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“She was just like us” - Netizens react as Addison Rae reveals she used to run a One Direction fan account
TikTok star turned singer and Hollywood actress Addison Rae recently surprised fans by revealing that, before her fame, she managed a One Direction stan account.
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, the pop singer was a guest on the YouTube series Feeding Starving Celebrities, hosted by friend and internet personality Quen Blackwell. During the interview, Addison Rae, who shot to fame on TikTok and then started a pop music career, confessed to running a One Direction fan account and pretending to be in the band online before her fame.
As soon as Addison mentioned this news, fans on X, Facebook, and TikTok showed great support. Here are some of the reactions under the post by user @PopCrave:
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"help she was just like us😭"
"she definitely has her own undercover stan account," a fan stated.
"she is so real for this," another fan added.
"love that she had a stan account. hopefully someday i'll be more than just a local pop princess and join her," an X user mentioned.
After Addison Rae shared her past as a One Direction fan, many people were surprised and got excited when they found they could relate.
"we've all been there sis," a netizen echoed.
"Sometimes boredom sparks the wildest ideas, even if they're a little mischievous :D," another netizen added.
"i did too. knew there was a reason i loved her so much," a fan commented.
In the interview, Addison Rae also honestly admitted her choice to remove "Rae" and use only her first name, Addison, as her stage name.
How Addison Rae turned teenage fandom into a Pop career
Addison Rae's journey from TikTok star to serious pop artist has been marked by deep-rooted passion, both in her music and early fandom. Her debut album, Addison, is enhanced by a soft synth-pop influence pinched from '90s camp and present-day dance music.
Her album was directed by Elvira Anderfjärd and Luka Kloser, with a creative staging evoking comparisons to Madonna, Britney Spears, Charli XCX, and Lana Del Rey.
Rae currently has 88.5 million fans on TikTok and 37 million on Instagram. In a conversation with Vogue on August 21, 2023, Addison says of this journey:
"I grew up as a really big fan of MTV, watching all the music videos and recreating the music videos in my bedroom, and being like, I want to do that one day."
She added:
"So it was always a dream, but it felt like a very distant dream, you know? I feel like a lot of people have that dream, but it feels so far away. Growing up in Louisiana, too, it's a very different world. It was crazy. But for me, it's always come down to the joy of performing."
Addison Rae's shift from a dedicated One Direction fan to an established performer shows how fame is transforming in the digital world. She started as a teenager excited about music, running accounts, and imitating band members and turned it into a career that depends on the same enthusiasm and onstage talent.
