Lana Del Rey Addresses Those Viral Waffle House Photos

Table Of Content

• Here’s every song on ‘The Fall Guy’ soundtrack
• Lana Del Rey finally explains the great Waffle House mystery
• Starbucks is facing a class-action lawsuit claiming its fruit refreshers contain no fruit
• Here’s Why Lana Del Rey Worked a Shift at an Alabama Waffle House
• Lana Del Ray Reveals Why She Was Working at Waffle House in Viral Photo
• Lance Bass teases Justin Timberlake with ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ meme, an NSYNC fan favorite

According to her website, she does not have any performances in the southern states, and her calendar doesn’t list any upcoming concerts until her co-headlining spot on the final day of Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival in August. But Del Rey knows better than most that money is the anthem of success and even six Grammy nominations won’t stop you from being put to work. And an empty cup,” she said, clarifying that the cup was “for dip” (chewing tobacco).

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The singer is known for her soaring vocals and melodies that have won her millions of fans. In a comment, she posted two photos of Del Rey also working at the Waffle House, writing, "She’s so unserious 😭," garnering over 1,400 likes in the same span of time. She also posted a close-up photo of Del Rey's name badge (shown below). In recent days, Del Rey has also been spotted at several other places in Alabama, including downtown Florence and a nail salon in Birmingham. "I just told her how much I loved her music and her work in general. She was super lovely and incredibly nice." Lana Del Rey has left fans puzzled after she was spotted working a shift at a Waffle House in Florence, Alabama, on Thursday.

Lana Del Rey finally explains the great Waffle House mystery

The line "You're born in December and I'm born in June" is unchanged from the original version of the song, and is one reason fans have suspected the track to be about Larkin, whose birthday is Dec. 7. Fans were angered by Lana's statement, which they considered anti-feminist as they argued a feminist shouldn't be singing songs that praise abuse or about being submissive in relationships. Many of her fans even described the singer as problematic and said they'd "lost respect for her." Critics said the singer lacked authenticity because of how she quickly changed everything about herself so that she could become loved by the masses. Later, when the likes of Cardi B and Nicki Minaj became popular for sexualizing their art, Lana said she would like to go back to singing the way she wanted without being crucified. The "Young and Beautiful" singer has been trolled because of her weight gain, but in the past, she was at the center of controversy due to her statements and actions that had some of her fans criticizing her.

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Lana Del Rey Explains Viral Waffle House Photos.

Posted: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

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“This guy, a regular, comes in every day and orders two things, so they were like, ‘Just go get it for him! And an empty cup,” that she explained was used as a spittoon for chewing tobacco. The manager of the Waffle House posted a short clip of the “Summertime Sadness” singer to Facebook in July. A fan account also shared some snaps of the singer preparing coffee and posing with fans to Instagram. As it turns out, O’connell said, is that Del Rey simply has family ties in the small town (pop. 40,000), is good at making fast friends and just loves hanging at diners. And an empty cup,” she said, miming that the second cup was for the man’s tobacco spit juice.

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"She was there, wearing a uniform and everything," said one fan who met the singer at the restaurant. Appearance came a month after Del Rey released her new album, titled Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Friend and fan Taylor Swift called the new music "extraordinary" when she gave Del Rey a shout-out during a Las Vegas Eras Tour stop in March. One fan posted a selfie with the singer at the Waffle House on Facebook, along with a signed copy of the singer's poetry book, “Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass." Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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Here's Why Lana Del Rey Was Working at a Waffle House.

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Another Instagram post from the same fan account showed a series of photos of the singer in waitress mode — in one she reached for a coffee pot, while another showed her speaking to fans sitting in the restaurant. Del Rey also posed with two fans in other pics, grinning as her custom Waffle House name tag popped in the pictures. “Had so much fun with  Lana Del Rey, she is so humble , funny and such a  good sport!! ” Tuttle wrote on Facebook, posting pictures and video on July 20. In the post, Del Rey can be seen pouring coffee in uniform, complete with a name tag that says “Lana,” chatting with customers and speaking with her brother, Charlie Grant, who is also seated at the restaurant, though not in uniform.

Also this week, Kraft hopped on the recall train for 83,000 boxes of its cheese Singles due to a potential choking hazard. Starbucks is also facing some heat—in the court of law—for allegedly misrepresenting the fruit content of its Refreshers, said content apparently being zero. “The music she’ll write about the line cook will bring a tear to your eye,” tweeted yet another fan. The Hollywood Reporter story also notes that Del Rey has “family ties” to the small town and the ability to make fast friends.

With her recent appearance while working at an Alabama restaurant, the singer seems to still be making headlines even after her retirement from social media. She was spotted working as a waitress in a Waffle House in Alabama, serving coffee and taking orders from customers at the restaurant chain. Later that day, Twitter[2][3] pages @PopCrave and @PopBase reposted the video, garnering over 220,000 likes and 132,000 likes in five days. It was also reported that day by the Lanaland Facebook[4] page, garnering over 14,000 shares and 39,000 reactions and the Pubity Instagram[5] page two days later, garnering over 1.2 million likes in a similar timeframe.

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In July, Lana Del Rey was spotted appearing to work at Waffle House, uniform and all. Naturally, the internet went berserk, flooding Twitter with memes and wondering why the acclaimed singer-songwriter, whose debut album just charted for a historic 500th week on the Billboard 200, would pick up an extra job. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Sept. 20, the Grammy nominee addressed those viral photos and footage of her working at the diner in Florence, Ala., explaining how the brief gig came about. The singer’s Waffle House visit went viral after the restaurant’s manager posted a short video clip to Facebook. Selfies fans who’d recognized Del Rey had taken also hit socials.

In the before pictures, the singer was slim, but in the after pictures, she had added a few pounds. The account that originally shared the pictures was deleted, but they have since been reshared by another Twitter account, @ChampagneCheri9. This isn't the first time Lana has been a target online, as she was once cruelly trolled by a few people defending her. Lizzy's unsuccessful songs, appearances, and album were scrubbed from the internet. Their existence was replaced with Lana's appearance on major talk shows, songs that topped charts, and albums that crept to top numbers on pre-sales alone. It's possible that the visit could be linked to a song from her new album, "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd."

On September 20th, 2023, Lana Del Ray spoke about the Waffle House incident in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in which she recounted the experience. According to her, Lana was there for several hours with her brother and sister just Chilling when the restaurant staff asked if they wanted to have some Waffle House branded shirts and nametags. After excitedly agreeing, a customer came in and the staff asked Del Rey if she could get him a cup and a coke, which she agreed to, resulting in the viral moment being captured unbeknownst to her.

Lana never apologized for her statements, instead, she tried to defend them and ended up losing more fans and supporters who said the singer just couldn't own up to her mistakes and learn from them. Lana first faced criticism when she changed her stage name together with her appearance. They speculated that Lana has had collagen injections or even plastic surgery. The user who shared the pictures captioned it, "Good god, she went from being 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream into being a whole bucket, yummers." A user quote-retweeted the pictures and wrote, "Lana getting fat is still worse than 9/11."

Earlier this week, Del Rey was seen autographing a fan’s arm in permanent marker, telling the fan, “Don’t ever do that,” in reference to people getting tattoos of her name, according to video and photos of the brief encounter. Despite her surprising appearance at the Waffle House, no one is sure why she’s in Florence, Alabama in the first place. AL.com contacted the two major recording studios in the area, FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound, and learned that she had not booked any sessions at either of them.

Other fans didn't appreciate Lana naming other female artists in her statement just to make a point. They felt like the singer was pulling other female musicians into her drama. One person said Lana was mad because these singers were topping the charts, and she wasn't. However, Lana dismissed these claims in an interview as she said she just looked pouty while singing and had done nothing at all to her body.

Back in July, videos and photos emerged of Del Rey sporting a Waffle House uniform — complete with a hastily-assembled LANA name tag — chatting with customers and her temporary co-workers, and even serving up a few dishes. It was, for lack of a more imaginative, let alone fitting term, iconic. It’s arguably up there on the unexpected-yet-relatable matrix with the time she showed up to the Grammys in a dress she bought at Dillard’s. The singer was dressed in the company's blue uniform, with a yellow name badge on the shirt. She looked busy taking orders behind the counter and stepped away from it to wait on tables.