What just happened at Wembley Stadium was not normal. Dua Lipa—queen of abs, bangers, and looking like she was designed by an AI trained on Vogue covers—just pulled a mega stunt that left every Gen Z in the crowd screaming like their iPhones just got possessed by Beyoncé.
Picture this: It’s Saturday night. You’re at Wembley. Dua’s performing her Radical Optimism tour, and you’re emotionally unwell because she just did “Levitating” and made eye contact with your soul. Suddenly—BAM—Charli XCX literally spawns on stage like a glitch in the simulation and starts serving “360” like it’s a ritual sacrifice to the gods of pop. PEOPLE LOST LIMBS. Someone fainted. A Twink in the third row saw his future flash before his eyes.
This wasn’t just a collab. This was a full-on Main Character Cinematic Universe Crossover Moment™. Dua and Charli—aka the British Bratz dolls of hyperpop—reunited like long-lost Barbie dolls tossed in the same glittery toy bin.
If you’re somehow not obsessively online, here’s the tea: Dua (29, human perfection) and Charli (32, the internet’s chaos queen) go way back. They teamed up last year to remix “Talk Talk,” and ever since, their friendship has been giving sapphic fanfic energy (even though it’s not, but still… energy). In a recent Billboard chat, Dua got soft talking about Charli:
“I love her so much… she’s always been a really good friend of mine and been so supportive from day one,” Dua said, probably glowing like a crystal. “She deserves all the flowers. She’s worked her arse off… stuck to her guns… allowed herself to be creative in her own way.”
Okay Dua! We see you being emotionally articulate and supportive! Girlboss behavior.
Anyway, if you weren’t there, cry about it. The rest of us are still recovering from the pop-induced whiplash. Dua Lipa and Charli XCX just reminded the world that girlhood is power, pop is religion, and surprise guests are the new therapy.
#duaXCX #RadicalOptimismTour #ScreamingCryingThrowingUp
CHARLI AT DUA LIPA WEMBLEY pic.twitter.com/EBXScITJy3
— allypally (@allypallyxcx) June 21, 2025
