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Olivia Rodrigo explains why she doesn’t follow anybody on Instagram

“I had this very embarrassing encounter once,” the three-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter said


Shirley Gomez
Senior Writer
DECEMBER 8, 2023 1:08 PM EST

Most of us have been there, scrolling through our ex’s social media accounts to keep up to date with their lives; however, things can get terrifying when we accidentally like an old post or follow them. This is precisely what happened to Olivia Rodrigo when checking her ex-boyfriend’s Instagram.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the three-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter revealed her experience and what she did after. “I had this very embarrassing encounter once where I was stalking my ex as one does. Sue me, sorry,” the 20-year-old star said. “And I accidentally followed him ‘cause I was stalking him!”

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To Rodrigo’s unfortunate situation was added that she is known for not following anyone on Instagram. “I was just following one person, so it was super obvious that I was following him,” she said.

According to the “Drivers License” singer, one of her friends noticed immediately and advised correcting her error by asking: “Did you mean to follow him? Unfollow him!”

“I couldn’t find a charger so I was just following my ex for a while,” the star said. “People were like, ‘Oh my gosh, she’s hacked!’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, you guys be safe! Get your two-factor authentication, you guys.’ ”

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Rodrigo told Fallon that now she stalks everyone from her Finsta (Fake Instagram account), noting that the account allows her to “just lurk and be curious.”