Chappell Roan has been on a rapid rise to fame. Your favorite artist’s favorite artist has written songs for your every mood and has been taking over the pop genre. Needless to say, Roan is everywhere.
Her song “Casual,” describing the pain of a situationship, has been used for viral trends on TikTok and she has everyone everywhere doing the “HOT TO GO!” dance (even her own grandparents).
Roan has proven her superstar status time and time again and her recent appearance on Drew Afualo’s podcast confirms why she’s the people’s pop icon! But as we’ve heard before, fame comes at a price and Roan just opened up about what her celeb status has cost her since rising to superstardom.
While appearing on The Comment Section with Drew Afualo on July 17, Roan vulnerably discussed the shock of her quick rise to fame and how she feels with her current status, sharing its many difficulties.
Roan explained that her success skyrocketed when she began “doing inner child work” referring to her drag-inspired, colorful costumes and overall hypnotic stage presence. What she never anticipated, though, was being at this stature of fame. When Afualo asked Roan how she’s been doing since her rise to fame, Roan said “tired and scared.”
Afualo and Roan then touched on what they missed before being in the limelight – such as thrifting, going to the movies, and even making out with strangers at the bar. After they discussed it more thoroughly, Roan shared that what she really misses about her old life is, “Being by myself. That’s what I miss.”
Roan elaborated on how drastically her life has changed due to fame, saying that people have made her uncomfortable due to how they’ve invaded her privacy, especially in regards to her family. “People have started to be freaks,” Roan said. “Like following me or they know where my parents live and, like, where my sister works. All this weird sh*t.”
Roan said she’s even thought of stepping out of the limelight for her own comfort and the safety of her family. “This is the time when I was, like a few years ago, that I said, “If [my] family was in danger… I would quit. So I’m just in this battle of like… I pumped the brakes on honestly anything to, like, make me more known. It’s kind of, like, a forest fire right now.”
While many might think that rising to fame is a dazzling, picture-perfect dream come true, that’s not always the cast. Though she’s living many people’s dream life, Roan is no stranger to daily struggles. But as someone who knows her limits, it’s clear that she will prioritize her well-being over fame every time.