TikTok star Charli D’Amelio reflects on her fame: ‘Sometimes I feel like I’m still 15 years old’

Charli D’Amelio has been busy this year.The TikTok star, 19, dropped a collection with her fashion line in January, attended the Grammys in February, hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in March, went to Coachella in April, and walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival amfAR Gala in May. To close out June, she celebrated the launch of Tamagotchi Uni, a revamped, Wi-Fi-enabled version of the popular ‘90s toy. Chatting with D’Amelio, it’s easy to forget that she is one of the most famous teenagers in the world. She’s friendly, soft-spoken and easy to talk to. Online, though, she’s the second-most followed creator on TikTok, with an audience of over 150 million followers. D’Amelio's meteoric rise to stardom is now a familiar story. In 2019, when she was only 15, she began posting dance videos on TikTok. Her talent and perceived relatability quickly gained her hundreds of thousands of followers on the fledgling social media app. D’Amelio was one of the first influencers to b...