Renee Rapp and Justin Bieber.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Reneé Rappcouldn’t loveJustin Biebermore.
The “Snow Angel” singer, 24, appears on the cover of the latest issue ofThe Hollywood Reporterand opened up in the interview about how big of a fan she is of the Biebs, 29. Not only did she gush over her “crush” on the pop superstar, she explained how he inadvertently helped to kick start her music career.
“I was obsessed with him,” theMean Girlsstar recalled of Bieber. “He was the one boy celebrity, pretty much, [that] I ever had a crush on.”
Rapp added, “He reminds me of a really sexy lesbian.”
Reneé Rapp on the cover of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’.Julia & Vincent
Julia & Vincent
The singer/actor also explained toTHRwhat it is about the Grammy winner that she finds so enchanting. “Just the way he walks around and moves onstage and always has this demeanor that’s chill, sings his ass off, dresses really cool,” Rapp described.
AlthoughtheSex Lives of College Girlsactress said that she’s “still” “obsessed” with the “Yummy” artist today, she also told the outlet how her crush has evolved. She shared, “I realized, as I was getting older, I was like, ‘Oh, I think I just want to be him.’”
That realization, in addition to her admiration for his stage presence and talent, ended up informing her own journey as a performer — and how she ended up calling herself “the bisexual Justin Bieber.”
“That was my pitch of myself to my label,” Rapp revealed, adding that it helped her get “signed.”
Reneé Rapp in ‘The Hollywood Reporter’.Julia & Vincent
Rapp has made her love for the “Peaches” performer apparent in the past.
The former Broadway actress ended up pullingThe Summer I Turned PrettystarLola Tungonto the stage and theatrically sang the ballad to her.
Reneé Rapp performing “One Less Lonely Girl” to Lola Tung at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre.Astrida Valigorsky/Getty
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty
Shortly after the show, in a November interview withTeen Vogueat theirTeen VogueSummit, she spoke about how much she loves Bieber.
“He’s just always been a staple to me,” Rapp shared. “That was my one boy crush as a kid. I was like ‘that boy is so cute.’ And now I think it’s because he looks like a lesbian — which is hot.”
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Last year, upon the release of her debut albumSnow Angel, theSpring Awakeningstar opened up to PEOPLE abouther journey as an artist.
“[Music] has always been the only way that I know how to cope, the only thing that I really know how to do, and it makes me a full version of myself,” Rapp shared.
She continued, “I think that a lot of myEPthematically had more of a, ‘Oh, no, this is what’s happening to me. This is what I’m going through’ thing, which is great, but I think thatSnow Angelis a bit more resilient and it’s a bit more matter of fact and has a little bit more bite.”
source: people.com
