OF all my teenage phases, my stint as a 5 Seconds of Summer mega-fan is by far the most embarrassing. After stumbling across the melancholic black and white lyric video for the band’s song Amnesia in 2014, 13-year-old me was hooked.

It wasn’t long before I found myself immersed in an online community obsessed with these four Australian boys and willing to do anything to help further catapult them towards pop super-stardom. Powered by Tumblr and hormones, I talked, dreamt and thought about nothing else.

This level of dedication and devotion is nothing new - in fact my fangirl era was quite mild in comparison to the lengths to which some fans will go. However, what is new is the reaction of some celebrities to this ‘superfan’ behaviour. Most recently, American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan posted a statement on Instagram to voice her concerns about fans overstepping the mark.

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The artist’s comments have sparked debate and left fans divided. Some have branded the singer........

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