Turns out Olivia Rodrigo is not your average pop star when it comes to what she keeps in her handbag.
While most celebrities stash lip gloss or designer sunglasses, Olivia Rodrigo carries cheese in her bag, specifically a Babybel, and she’s not even a little bit sorry about it. The 22-year-old Grammy-winning singer made the quirky confession in Vogue’s In the Bag series, where stars spill the contents of their favorite purses.
In the video, Olivia shows off her vintage cheetah-print Fendi bag and then casually pulls out a Babybel cheese wheel. Yeah, the kind you probably traded in your elementary school lunchroom. Olivia Rodrigo carries cheese not just for the snack, but because it reminds her of the sweet, nostalgic moments of childhood and the weird little traditions she shared with her friends. “I love Babybel so much. I love eating it, and I love playing with the wax and making wax statues out of it,” she said, totally owning the chaos of it all.
Her love for the cheese goes beyond flavor, it’s sentimental. “We would trade each other little statues that we made out of the red wax covering,” she explained. “I don’t even remember what we made – we must have been really creative because this is not very malleable. I always keep that locked and loaded.” According to Olivia, her friends poke fun at her for the habit, calling it childish, but she embraces it like a badge of honor. That Babybel isn’t just a snack, it’s a memory, a tradition, a tiny slice of the past she can carry with her.
And honestly, that’s kind of Olivia Rodrigo in a nutshell, effortlessly mixing the sentimental with the stylish. Her fashion game is just as strong as her nostalgic quirks. While flaunting the Babybel, Olivia was rocking a vintage Fendi bag, proving she can serve throwback in more ways than one. Her bag was also filled with other totally Olivia items: over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones, a tea bag (yes, seriously), a wide-brimmed hat, a Lâncome Juicy Tube lip gloss dangling off her keys, sunglasses, makeup essentials, and even playing cards. Oh, and don’t forget the journal, because, of course, the woman who wrote Vampire probably scribbles down lyrics on the fly.
Fashion-wise, Olivia’s been turning heads with her love for vintage accessories and smart styling. On April 25, she was spotted in NYC carrying a Chanel ‘Nubuck Natural’ Beauty Tote Bag in black suede from 2012. She paired the rare find with a sleeveless black shirt, khaki trousers, and black-and-white Converse Chuck Taylors, serving Gen Z style that nods to the past without getting stuck in it.
And she’s not just dressing for the cameras. A day before that outing, Olivia Rodrigo attended the Planned Parenthood Gala and was honored with the 2025 Catalyst of Change award for her activism around reproductive rights. At the event, she wore Gucci’s Horsebit gown in ivory and accessorized with a reflective silver version of the Bamboo Night Small Glossed-Leather Shoulder Bag. The look screamed polished and powerful, a reminder that Olivia’s not just a pop princess but a woman with a platform and something to say.
So yeah, Olivia Rodrigo carries cheese in her bag, and that little wax-covered wheel says a lot. It’s weird, it’s charming, it’s personal, and it’s Olivia. Whether she’s belting heartbreak anthems or getting real about reproductive rights, she always brings a little bit of herself wherever she goes, sometimes in the form of dairy.
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