I felt trapped by fame after success of Drivers License, says pop star Olivia Rodrigo who admits she

OLIVIA RODRIGO was THE breakout star of 2021, with her debut album Sour being outsold only by Adele.

But when her single Drivers License became a viral phenomenon and shock worldwide No1 she was left wondering if she was even cut out for fame.

The US teenager opens up about the impact of the last 18 months in new Disney+ documentary Driving Home 2 U which came out yesterday.

Olivia, who attended the premiere in Los Angeles wearing this corset and miniskirt, said: “I remember just feeling kind of trapped and kind of flung into this situation that I wasn’t prepared for.

“It was very like, overnight, all of a sudden, everyone’s watching you. I’m like, ‘Did I ever actually want this?’ That was the big question.

“That period of my life was very strange. I remember feeling lonely and I remember wanting a boyfriend very bad. That was during a time when I looked through what people said about me online and in print and I was still reeling from this heartbreak and all of this drama that went all around it.

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This week he claimed he was hospitalised with heart failure a week after Drivers License hit the charts because of the stress the release caused him.

But Olivia said that before it came out, she felt she had to pour her heartache into her music because she was so upset by the break-up.
She added: “This relationship was definitely the heartbreak that kept on giving. I was in this situation where I had to see him and he was with someone else which was devastating to me.

“It felt like my world was ending almost everyday. Nobody understood how I was feeling or related to it and so I think by writing songs about exactly how I felt, I was creating a friend for me.”

Reflecting on the impact of Sour, which also spawned hits including Good 4 U, Deja Vu and Traitor, she said: “I’ve grown like five years worth in one year.

“I’m so much of a different person in a good way. I think I had to learn how to have thick skin, stand up for myself and I think I wanted to tell people what was going on in the depths of my heart and the back of my head.”

But Olivia hopes brighter days are ahead. She added: “Hopefully I won’t be so sad on the next record.”

Dylan's moving Mother's Day gig

DYLAN is quickly gaining a fan base thanks to her viral tune No Romeo and even Ed Sheeran is impressed.

The superstar has signed up the singer-songwriter to support him at his Teenage Cancer Trust concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall tomorrow, which will be a poignant occasion for her.

In an exclusive chat, she explained: “I feel like I’m cheating playing that venue so early in my career. But the Teenage Cancer Trust is something I hold very close to my heart.

“It’s on Mother’s Day and I lost my mum to cancer last year, so it has come at exactly the right time.”

Speaking about Ed, she said: “I’ve met him at his bar in Notting Hill. He’s so willing to sit down and give you advice if you need it but also just be there to have a chat.”

Dylan has been picked for Fender Next, the guitar company’s artist development programme and will be working with them as her star continues to rise. That seems sure to happen when she releases her EP, also titled No Romeo, in April.

She said: “I’m really happy this project is coming out because every song bangs – they’re all pretty big tunes.

“I wrote 130 songs for it because I was really trying to find my style. It is completely and utterly me and I still listen to it every day even though I’ve been working on it for ages.”

Quit? Doja says so

DOJA Cat has claimed she is “quitting” music after clashing with fans.

The Say So hitmaker has changed her name on Twitter to “I quit” following a concert in Brazil which she said was not up to scratch, days after a handful of people criticised her for not coming to greet them when they camped outside her hotel in Paraguay.

In a since-deleted tweet, she fumed: “I f****** quit, I can’t wait to f****** disappear.”

But she later appeared to have a change of heart, tweeting: “I don’t think I gave Brazil a good enough show tonight at all and I’m sorry.”

Hopefully her outburst was only a spur-of-the-moment rant.

Zip hooray, Cam is here to stay

CAMILA Cabello co-ordinated her outfit to her work schedule – after zipping around London.

The former Fifth Harmony star is promoting her new single, Bam Bam, with Ed Sheeran.

Camila dressed for business in a smart black frock, zipped low at the front, which she wore with fishnet tights and heels at Kiss FM yesterday.

She spent the morning with breakfast show hosts Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely before heading off for more interviews.

Fans will be pleased to know the Havana singer is staying in the UK for the next few days

She will play at the special Concert For Ukraine in Birmingham on Tuesday alongside stars including her collaborator Ed, Snow Patrol. Emeli Sande, Tom Odell, Manic Street Preachers, Nile Rodgers & Chis and Becky Hill.

The event at Resorts World Arena will be hosted by Emma Bunton, Roman Kemp and Marvin Humes.

Camila said of the charity gig, which will air on ITV: “My heart is breaking for the people of Ukraine. As refugees from Ukraine join millions of other displaced people around the globe, we all have a responsibility.”

Jared's mor fun

JARED Leto got right into character as vampire Morbius as he walked the red carpet at the London premiere of his film of the same name.

The actor would have looked at home in a haunted house in his purple suit and dark eyeliner – despite jazzing it up with a sparkly necklace.

After playing the bloodsucker in the new Marvel film alongside Matt Smith and Tyrese Gibson, Jared will soon be turning his focus back to music.

Speaking on Apple Music 1 this week, he gave an update on his band Thirty Seconds To Mars, whose last album America came out in 2018.

On getting creative in lockdown, he said: “I sat and I started writing. It took me a month or two to get into the swing of things. But I wrote about 200 songs.

“We have maybe two albums, maybe three, worth of material. And we’re going to start putting it out momentarily. I mean, really momentarily.”

Brit in drug claim

BRITNEY Spears felt like a “zombie” because of the medication she claims she was made to take during her conservatorship.

In a post on Instagram, the Toxic singer said: “The main thing that hurt me was the medicine they put me on! You can go brain dead if you take too much, that’s how strong it is.

“It made me stupid and sad and I gained so much weight. But in that moment I realised the one thing that really hurt me besides drugging me like a zombie was how desperate I was to survive and get through each day.”

She revealed she has now lost so much weight that she considered getting a breast enhancement – but decided against it after her consultant was late to her appointment.

She wrote: “I was thinking about getting a boob job. My boobs are fairly small. I lost seven pounds in the last six months and that’s a lot for me!