But there’s a fundamental misunderstanding on the part of the fans who believe Roan’s online persona is the real her.
“I think that’s really what she’s trying to say: ‘I’m doing this as an act.
What fans expect from celebrities is changingMost of what fans know about Chappell Roan comes through a screen.
Chappell Roan’s videos show that we don’t know celebrities as well as we think we doThe behavior Roan describes in her videos — ”stalking” her family and following her out in public — is “very atypical” of fans, Theran said.
“We think we know celebrities, but we don’t really know them,” Theran said.
Persons:
CNN — Chappell, ”, Roan, Babe ! ”, “, she’s, Chappell Roan —, Sally Theran, ” Theran, Chappell Roan, Cheney Orr, Reuters Roan, ” Roan, isn’t, Lucy Bennett, ” Bennett, Doja, Doja Cat, Arturo Holmes, I’m, ” Doja, John Mulaney, Theran, —, Bennett, Megan Thee, Nicki Minaj, Chappell, That’s, they’re, It’s, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Gareth Cattermole, it’s, Tom Power
Organizations:
CNN, YouTube, Pony, Wellesley College, Reuters, Cardiff University, “
Locations:
Chicago, Roan, Massachusetts, Wales