Chappell Roan and Her Parents Star In Carpool Karaoke Episode

Chappell Roan has made her debut on Carpool Karaoke over the weekend, showing us that, despite all her success over the last year, she’s still the same down to earth girl we once watched in unhinged TikTok lives.

In a surprise Christmas themed episode of Carpool Karaoke, Chappell, Lady Gaga, and Dua Lipa each took a little trip to a place that was special to them with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. Of course, our Midwest Princess went back home to Missouri, where she was joined by her parents, Kara and Dwight, in the backseat.

The group sang Pink Pony Club together, and her parents reflected on the role they’d played in the song’s creation.

“I started to tear up just listening to her sing it just now,” Kara said. “We love her so much and we’re so proud of what she does and who she is and what she stands for. I love singing it with her at her shows and I love it when you can just see the people just respond to that song so much. And even when we’re grown up, we really care about what our parents think about us.”

“I think about this a lot and try not to get emotional about it,” Chappell’s dad said, wiping away a few tears. “What she has taught me as a father is respect for other people and all people, and that’s what I want people to understand. Everything that is about her is about loving everybody, and she has taught me that.”

It’s about “not giving up on people”

Chappell also took Lowe to her family farm, where she introduced him to her chickens who are, in a very on brand move for Roan, named after Lady Gaga, Little Richard, and all the Spice Girls.

She spoke about how important her home state is to her, and that even though she’s happy to have found more freedom in Los Angeles, she’ll always be grateful to be from Missouri.

“[In] a conservative community, I understand the fear and where it comes from. It’s scary when it’s something you don’t know or understand. So it’s like one degree every conversation,” she said. “It’s conversation after conversation and not just giving up on people that have helped you when you were in diapers. Like, that’s just not how I personally operate. The door has to be open or there is no learning.”

Roan has been using her new newfound fame to advocate for human rights issues, and in August, the star raised over $100k for reproductive rights and LGBTQIA+ rights.