"It's a man??"- Internet reacts to Charli XCX saying she met Pop Crave in person and was "starstruck" 

On Thursday, December 12, Charli XCX posted on X about having met Pop Crave in real life for the first time, adding that she was "starstruck" by the experience. The tweet has since gone viral on the social media platform, receiving over 1.6 million views, 90K likes, and 2.6K re-shares at the time of writing.

Many netizens have reacted to it since, enquiring about the gender of the person behind the account. One user wrote:

"it's a man??"

Some netizens asked the 32-year-old for pictures of them together, while another mentioned that the "lore" of Popcrave was spreading further.

"Pics or it didn’t happen," commented an X user.

"the pop cave lore expands again," replied another.

"met up because they’re now on your pay roll are we shocked pop base is better anyways," added a third user.

One user compared the page to a "mythical beast," while another could not believe they actually met.

"Like seeing a mythical beast," wrote another one.

"FOR REAL? IS POP CRAVE A BRAT," commented a netizen.

Meanwhile, some users appeared surprised to learn that Pop Crave was more than just an account name on social media.

"I kept thinking that PopCrew is just an account name lol," posted a user on X.

"It’s different knowing that brands are made by real people," added a user.

For the unversed, Pop Crave is an entertainment news website described as the "go-to source for everything pop culture." Pop Crave's popularity exploded since it joined X in 2015. On the platform, the page has amassed over 1.9 million followers.

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Charli XCX talked about suffering nerve damage on tour

Charli XCX's tweet about meeting Pop Crave in person comes a week after she opened up about the hardships of touring. The Club Classics singer sat down with Variety for an interview published on December 4, calling the tour a "hell hole" in it.

Elaborating on the physical and emotional challenges she faced on tour, Charli said:

"I find touring actually really hard emotionally... I find the stage — especially these days — to be a very angry place for me."

Charli XCX continued:

"I’ve done a lot of physical damage to my body from performing, and I’m often in a lot of pain when I perform. Physically, I have nerve damage in my neck from things I’ve done on the stage."

The Constant Repeat singer went on to mention that in order to give a stage performance that felt "good enough" for her, she often threw herself around on the stage a lot, which upset her.

She also called touring a "hell hole" for the same reason and added that sharing the stage with Troye Sivan made it seem "easier and less of an emotional battle" to her.

Charli XCX's co-headlining tour with Sivan, called "Sweat," kickstarted on September 14 in Detroit and ended on October 23 in Seattle, comprising 22 shows across Canada and the US.

The tour supported the latest albums of Charli XCX and Sivan, Brat (2024) and Something to Give Each Other (2023), respectively, and grossed a revenue of over $28 million.

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In the last week of November, the Backseat singer announced five tour dates for her BRAT 2025 ARENA TOUR across the US on her Instagram handle. Charli will have two shows in Brooklyn and one each in Austin, Minneapolis, and Rosemont. The tour kickstarts on April 22 and ends on May 1. The tickets for her shows went on sale on November 25.