Lana Del Rey Reveals Exactly How Those Viral Waffle House Photos Came To Be

Lana Del Rey Reveals Exactly How Those Viral Waffle House Photos Came To Be

— Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesIn July, Lana Del Rey was spotted, appearing to work at Waffle House, uniform and all. Naturally, the internet went berserk, flooding Twitter with memes and wondering why the acclaimed singer-songwriter whose debut album just charted for a historic 500th week on the Billboard 200 would pick up an extra job. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Sept. 20, the Grammy nominee…

Two months ago, an eye-catching video by Lana Del Rey (38) made the rounds on social media. The viral footage showed the singer working at a waffle house, all dressed up in uniform with a name tag. After intense speculation among fans about a possible publicity stunt to promote her new tour, Del Rey now explains everything in an interview with “The Hollywood Reporter.”

Lana Del Rey Finally Explains Working at Waffle House: 'Wish My Album Had Gone as Viral'

After video and photos of Lana Del Rey wearing a Waffle House uniform and seemingly working a shift two months ago went viral, fan speculation as to what exactly she was doing went wild with theories from filming a music video to her legitimately picking up a side hustle.

Lana Del Rey Clarifies Viral Waffle House Video, Says She Wished Her Album Became As Viral

Pop singer Lana Del Rey has addressed a viral moment that depicted her as an employee at the Waffle House. Addressing the viral video, she jokingly said that she wished her album could go viral. When asked if she was surprised such a harmless thing generated so much attention, Lana joked that she wished the same things had happened to her album. She laughingly said: “I wish my album had gone as viral. I woke up to, like, 10,000 texts the next mo…