Followers have been ready for the fifth and last season of You, top-of-the-line exhibits on Netflix, and it’s now near dropping amid the 2025 TV schedule. Penn Badgley’s Joe Goldberg is about to return for his final hurrah in April, and Cardi B is among the many who’s excited. That shouldn’t come as a lot of a shock to those that are conscious of the rapper’s fandom. It’s her huge degree of adoration for the present that’s precipitated her to be linked to Badgley. Now, it appears a social media person chronicled that saga – minute particulars and all.
Some should discover it considerably humorous or random that the Gossip Lady alum and the “WAP” performer would change into quick buddies. However their bond really happened fairly naturally, should you can consider it. Per @cardibchartdata, this began in earnest in 2019 whereas You’s main man was selling the second season of the present. Whereas relating the state of social media to Joe’s exploits on the hit drama sequence, the star shouted out Cardi B (by way of a video posted by @myxglobal on X) for having such an “genuine” relationship along with her followers.
In 2021, the Grammy-winning rapper caught wind of the truth that Penn Badgley knew simply who she was and enthusiastically posted about it on X. Take a look at the humorously enthusiastic manner she responded:
OOOOMMFFFGGGGGG HE KNOWS ME !!!😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱OMMMGGGG!!!!!!Yoooo like I’m well-known well-known https://t.co/Z7MFQc2t2iOctober 17, 2021
That publish was retweeted by the veteran actor himself, who expressed his feeling of starstruck with a quick message. On prime of that, the 2 stars additionally modified their respective profile pics on X (then often known as Twitter) to snapshots of one another. All in all, the gestures and exchanges alone are extremely candy, however there’s extra to the story, which is much more concerned than I’d even realized.
Netflix Finally Entered The Chat As Properly
What helped legitimize the unlikely, however pretty, Badgley/Cardi friendship was the eventual response from the service that homes You. Contemplating how a lot Netflix subscription holders appeared to be having fun with the back-and-forth between the 2 stars and precipitated it to pattern on Twitter, it was in all probability a provided that the streamer would take discover. Forward of Season 4, the streamer made a word in its Twitter bio in help of Cardi showing on the present. Badgley additionally gifted the songstress some candy gear and an eerie letter from “Joe”:
How Joe discovered my new home adress ?😳😳 pic.twitter.com/1FFy43tvWvNovember 5, 2021
Following all of that, each Penn Badgley and Cardi B addressed their newfound hyperlink in separate interviews. Badgley appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! in 2021, and he lauded Cardi and expressed his hope for her to seem on the present. Additionally, whereas talking with 106.7 FM Los Angeles, the “Bongos” performer additionally spoke about her love for Badgley and, when requested about guest-starring on the sequence, she merely stated she’d like to “kill” somebody.
How Cardi B Was Nodded To In Season 4 And The place Issues Stand With Season 5
Sadly, when the fourth season arrived, the Hustlers alum didn’t make an look. Nonetheless, her hit track, “I Like It,” was added to the season premiere, because it performs over a scene that sees Joe dismembering a physique. So, despite the fact that the rapper doesn’t really seem, her presence remains to be felt.
So, with the fifth season on the way in which, some might ponder whether Cardi B would possibly really present up amid the present’s last episodes. That continues to be to be seen however, as famous by @cardibchartdata, the starlet was recruited by Netflix to movie a response to the brand new You trailer. Test it out:
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Initially, God bless @cardibchartdata for making the trouble to piece collectively the friendship between Penn Badgley and Cardi B. What their connection speaks to is the ability of social media and optimistic fandom. I additionally admire the truth that Cardi isn’t afraid to get enthusiastic about different actors (as was the case when she fangirled over Robert Pattinson). One can solely hope the fan-favorite musical artist seems alongside Badgley throughout Season 6 and, if not, I simply hope this kinship endures for years to return.
You Season 5 lastly drops April 24 as a part of the 2025 Netflix schedule. Whilst you look forward to it, you may put together your self for Joe’s send-off by streaming the primary 4 seasons now.