Highlights
- Peppa Pig's playful "I don't know her" remark about Clairo quickly went viral
- Charli XCX jokingly defended her friend with a tongue-in-cheek text message
- Fans and fellow musician PinkPantheress joined the online conversation
It is not every day that a fictional children's character becomes part of one of music's biggest online talking points. But that is exactly what happened after Peppa Pig appeared to dismiss singer Clairo with a tongue-in-cheek "I don't know her" during a recent interview, setting off a wave of reactions across social media.
Among those joining the joke was Charli XCX, whose light-hearted response quickly became one of the internet's most shared moments.
Peppa Pig borrowed one of pop culture's most famous lines
The viral moment came during Pitchfork's Over/Under series, where Peppa Pig gave her opinions on a range of artists.
After praising acts including PinkPantheress and The Beatles, the animated character was asked about Clairo. Her reply, "I don't know her," echoed Mariah Carey's famous response when asked about Jennifer Lopez, with the accompanying look to the camera making the reference unmistakable.
The clip quickly spread online.
Charli XCX responded with a joke
Charli XCX wasted little time backing her longtime friend.
The singer sent Clairo a text message reading, "Let's f**k her up," alongside a screenshot of the viral clip. Clairo later posted the conversation on social media, turning a private joke into another viral moment.
The exchange prompted a flood of humorous reactions, with many fans posting pig and bacon memes while jokingly taking sides.
PinkPantheress, who had received praise from Peppa in the original interview, also showed support for Clairo, writing that the singer deserved more respect.
Clairo eventually stepped in to calm the growing online conversation, posting a light-hearted message asking fans to move on.
Charli XCX turns her attention back to music
Despite the unexpected attention surrounding the exchange, Charli XCX has not publicly expanded on the joke.
Instead, the singer has continued promoting her upcoming album, Music, Fashion, Film, which is due for release on July 24.
While the Peppa Pig exchange was never more than a playful social media moment, it once again showed how quickly an offhand joke can evolve into one of the internet's most talked-about pop culture stories.
