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Singer Chappell Roan's father, Dwight Amstutz, became teary-eyed while listening to his daughter's hit, Pink Pony Club, in an episode of Apple TV+'s Carpool Karaoke.
The 26-year-old singer was joined by her parents, Dwight and Kara Amstutz for a Christmas special episode of the Apple TV+ show, Carpool Karaoke dated December 15, 2024. The three visited Roan's hometown of Missouri in the episode on a carpool, where the host, Zana, played one of the singer's big hits, Pink Pony Club.
Chappell Roan's parents became emotional while singing along to the track, with her father sharing his feelings at that moment.
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"I hope that that’s something that she always knows, that we love her so much, and we could never not be proud of her. I think about this a lot and try not to get emotional about it," Roan's father said.
Dwight Amstutz added:
"What she stands for is a lot of hope. What she has taught me as a father is respect for other people and all people, and that’s what I want people to understand. Everything that is about her is about loving everybody, and she has taught me that."
Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan is a semi-autobiographical track about a woman leaving her small town and religious upbringing to move to California and discover herself. The song is a part of Roan's 2023 debut studio album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
"I felt like I couldn’t be myself" - Chappell Roan discusses moving to California and her struggles with her sexuality
In Apple TV+'s Christmas special episode of Carpool Karaoke, Chappell Roan also opened up about moving to California at an early age and how she felt about letting go of her religious upbringing.
“I know for a lot of people, it’s actually very freeing. For me, it almost did the opposite, where I felt like I couldn’t be myself, that who I was was a sin and I was going to hell no matter how good of a person I was or how much I loved God, for being gay. And I just couldn’t handle feeling ashamed anymore," Roan said.
Roan has publicly confirmed that she identifies as a lesbian during one of her concerts in Ohio in 2024. In an interview with Rolling Stone, she opened up about her experience of being gay and how it was difficult for her to accept herself due to her "Christian upbringing." Roan said:
"Finally it’s like, ‘Oh, I know why. It’s because I’m gay and nothing’s actually wrong with me. I just wasn’t supposed to be sleeping with men, and now I’m a little repulsed at the thought of even kissing a guy because no one’s going to be as good as girls."
In the same interview, Chappell Roan mentioned that she used to be scared of "flamboyantly gay people" as she was "taught" that owing to her staunch Christian upbringing. The singer added that she eventually realized people hate openly gay people because "it exudes femininity, and people hate women."
The 26-year-old explained that she's still confused about certain aspects of her sexuality and is "uncomfortable being gay sometimes." Chappell Roan added that she "loves" being gay but does not want to talk about it "every second of every day."
“I don’t get why this is such an issue for me. It shouldn’t be, but something’s just going on and I need to just accept that. You don’t necessarily have to be out-loud out. You can kind of silently celebrate if you would like," Roan said in her interview.
Further, Roan said she is happy to see queer artists being a part of mainstream pop music. She explained that it is "nice that people have started to take queer artists seriously outside of their queerness." Roan referred to artists like Billie Eilish, Victoria Monet, Muna, and Renee Rapp.
Roan's 2024 single, Good Luck, Babe! is also reportedly about a lesbian woman's suppressed romantic feelings about other women and her being forced to conform to societal standards of heteronormativity.
In other news, Chappell Roan has been nominated six times for the 2025 Grammy Awards, including in the big four categories: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist.
