Olivia Rodrigo Revealed She ‘Went Out’ With Harry Styles Years After Writing One Direction Fanfiction
Years before becoming many people’s favorite artist, Olivia Rodrigo was one of One Direction’s biggest fans. The singer loved the boy band so much that she began writing fanfiction about them. Years after this, she found herself in a position that would have shocked her childhood self: spending time with Harry Styles. She spoke about how their outing went.
Olivia Rodrigo admitted she used to write One Direction fanfiction
When Rodrigo was seven, One Direction formed. She was an instant and dedicated fan.
“I actually was the hugest One Direction fan when I was younger,” she told Capital FM’s Will Manning (per Billboard). “This is sort of embarrassing, but I’m going to tell you anyway. … I used to write One Direction fan fiction when I was in middle school.”
She added that she wrote “cheesy” fantasies like, “Oh, Harry proposes to you and asks you to be his wife.” In a recent interview with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Music Makes Us podcast, Rodrigo wrote more about her writing habit as a child. She never could have known that, years later, she’d spend time with Harry Styles.
“I used to write One Direction fanfiction when I was in elementary school,” she said. “Many years later, I hung out with Harry Styles, and we, like, got tea, and we walked around.”
She said she felt shocked, and a little like she was living out her own fanfiction.
“I got home, and I was like: ‘What the f***?’” Olivia went on. “Like, I feel like I wrote that in a fanfiction and I, like, lived it. That’s so crazy, how that can happen in your life.”
She added that she lived up to her childhood expectations of him.
“And he’s so sweet!” she said. “I don’t want to… I know he’s very private, but I remember being like: ‘If I told 10-year-old Olivia, she’d be like: ‘Shut the f*** up! You’re lying!’”
Olivia Rodrigo spoke about connecting with another member of One Direction
Styles isn’t the only former One Direction member with whom Rodrigo has connected. After the explosive success of her song “Driver’s License,” Niall Horan reached out to her.
“So the fact that [Niall’s] reached out to me is amazing,” she said. “We’ve actually been texting. He’s been giving me advice about the craziness of the music industry. So it’s been really amazing.”
As a self-described “die-hard” fan of the band, the support of two former members was likely very exciting to her.
She recently spoke about another musical influence
At the White Stripes’ recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rodrigo sang the song “We’re Going to Be Friends” with Feist. In an Instagram post commemorating the occasion, Rodrigo said she’s been a fan of the band since childhood.
“I had a White Stripes fan account when I was 13 and last night I got to help induct them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!!!!” she wrote. “What a surreal honour to sing one of their beautiful songs with the wildly talented Feist and celebrate music that means so much to me. Thank u Jack and Meg for being the best band ever!!!!!!!”
She has previously noted that White also reached out to her with advice at the start of her career.
