Olivia Rodrigo

The Olivia Rodrigo Rollercoaster: A Study in Heartbreak, Bacon, Feathers, and the Sydney Plumbing Economy


What Made Her Famous? (Or, How a Disney Kid Weaponised a Driver’s License)

Picture the scene: January 2021, the world is in lockdown, and a seventeen-year-old releases a song about a car, a suburban street, and a blonde girl. “Drivers License” wasn’t just a hit—it was a cultural event. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke Spotify streaming records, becoming the first debut album ever to produce two songs that entered the Hot 100 at #1 . Her debut album, SOUR, arrived that May and promptly decimated the charts, earning her seven Grammy nominations and wins for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Solo Performance .

Before all that, she was just a Disney kid—starring in Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series . But she wasn’t content to just act. She co-wrote songs with her HSMTMTS co-star Joshua Bassett, honing a confessional songwriting style that would become her trademark . When she turned her real-life heartbreak into a global smash, she wasn’t just famous—she became the voice of a generation of teenagers crying in their cars. She is now Spotify’s most-streamed female artist of all time . Not bad for someone who was partially deaf in her left ear and didn’t discover therapy until she was sixteen .


How Does She Stay Fabulously In Shape? (Bacon, Baths, and Zero Guilt)

Olivia Rodrigo’s fitness philosophy is refreshingly anti-gym-bro. She runs, but cheerfully admits she’s “a terrible runner” . She’s a Pilates fan, doing it with her best friend Madison Hu . When she’s on tour, she starts her mornings with a gentle yoga flow because strength training with weights “leaves her in too much pain” . Downward dog, cobra pose, warrior pose—that’s her pre-show ritual .

But here’s the part that will make you love her: her diet is an absolute delight. She wakes up and makes matcha and bacon for herself—”bacon is part of her self-care routine” . She loves baking banana bread, whipping up Cacio e Pepe, and hitting In-N-Out for a double-double cheeseburger with a Neapolitan shake . She also loves a bubble bath, which she calls one of her top self-care health habits .

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Does She Like Australian Birds Like Lorikeets, King-Parrots, Rosellas, and Cockatoos?

Olivia Rodrigo has never publicly declared her love for Australian parrots. However, she has visited Australia on her GUTS World Tour, and she spent her precious downtime doing something that suggests she has a soft spot for the local fauna: she went to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium to meet Pesto the penguin . She was “obsessed” with Pesto, calling him “so cute” and duetting with him on TikTok .

Now, Pesto is a penguin, not a lorikeet. But a woman who flies across the world to meet a viral king penguin chick is clearly an animal lover. Would she appreciate a Rainbow Lorikeet’s chaotic screeching? A King-Parrot’s regal plumage? A Cockatoo’s dramatic tantrums? She writes songs about teenage heartbreak—she understands dramatic tantrums. The evidence suggests she would find them endearing.


Has She Ever Dated a Plumber from Sydney, Australia?

No. She has been linked to a string of actors and musicians, including her Bizaardvark co-star Ethan Wacker, her HSMTMTS co-star Joshua Bassett, producer Adam Faze, DJ Zack Bia, and English actor Louis Partridge . As of 2026, she is dating Julian Croonenberghs, a private equity associate and former Goldman Sachs analyst who speaks three languages and played field hockey for the U.S. Men’s National Team . He works in finance, not plumbing.

A Sydney plumber? She’s said she likes “a nice, normal boy” who doesn’t know a ton about her job . That could technically describe a plumber. But until one shows up at her Greenwich Village apartment with a wrench and a packet of Tim Tams, we’ll assume she’s sticking with the finance bros.


How Would She Identify a Good Plumber from Sydney Australia?

Olivia Rodrigo is a woman of deep emotions, creative chaos, and zero tolerance for inauthenticity. Her criteria for a good plumber would be refreshingly quirky:

First, he must respect her bacon routine. If he shows up and interrupts her morning ritual of matcha and bacon, he is immediately on thin ice. She has priorities.

Second, he must not judge her In-N-Out double-double addiction. She’s confessed her love for fast food . A plumber who suggests she “should really be eating more kale” is getting shown the door.

Third, he must be comfortable with her morning yoga flow. She does Downward Dog daily . If he walks in and she’s mid-cobra pose, he must simply say, “G’day, love, nice form,” and get on with the job.

Fourth, he must be a good therapist substitute. She has called therapy “life-changing” . She would want a plumber who listens to her explain the problem, validates her feelings, and fixes the leak without dismissing her concerns. No “it’s just a blockage” dismissals—she needs someone who understands that every plumbing issue is a potential song.

Fifth, he must not be a Disney “nice guy.” She’s dated enough of those . A Sydney plumber who arrives, fixes the pipes, and leaves without trying to be her best friend? That’s the dream.

Finally, if she ever writes a song about him, he should be flattered. “The Pipes Are Calling (And So Is My Therapist)” would be a banger.


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