The Kid Laroi made history this week after becoming the youngest artist to top the Australian album chart with his single F*ck Love (Savage).
And it seems the rapper’s love life is going just as swimmingly as his music career, as the 17-year-old spoke on Wednesday about his unexpected romance with ‘the most beautiful girl on the world’, TikTok star Katarina Deme, 16.
He was being interviewed on KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O Show when radio host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson said: ‘I’ve got to say, your girlfriend Katarina. She’s probably the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen – it’s insane how beautiful she is.’
Loved-up: Hip-hop sensation The Kid Laroi, 17, has spoken about his unexpected romance with ‘the most beautiful girl on the world’, TikTok star Katarina Deme, 16. Pictured last month
The musician, whose real name is Charlton Howard, laughed and replied: ‘I agree!’
The Indigenous star added that he never expected to fall in love so young, but did so shortly after relocating from Sydney to Los Angeles, where Katarina is based.
‘We met through a mutual friend that I had when I came around here,’ he said.
‘Around the time that I met her, I just put out the whole F*k Love project and was not in the vibe of love.
‘But I guess… you can’t control some of that type of stuff. It was so ironic.’
Pretty: Radio host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson described model Katarina as ‘the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen’, and the young rapper wholeheartedly agreed
Unexpected: The Indigenous star told KIIS FM he never expected to fall in love so young, but did so shortly after relocating from Sydney to Los Angeles, where Katarina is based
Radio presenter Kyle Sandilands added: ‘Once again it’s proven that when you’re not looking, love comes along at the strangest time.’
‘100 per cent, I agree,’ Laroi replied.
Fans on social media are obsessed with the pair’s cute love story, and some have even dubbed them the new era’s Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
‘That must have been hard – [the] worldwide release of a huge project which will set you up for life, or the most beautiful woman in the world,’ Kyle said.
‘And you’ve chosen in the great Aussie way – to take both by the horns!’
Laroi and Katarina have shared several loved-up snaps of themselves on Instagram, with the first image being uploaded last month.
Alongside the photo of the pair cuddled up together, the rapper wrote: ‘I know I said f**k love but… @katarina.deme.’
Teenage icons: Fans on social media are obsessed with the pair’s cute love story, and some have even dubbed them the new era’s Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
Popular: At the age of 16, Katrina has accumulated more than 760,000 followers on TikTok, and almost 600,000 on Instagram
Love wins: ‘Around the time that I met her, I just put out the whole F*k Love project and was not in the vibe of love,’ said Laroi. ‘But I guess… you can’t control some of that type of stuff’
At the age of 16, Katrina has accumulated more than 760,000 followers on TikTok, and almost 600,000 on Instagram.
On Sunday, The Kid Laroi’s 2020 release F*ck Love (Savage) finally reached number one on the ARIA album chart, after steadily climbing for 28 weeks.
The teenager from Sydney’s Waterloo was overjoyed by his historic win, taking to Twitter to celebrate the milestone.
He tweeted: ‘#1 in my own country. Words cannot describe this feeling. Anybody who knows me, knows that where I’m from means everything to me. I’m more than blessed to have my country behind me, and I promise that I won’t let them down.
Falling hard: ‘I know I said f**k love but… @katarina.deme’ the musician captioned one of his photos
‘One of my biggest goals in this whole music s**t from the beginning has always been to show the rest of the world what Australia has to offer, and how much raw and unseen talent that we have. It’s not an overnight process, but I can feel it slowly happening.
‘And I’m taking this s**t all the way too. I love you so so so so much family. I cannot thank you enough. Australia to the world.’
F**k Love (Savage) has been certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling more than 35,000 units.
His debut album is also performing well in Britain and the U.S.
The rising hip-hop star has already collaborated with major artists, including OneFour, Machine Gun Kelly, Marshmello, and his late mentor Juice WRLD, who died in December 2019.
He rose to fame in 2018 at the age of 15 as a finalist in the Unearthed High competition for high school musicians by Australian radio station Triple J.
Kicking goals! Rapper The Kid Laroi made history as the youngest artist to top the Australian album charts with his single F*ck Love (Savage) on Sunday