Olivia Rodrigo surprises Jimmy Kimmel’s kids on the school run

Playing the celebrity game is simple. Get a point if you can identify a celebrity. You will have more points in your bag the brighter the star.

Olivia Rodrigo gave Jimmy Kimmel a lot of points for being a great dad in the eyes of his children.

They might not know it yet, but Jimmy Kimmel’s kids won the celebrity game during a school drop-off one morning when they spotted Olivia Rodrigo on the side of the road, and the “Good 4 U” star got in the car.

The moment was, naturally, caught on camera for Kimmel’s late night show, airing Tuesday night, Oct. 24.

Rodrigo pretended to be a hitchhiker and held out his thumb to give the kids the surprise of their young lives when she managed to get a ride.

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“You know Olivia, we listen to your music on the way to school every day,” Kimmel remarks to his passengers, Jane, age nine, and Billy, age six, who are sitting in the back and are completely enthralled with the actress.

While both kids appeared to be shocked, Rodrigo did a good job of warming them up as she asked Jane what her favorite one of her songs was.

“Um, I really like ‘Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl,'” Jane shared.

The triple Grammy Award winner, three-time Billboard Hot 100 leader, and two-time Billboard 200 champ stopped by to talk house hunting, her fear of ghosts, and the contents of her bag of “President Biden goodies.”

Fame is tricky, even for Rodrigo’s folks. Her dad “brags to his co-workers” about Olivia’s success, her mom is “modest and shy” and she’s “very coy” when asked about her daughter.