US pop star spotted in Llandudno

Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo has been snapped out and about in a north Wales seaside city.

The 21-year-old US pop star, well-known for hits together with Drivers License and Good 4 U, was snapped whereas buying in Marks & Spencer in Llandudno.

“She’s been strolling round Llandudno for weeks,” stated Marks & Spencer employee, Rose Ann Bituon-Thomas, who took a selfie with Rodrigo.

“She advised me that she’s been having time.”

Ms Bituon-Thomas stated: “We noticed her final Tuesday simply strolling across the retailer carrying a shawl.”

“I stated ‘can I assist you?’ and she or he simply smiled.

“Then yesterday [Thursday], she got here to my conveyor belt – she’s so pure. No bodyguards in any respect. I simply talked to her.

“The very first thing I stated to her was ‘kumusta’ which implies ‘good day’ in Filipino.”

Rodrigo is half-Filipino and identifies as Filipino-American.

“As a result of she’s half-Filipino, she lit up,” stated Ms Bituon-Thomas.

“It is a kind of issues the place you attempt to join with somebody.

“She was very welcoming and speaking so calmly. We had a traditional dialog, she appeared very relaxed with me, so I did ask if I may have a selfie together with her and she or he was very completely happy to have one with me.”

However what was she doing in Llandudno?

Her Instagram reveals current snaps from a go to to London, with Rodrigo pictured alongside fellow singer-songwriter Conan Grey and Agatha All Alongside star Joe Locke on the London Underground.

Rodrigo’s boyfriend, actor Louis Partridge, was born and raised in London, however based on locals, has beforehand frolicked in Llandudno together with his Welsh household.

“His household has been travelling round Llandudno and north Wales,” Ms Bituon-Thomas stated.

“It is such an exquisite place. When he was younger, his household got here right here for his or her holidays. So, he was simply displaying her round north Wales.”

Partridge himself is understood for his roles in Paddington 2 and Enola Holmes, the place he starred as Viscount Tewkesbury reverse Millie Bobby Brown.

“Olivia Rodrigo visiting our retailer was not on our 2024 bingo card,” stated a spokesperson for M&S Parc Llandudno on Fb.

The couple have been additionally noticed collectively at a number of native bars and eating places, together with Da Venezia.

“They have been going to among the eating places within the city each single evening,” stated Bituon-Thomas.

“She truly sang Comfortable Birthday in Da Venezia, one of many Italian eating places, however the folks within the restaurant did not recognise her.”

Rodrigo is at the moment one of many greatest names in pop music, with a sell-out tour in 2025 and has a headline look at BST Hyde Park on 27 June 2025.

“I believe she had a very good time,” stated Ms Ms Bituon-Thomas.