{"id":338292,"date":"2026-03-20T00:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/338292\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:38:09","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-once-went-on-raya-and-thought-never-again-so-she-started-dming-people-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/338292\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo Once Went on Raya and Thought ‘Never Again’ \u2014 So She Started DMing People Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo opened up about her experience using dating apps in a cover story interview with British Vogue<\/p>\n

“I was like, ‘Wow, never again. It was just so bad,'” she said<\/p>\n

Rodrigo was last linked to English actor Louis Partridge<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> once gave dating apps a try \u2014 but they just weren’t her thing.<\/p>\n

Speaking with British Vogue<\/a> for a cover story published on Thursday, March 19, the “Deja Vu” singer recalled her early struggles as she entered the dating pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt I didn\u2019t randomly run into people. I\u2019m working in the studio with my producer all day\u2026 I\u2019m more precocious with work \u2014 I had a lot of responsibilities \u2014 but in stuff like dating I\u2019m still really young and learning,\u201d\u00a0Rodrigo, 23, told the outlet.<\/p>\n

Some time after the release of her debut studio album Sour, she tried the dating app Raya for a month and she quickly discovered it wasn’t for her.<\/p>\n

“I was like, ‘Wow, never again. It was just so bad,'” the “Happier” singer said. “I didn\u2019t even see anyone cool! I thought I would see, like, ooh, some really hot actor guy.”<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t even know any of these people\u2026 It\u2019s [always] some weird ‘creative director,'” she said. “Like, you just don\u2019t have a job.”<\/p>\n

\"Olivia<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo for British Vogue
Credit: Laura Jane Coulson<\/p>\n

After the apps didn’t work out, Rodrigo took matters into her own hands and started DMing people.<\/p>\n

“I had a pretty high success rate at the time,” she said. “But what does success mean? Going on a date? Sure. Were they good? No!”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so cringe thinking about my younger self dating. I just want to grab my shoulders. Like, ‘Girl, what? What are you doing?!'” she said, adding, “I like to pretend they never happened. Relationships these days are so\u00a0weird! I don\u2019t know if you find that. I\u2019m definitely a lover girl. Like, I want to be in something committed and so in love. And yeah, it\u2019s hard these days.”<\/p>\n

Rodrigo was last linked to English actor Louis Partridge<\/a>, with whom she sparked dating chatter in October 2023. Since then, they’ve largely kept their relationship out of the spotlight, and are rumored to possibly have split.<\/p>\n

\"Olivia<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo for British Vogue
Credit: Laura Jane Coulson<\/p>\n

Speaking with\u00a0Esquire UK<\/a> in September, Partridge, 22, addressed the reaction to their outing at Wimbledon in July 2025 \u2014 and said he was not prepared for all of the attention they received.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not aware that was going to be a thing,\u201d he said. \u201cI did see a lot of photos from that, [and] it felt quite public.”<\/p>\n

“Olivia and I choose, or have been choosing, to not be so public,” he continued. “Obviously, it has been quite a big summer for her with Glastonbury, but there\u2019s a sanctity to being private.”<\/p>\n

Also in her conversation with British Vogue, Rodrigo gave a little teaser for what’s in store for her third studio album. She has yet to reveal to a title and release date.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve found a lot of inspiration from being in London,\u201d\u00a0she said. “I\u2019ve spent so much time here over the course of making this album. It has a lot of songs that are London vibes, about experiences that I\u2019ve had here.”<\/p>\n

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