Olivia Rodrigo got a “surreal” surprise for her 18th birthday, when her song “Driver’s License” was featured in a sketch on Saturday Night Live. And, in a recent interview with Radio.com, she couldn’t help but gush about how her biggest celebrity crush made her feel on her special day.
“I was absolutely floored. I was screaming,” she recalled about seeing the sketch for the first time. “I think being made fun of and parodied on SNL is the biggest compliment in the whole world, so that was so surreal.”
Although she did get a heads up that “Driver’s License” would get a mention on SNL, she had no idea that it would be an almost-four-minute sketch that revolved around her song.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think that they were going to do a ‘Driver’s License’ sketch where they played the entirety of ‘Driver’s License,'” she said. “And Pete Davidson, who is my biggest celebrity crush, was singing it and comparing me to Taylor Swift, who is my idol. It was just insane. It was on my 18th birthday too, so it was just a crazy day.”
What an awesome way to celebrate turning 18!
And things just continued to get sweeter – the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star revealed she also got a letter from TSwift herself.
“I got a letter from Taylor Swift last night, which is insane. I opened it for the first time, so I’m still reeling,” she shared. “Literally my tears are on it, my snot from sobbing my eyes out are on it. I love her.”
“Driver’s License” is Olivia’s debut single, and she’s still not over how quickly it became a viral and chart-topping hit. And, apparently, Taylor wasn’t the only one who’s given her props for the song – Lorde had also reached out about liking it.
“It’s so surreal to have my idols become my peers so quickly,” she said. “It’s just so insane.”
She also seemed to address the alleged love triangle drama involving her rumored ex Joshua Basset and his rumored current girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter – without naming any names, that is.
“I actually don’t know her at all,” she said, seemingly referencing Sabrina. “I think we’ve met once or twice in passing, but I’ve never had a conversation with her.”
Fans have a theory that Joshua’s single, “Lie Lie Lie” and Sabrina’s song “Skin” are their responses to “Driver’s License.” But will she be responding in kind?
“I don’t think I could write a song that was meaningful or emotional about someone I don’t know. But I think artists should be able to write about whatever they want to write about,” she said.
