Chappell Roan, known onstage for her colorful drag-inspired outfits and makeup, said her style is much more muted when she’s out and about in private.
In a podcast episode of “Call Her Daddy,” released on Tuesday, the pop star said she dresses in a “very modest” way when she isn’t performing. She’s also “not in a lot of color” on a daily basis.
“I’m in a lot of blacks and a lot of like taupes, and whites, and creams,” Roan said to host Alexandra Cooper.
She said that she used to dress “crazy” even off-stage before she became famous.
But Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, said that dressing in wild outfits is now part of her job, and she wants to make sure there is a difference between her work self and her private self.
“I would be out as Kayleigh in that, and then I would be onstage as that, and then there was like no separation,” Roan said, referring to her colorful, maximalist stage outfits.
Roan is known for her daring wardrobe choices, from her latex wrestler bodysuit at Lollapalooza in August to her chainmail dress at the MTV Video Music Awards in September.
Dressing inconspicuously in private is one of several ways the star has tried to separate work from life.
She’s publicly slammed fans who overstep boundaries, stalk her, and get upset when denied a selfie or a hug.
“I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous,” she said in a viral TikTok in August.
“That does not make it OK, that doesn’t make it normal,” Roan, 27, added.
She also withdrew from the “All Things Go” music festival in September to prioritize her health, just about a day before the first of her two performances there.
A representative for Roan did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
