Pop star Charli XCX revealed she wants to leave the music industry to focus on acting during a Feb. 22 appearance on Quen Blackwell’s YouTube series, “Feeding Starving Celebrities.”
When Blackwell asked the singer if she wanted to act more, Charli XCX replied, “yes, are you kidding? I want to quit music, babe, and act.”
The declaration came shortly after her 2024 album “Brat” won a Grammy in 2025 for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Page Six noted. When Blackwell pointed out her recent success, the artist responded, “What else is there to do?”
Charli XCX described her dream project as an “ultimate it-girl ‘Final Destination’” film, a concept she first shared in a May 2025 TikTok video. She told Blackwell the movie would feature her and other celebrities “running around being so hot, but being killed in the craziest ways.” The singer said she included Blackwell in the concept alongside Rachel Sennott, Alex Consani, Gabbriette and Romy Mars as potential cast members.
The singer recently appeared in “The Moment,” a mockumentary-style film released in January where she played a fictionalized version of herself. The movie follows her character as she navigates the demands of the music industry while preparing for a tour. Kylie Jenner, Kate Berlant and Alexander Skarsgård also starred in the film.
Charli XCX told Vanity Fair in an October 2025 interview that the film originated from pressure by her record label to create a documentary about her “Brat” album and tour.
“It’s not a tour documentary or a concert film in any way, but the seed of the idea was conceived from this idea of being pressured to make one,” she said. “It’s fiction, but it’s the realest depiction of the music industry that I’ve ever seen.”
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