How Charli XCX became a certified queer icon

How Charli XCX became a certified queer icon

“For the longest time, I refused to admit that I love Charli XCX,” drag star and DJ Tete Bang tells PinkNews. She cringes as she recounts her experience of coming out as a Charli stan. “I just didn’t want to be a Charli XCX queer… the more iconic she became, I just couldn’t keep it any more.” When her career truly kicked off in 2012, then aged just 20, Charli XCX – born Charlotte Aitchison – was one of many upcoming indie pop artists vying for …