Here's An Explainer On Meghan Trainor And Chris Olsen's Relationship, In Case You're Also Curious Why They Post So Much Together
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You may have noticed that TikToker Chris Olsen and singer Meghan Trainor make a LOT of content together. Like, in the past week, 10 out of 12 of Chris's TikToks on his main account feature Meghan in some capacity. Hell, he's even credited as "icon and bestie" in the music video for Meghan's song "Mother."
So, how did this all come to be? What is the nature of their relationship? Why does this interest me, a simple moron scrolling slack-jawed through TikTok so much? All excellent questions, so let's dive in.
Let's begin with the start. Chris and Meghan met for the first time in April 2022, when he appeared on Meghan's podcast. You may have been under the impression that they knew each other for longer, based on this TikTok where Chris said that they'd been "best friends since childhood."
@chris THIS PHOTO ☠️ high school sweethearts honestly @meghantrainor #nantucket #highschool
♬ Title - Meghan Trainor
But, to be clear, the picture used was photoshopped. In August, Chris told Entertainment Tonight, "The first video we made together was pretending we were friends from childhood. We're not friends from childhood. We did fool the world doing that, but we will continue to say that we are because we think what a fun little joke that is." However, he said that their relationship was personal regardless, explaining, "We have really become so close. I love hanging out with her, she's one of my closest friends."
So, how did they actually cross paths? In November, when Chris and Meghan attended the AMAs together, he explained, "I posted her on my story one night, I was just in bed one night and said, 'Thinking about Meghan Trainor.' We started texting, and then I came over, and I did her podcast, and the rest is history."
Meghan herself then added, "He did like eight TikToks in my face, and I was like, 'We should do this more, we would crush.' And now, we do TikToks all the time."
But, a question still on your mind might be: Is Chris paid by Meghan? After all, he even poked fun at the speculation in a TikTok two days ago, joking, "Because I'm hired, as soon as we're done with our work, she stops speaking to me. She won't say a word. I'm actually not allowed to make eye contact once I clock out for the day."
@chris “OH MY GODDDD” @meghantrainor @ryan.trainor @workinonitpod #meghantrainor #podcast #workinonitpod #iamyourmother
♬ original sound - Chris Olsen
In fact, last June Meghan herself said, "We've officially hired Chris to help me with my TikToks. We paid him, like, please be on the team. He's on the payroll."
@notolsennchris NEW POD OUT NOW @Workin’ On It Podcast @Meghan Trainor @Ryan Trainor
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