14 Facts You Didn’t Know About Olivia Rodrigo

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably heard the name Olivia Rodrigo some time this week due to her single “Drivers Licence” debuting this week and the drama it stirred. Here are some facts about the High School Musical: The Musical star:

1. Her birthday: she is born February 20, 2003 which makes her 17 years old and is a Pisces!

2. She is Filipino-American. Her grandpa immigrated to America from the Philippines and her dad was brought up in a traditional Filipino household.

3. She loves red lips! In many of her photos, Olivia is spotted wearing a bright red on her lips!

4. She also co-stars as Paige in Disney Channel Bizaardvark, a show about two best friends who video blogs.

5. Her and her co-star of the show, Madison Hu who plays Frankie are best friends.

6. She had two boyfriends. Aside from the rumour of her dating her High School Musical: The Musical co-star Joshua Bassett (whom she dated for 4 months), she also dated Ethan Wacker who co-starred in Bizaardvark but they have since broken up in August 2019 after dating for 10 months.

7. It is rumoured that Joshua Bassett helped Olivia get her drivers licence. One of the strong evidence for this rumour is that Joshua apparently taught Olivia how to drive.

8. She’s got style. Her Instagram shows her wearing casual but trendy outfits.

9. She can play guitar. Aside from singing, acting, she can play guitar and the piano.

10. She is from Murrieta, California. Before landing her role in Bizaardvark, she resided in Murrieta which is an hour away from Los Angelos.

11. She idolizes Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. Olivia once had a Harry Styles cardboard cutout and freaked out when when Taylor Swift praised her single.

12. She is relatable and funny. Her captions and Instagram often makes fans giggle as they can relate to her thoughts.

13. She is an activist. Aside from being an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, she demonstrates that she is socially aware when she often reposts her stan on LGBT injustice, Black Lives Matter, and speaks up fro diversity.

14. She is being called the next pop idol. After hearing ‘Drivers Liscence”, many have suspected she will have a singing career as great as Ariana Grande and Billie Ellish.

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