"Shout out my gays": Charli XCX responds to Eastenders baby name tribute

The episode first aired last night (September 5)...

Charli XCX has praised BBC soap EastEnders after two of the show’s characters named their child after her in a recent episode.

The artist reposted a clip from last night’s show (September 5), on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption: “Shout out my gays in the writers room!”

In the clip, Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) and Ricky Mitchell (Frankie Day) reveal they have named their baby after Charli.

Lily’s mum, Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), asks what they’ve called the baby and Ricky says she’s called “Charli”, adding “after Charli XCX” to correct the mum who assumes the name was after her late uncle Charlie.

Many fans reacted with delight to the news with one writing: “I cannot believe we live in a world where Charli XCX has an #EastEnders character named after her.”

shout out my gays in the writers room! https://t.co/ghOer7fI9K
— Charli (@charli_xcx) September 5, 2023

Last month, Charli XCX took to X (Twitter) to respond to Aphex Twin using her face for live visuals during his performance at Field Day festival.

During the headline set at London’s Victoria Park on Saturday, the elusive producer used photos of XCX, the late pop producer SOPHIE, Dua Lipa, Stormzy and others with his face superimposed on them as part of his mind-bending visuals the show.

The pop singer tweeteds “I’ve officially made it” in response to a fan-captured footage of the moment. Fans quickly took to the comments section to share their reactions over the visuals. One user said: “History within History,” while a different user shared: “Aphex collab when?”

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