Olivia Rodrigo has shockingly claimed she has gotten a whiff of fans’ dirty diapers at concerts.
The pop megastar previously praised her fans for “wearing diapers to be in the front row” at her London concert, but now she’s made the stomach-churning confession that she’s actually “smelled” the pong from the stage.
She told KISS FM: “I have been to certain concerts and certain festivals where people wear diapers so that they can be front row of the show, and it’s been an experience as a performer that I’ve smelled.”
The 23-year-old singer/songwriter headlined BST Hyde Park Festival last year, and was shocked at the lengths some of her fans went to in order to get close to the stage.
She said: “There’s a sign that says ‘wearing diapers for the front row’. Is that true? Did you guys wear diapers? You’re wearing a diaper right now to be in the front row? Wow. That is actually amazing. I love you. Thank you for doing that. That’s crazy.”
Meanwhile, the chart-topper recently confessed she suffered a moment of pure panic ahead of her 2025 Glastonbury headline performance – after her friends informed her the field was nowhere near full just five minutes before she was due to begin.
Speaking on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show, Olivia recalled the nerve-jangling moment her friends alerted her to the situation.
She began: “Honestly. Oh, God, Glastonbury was the best.”
Olivia went on to recall: “My friends were up there and they were really nervous because five minutes before I went on, the field wasn’t a quarter of the way full because everyone was coming from another thing.
“And they were all like, ‘Oh, my God, no one came to see Olivia’s Glastonbury set.’ Everyone was freaking out.”
The Cure singer said the empty space wasn’t a reflection of interest – just the reality of festival logistics, with crowds filtering in from other stages. But in the moment, the sight was “terrifying”.
Despite the initial shock, the singer said the night quickly transformed into one of the most meaningful moments of her career.
She said: “Honestly, oh, God, it was such a beautiful experience. It was one of the best experiences of my life career-wise.”
Olivia joked about avoiding capturing the sparse crowd on camera.
She laughed: “Kill the drone shot. Kill the drone shot.”
Once the audience finally surged in, Olivia said the atmosphere became “incredible”, and performing alongside The Cure’s Robert Smith made the night even more surreal.
Olivia is on course to bag her third UK number one album with You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
