Chappell Roan reflects on religious upbringing: “I just couldn’t handle feeling ashamed anymore”

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Chappell Roan has opened up and reflected on her religious upbringing revealing “I just couldn’t handle feeling ashamed anymore.”Roan appeared as one of the three guests on the A Carpool Karaoke Christmas holiday special that was surprised released on Sunday (December 15) on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.For her segment, the ‘Red Wine Supernova’ singer was joined by Apple Music host Zane Lowe and her parents Kara and Dwight as they drove around her home state of Missouri.While on the drive, they all joined in on singing along to Roan’s ‘Pink Pony Club’ and Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’, which she recently performed alongside Sabrina Carpenter on A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter.

It was here that the singer took the time to reflect on her religious upbringing, revealing that it was something she found stifling.“I know for a lot of people, it’s actually very freeing.

For me it almost did the opposite, where I felt like I couldn’t be myself, that who I was was a sin and I was going to hell no matter how good of a person I was or how much I loved God, for being gay.

And I just couldn’t handle feeling ashamed anymore,” Roan shared.Chappell Roan brought her mom and dad for A Carpool Karaoke Christmas in Missouri.