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\nIntroducing W’s Originals Issue starring Addison Rae
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Addison Rae<\/b> has been revealed as the star of W’s 2025 Originals Issue on her 25th birthday. In the cover story, accompanied by photos by Rafael Pavarotti, the year’s unexpected pop princess reflects on her social media beginnings, performing with Lana Del Rey and releasing her debut album, Addison<\/i>.\u2022 On becoming famous through TikTok:<\/b> “People wanted to say: This is all you’re good at, but that made no sense. [Social media] was only an opportunity to push myself toward something I always wanted, the dreams and hopes that were always there. There was something inside me that I refused to let disappear. By nurturing it consistently\u2014whether by posting on TikTok, Instagram, Tumblr, or whatever outlet I could find\u2014I wasn’t going to let that go.”<\/p>\n \u2022 On duetting with Lana Del Rey at Wembley Stadium:<\/b> “I learned so much about myself and about Lana. Standing beside someone I admire, who lives her truth so gracefully, was life-changing. It all came together magically and unexpectedly. That was monumental for me.”<\/p>\n
\u2022 On her approach to life:<\/b> “With arms wide open, I welcome spontaneity and unexpected decisions. I trust my intuition. I trust my gut. I trust my heart. I trust my body language. I trust my physical self. I love communicating through my body, music, sound, and energy.”<\/p>\n
\u2022 On breaking through with “Diet Pepsi”:<\/b> “The magic really happens when you start creating purely for yourself. People connect with it so much more, because there\u2019s something genuine to discover.”<\/p>\n
\u2022 On making Addison<\/i> with Swedish producers Elvira Anderfj\u00e4rd and Luka Kloser:<\/b> “We were three girls in a room. It was a very fun and free-flowing environment. There was no pressure to force ourselves to make an album or a certain number of songs. It just happened gradually over time. We had this really magic moment making ‘Diet Pepsi’ on the first day we met, which is really crazy and almost seems so unrealistic.”<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI trust my intuition. I trust my gut. I trust my heart. I trust my body language. I trust my physical self. I love communicating through my body, music, sound, and energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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