people grab you in public isn’t okay” and called out the commenters who effectively told Roan that such behavior was the price of fame. “So, Chappell? Full support,” Jewel concluded. “I’m glad people are talking about it… I’m proud of what you’re doing.”
Charli XCX
In fan-posted footage from Roan’s soundcheck for her September 17 Dublin show, the singer shared her affection for the originator of Brat summer — and revealed that Charli XCX had offered help as she rose to stardom. “I love Charli so much. She was, like, the first girl to reach out and check on me. She was like, ‘Hi this is about to get really hard and if you need anything, I’ll be here for you.”
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