Rosalía is opening up about dating in the public eye and the pressure that comes along with it.
The Spanish pop and Flamenco singer is the latest cover star for Elle magazine‘s September issue. During the interview, she opened up about what it’s like working with her ex, transgender model and actor, Hunter Schafer, and the societal pressure to identify her sexuality to the world.
Rosalía and Hunter dated briefly in 2019, but their romance has stayed on fans’ minds ever since. Hunter confirmed they dated for five months in a 2024 GQ interview.
After their split, she went on to date Puerto Rican singer and dancer Rauw Alejandro for three years, from 2020 to 2023. The couple announced their engagement in March 2023, but called it off and ended their relationship in July 2023. But there’s no bad blood between Rosalía and her exes, in fact, she respects the lessons each relationship brought to her life — “I feel grateful to each person with whom life has made me find myself,” she told Elle.
But since then, Rosalía has been asked to put a label on her sexuality, but she told Elle she doesn’t feel the need to do so. “No, I do not pressure myself,” she told the outlet. “I think of freedom. That’s what guides me.”
Hunter and Rosalía have remained friends throughout the years, with Hunter describing her as “family no matter what.” And now they’re reaching a new milestone in their relationship: costars. Rosalía joined the cast of Euphoria for their highly delayed, yet equally anticipated, third season. Filming began earlier this year.
The series writer, director, and producer Sam Levinson gave the “BIZCOCHITO” singer free reign to shape her character the way she saw fit. “I love unleashing her on a scene,” he told Elle. “I let her play with the words, the emotions, in English and Spanish. I never want to tell her what to do first, because her natural instincts are so fascinating, charismatic, and funny. Every scene we shoot, I’m behind the camera smiling.”
To which Rosalía added that she loves being “in service of the emotion, in service of an idea, in service of something that is much grander than me.” Although she wasn’t able to share many details about her role, she has been having fun on set, running into Hunter, and building a rapport with series stars Zendaya and Alexa Demie. “I have good friends there. It feels really nice to be able to find each other.”
Season 3 is aiming for a 2026 release, and after waiting so long, I’m excited to see Rosalía and the cast back on my screen for what’s rumored to be the final season of the series.
Love to see celebs dictate the rules for their life, instead of allowing society to do it for them! You can learn more about Rosalía by reading her full interview here.