Are we too obsessed with celebrities like Chappell Roan?
Chappell Roan has called out ‘creepy behaviour’ of some fans
What in the World · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Chappell Roan has posted on TikTok about "creepy behaviour" she's experienced in person and online. She’s one of this year’s most successful popstars with a growing fanbase, but are some of those fans starting to overstep the mark?
Pete Allison, our BBC Newsbeat reporter, tells us what Chappell has been saying.
We also look at K-pop fandoms with our Bilingual Reporter, Julie Yoonnyung Lee. There’s even a word in Korean to describe an obsessive fan who invades the privacy of a star - sasaeng.
And Veronica Lamarche, a psychologist who has done studies on parasocial relationships, tell us what signs to look out for that your interest in a celeb has turned into an obsession.
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