Hollywood is a small world, as it turns out, and actor Cailee Spaeny recently revealed that she and pop star Chappell Roan go way, WAY, back.
The Priscilla actor attended San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 26, alongside her Alien: Romulus castmates to promote the forthcoming sci-fi film. During an interview with MTV, the cast was playing a game of “Superhero or popstar?” The interviewer would name characters or pop stars and the group would have to guess which is which.
The first two he asked were Bucky Barnes and Boygenuis — which were answered correctly. The next name he said was Chappell Roan, which Spaeny excitedly answered, “Popstar!” Spaeny's co-star Isabela Merced added that Chappell Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Amstutz, is from Missouri, where Spaeny is also from. But the connection goes deeper than that.
“We used to do talent shows together,” Spaeny explained. “Cailee and Kayleigh.”
“She would always win, though,” Spaeny laughed.
The interviewer asked Spaeny if she was “still in touch” with Roan, and Spaeny confirmed that they do still occasionally “message.”
“Hopefully we can meet up. Check in on her.”
Merced then asked Spaeny if she could “network” with Roan, and Spaeny joked, “We can figure it out.”
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Cailee Spaeny and Chappell Roan are the same age (both born in 1998) and both grew up around Springfield, Missouri. Spaeny spent most of her time in musical theater and pivoted to acting at a young age, while Roan went full speed ahead toward music. Spaeny landed roles in major films as a teenager including Pacific Rim: Uprising and Vice, and later starred in the reprise of The Craft. She was launched into stardom last year after playing the starring role of Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola's Priscilla. The actor has also starred in A24's Civil War and the latest installment of the Aliens franchise.
