{"id":2017615,"date":"2026-06-29T18:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017615"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:20:37","slug":"charli-xcx-goes-back-to-her-essex-roots-in-wink-wink-bts-mockumentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017615","title":{"rendered":"Charli xcx Goes Back to Her Essex Roots in \u201cWink Wink\u201d BTS Mockumentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"oVA page-475081182\">.page-475081182{&#8211;slot3:#d4edf4;&#8211;slot4:#00a3da;&#8211;slot6:#00a3da;&#8211;slot8:#d4edf4}<\/p>\n<div class=\"cCV\">\n<div class=\"sWr\">\n<div class=\"Jr2\">\n<div class=\"gsz CfR\">\n<div class=\"d0B\">\n<div class=\"vmZ oL7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/6\/29\/61e0e80d\/downreels_20260629_181255.jpg?w=414&amp;h=259&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=focalpoint&amp;fp-x=0.4975&amp;fp-y=0.5966&amp;dpr=2\" alt class=\"fpC EdX\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_-P\">\n<div class=\"rkd qoI\">\n<p class=\"QwJ\">Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ckc ZKF\">\n<h1 class=\"aVX doc O2p QZE\">Charli xcx Goes Back to Her Essex Roots in \u201cWink Wink\u201d BTS Mockumentary<\/h1>\n<div class=\"r87 y0Q\">\n<p>It\u2019s giving <em>The Simple Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mLI Q9a\">\n<address class=\"Fdy\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/profile\/sam-tracy-449803537\">Sam Tracy<\/a><\/address>\n<div class=\"DHw\">\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-06-29T18:20:37.392Z\">6 minutes ago<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"QVH\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tn6\">\n<div data-adroot=\"true\" class=\"AOL Afg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charli_xcx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"T3D\">Charli xcx<\/a> has ditched her brat-era moto boots for stilettos. She\u2019s swapped her waistlength waves for a glossy blowout. But no matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/entertainment\/charli-xcx-new-album-music-fashion-film\" class=\"T3D\">the era<\/a>, she is still a young girl from Essex.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off the release of her latest single, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BAp4q27hTOc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"T3D\">&#8220;Wink Wink,&#8221;<\/a> on Friday, Charli just dropped a tongue-in-cheek behind-the-scenes mockumentary from the set of its music video. Shot and narrated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loicprigent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"T3D\">Lo\u00efc Prigent<\/a>, the film follows the singer back to the Essex countryside, not far from where she grew up, as she reunites with longtime collaborator and director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aidanzamiri\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"T3D\">Aidan Zamiri<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Charli xcx&#8230;in Essex!&#8221; Prigent declares in his signature French lilt before Zamiri reflects, &#8220;This is actually roughly where Charli grew up, so it feels a little like we are going back to Charli&#8217;s roots.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR\">\n<div class=\"QYV\">\n<div class=\"uES fEt\">\n<div class=\"uT7\">\n<div class=\"FDO\">\n<div class=\"vmZ XJ- jWP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/6\/29\/022af8d3\/downreels_20260629_181455.jpg?w=374&amp;dpr=2\" alt class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"FDO\">\n<div class=\"vmZ XJ- jWP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/6\/29\/5eba40b5\/downreels_20260629_181458.jpg?w=374&amp;dpr=2\" alt class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yOD GLK\">\n<div class=\"ki0 kpP\">\n<div class=\"MNV\"><\/div>\n<p><label for=\"lightboxCheckbox-475085198\" class=\"QNb y8V St5\"><button aria-label=\"open lightbox\" class=\"kMc\"><\/button><\/label><\/div>\n<div class=\"C1C\">\n<div class=\"ZXG\">\n<div class=\"F6c\"><button class=\"ikQ VkL\"><\/button>1 \/ 2<button class=\"ikQ Olc\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LOc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"igl f5y\"><button class=\"ikQ Xfx\"><span class=\"Od1\">INFO<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"itG\">1 \/ 2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, returning home isn&#8217;t always glamorous. The mockumentary captures Charli trudging through a mud pit in heels, spinning on a playground roundabout, and suffering from an allergic reaction as she licks cream off strawberries in a field. &#8220;Is Aidan torturing you? You can wink twice,&#8221; Prigent teases. Charli playfully answers with a flurry of winks.<\/p>\n<p>Like any good Charli xcx production, the short film is packed with familiar faces. Longtime stylist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/fashion\/chris-horan-charli-xcx-stylist-interview\" class=\"T3D\">Chris Horan<\/a> also makes a cameo in the dressing room van, rounding out a delightfully self-aware peek behind one of Charli&#8217;s cheekiest music videos yet (pun intended).<\/p>\n<p>If nothing else, it&#8217;s proof that she&#8217;s willing to quite literally get down and dirty for the sake of art. Watch the full \u201cWink Wink\u201d mockumentary below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR vrU\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"BCT MJ1\">\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaLQxwZxW4s\" data-shortcode=\"DaLQxwZxW4s\" class=\"UyF\">\n<div class=\"yzx\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaLQxwZxW4s\" title=\"View on Instagram\" class=\"y9v GmH\"><i class=\"icx g9F\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"fX2 rhF jIS\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:block\" class=\"lqj TnP\">\n<div class=\"BMP\">\n<div class=\"oHL\">Style + Culture, delivered straight to your inbox.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wCn\">\n<div class=\"Yte yjy DSW\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"Ex8 qgj\"><span>Submit<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"uxm\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-0\">By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdg.com\/info\/terms-of-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdg.com\/info\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/newsletter\">Subscribe to our newsletter &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>.page-475081182{&#8211;slot3:#d4edf4;&#8211;slot4:#00a3da;&#8211;slot6:#00a3da;&#8211;slot8:#d4edf4} Entertainment Charli xcx Goes Back to Her Essex Roots in \u201cWink Wink\u201d BTS Mockumentary It\u2019s giving The Simple Life. by Sam Tracy 6 minutes ago Charli xcx has ditched her brat-era moto boots for stilettos. She\u2019s swapped her waistlength waves for a glossy blowout. But no matter the era, she is still a young [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,256],"class_list":["post-2017615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nylon-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2017615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2017615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2017615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2017615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}