“What’s your sign?” isn’t just a question at parties anymore. Some of the most famous people in the world answer it on red carpets, in magazine interviews and on TikTok, and many of them clearly mean it.
Here are 14 public figures who have talked openly about astrology, from pop stars to presidents’ wives and queens. Every example links to the interview or report it comes from.
The pop stars
1. Dua Lipa, Leo. On the Waitrose podcast Dish, Dua Lipa explained that she doesn’t see a therapist, but she does have an astrologer (AOL). Before her May 2024 ELLE cover, the magazine’s resident astrologers, The AstroTwins, read her chart on camera: a Leo Sun with a Gemini rising and a Cancer Moon (Astrostyle).
2. Lana Del Rey, Cancer. For years, Lana believed she was a Gemini. In 2019 she corrected her birth time on Twitter and announced she was actually a Cancer (The FADER). She took it seriously: she later told Harper’s BAZAAR she threw out her gold Gemini pendants (Consequence).
3. Ariana Grande, Cancer. In a Vanity Fair lie-detector video with her Wicked co-star, Ariana said she’s “very interested” in astrology, but tries not to judge people by their sign, because every sign has many different kinds of people. She has also described astrology as a tool that helps us hear what we need to hear (People via AOL).
4. Cynthia Erivo, Capricorn. In the same video, Cynthia said she embodies Capricorn traits, and that she and Ariana are friends on the astrology app Co-Star. She admitted she didn’t study Ariana’s chart before filming, even though she wanted to (People via AOL).
5. SZA, Scorpio. In an Apple Music interview, SZA matched her songs to zodiac signs, and refused to give one to Cancer. Her verdict, delivered with a smile: “I don’t make Cancer music, respectfully” (PinkNews).
6. Cardi B, Libra. In 2022, Cardi posted a TikTok ranking zodiac signs as dating red flags, one by one. Sagittarius, the sign of her then-husband Offset, got a backhanded compliment for great taste in gifts. The video passed 4.7 million views (Narcity).
7. Lizzo, Taurus. During a Vanity Fair lie-detector test, Lizzo said she really loves being a Taurus, then reacted with horror when told her “real” sign under a different system might be Aries (Uproxx).
8. Megan Thee Stallion, Aquarius. At the 2023 MTV VMAs, Megan said she and Justin Timberlake ended up bonding over the fact that they’re both Aquarius, even though the music was too loud to hear each other well (iHeart).
The actors
9. Dakota Johnson, Libra. Asked about her sign by W magazine, Dakota said being a Libra “tracks.” Her example is very Libra: she gets stuck on small decisions, like where to eat (W Magazine).
10. Anya Taylor-Joy, Aries. Ahead of her 2024 ELLE cover, The AstroTwins found four Aries placements in her chart: Sun, Moon, Mars and Saturn. Anya, whose husband is also an Aries, said the reading left her feeling “very validated” (Astrostyle).
11. Emma Watson, Aries. On her 33rd birthday, Emma wrote on Instagram that she had become “well acquainted” with her Saturn return, the astrological transit around age 29 to 30 that’s said to bring big life changes (AOL).
12. Megan Fox, Taurus. Megan Fox is famously open about astrology, psychics and spirituality. Talking to GQ Style about her relationship with Machine Gun Kelly, she described their connection in cosmic terms, believing they weren’t meant to meet until the timing was right (Yahoo).
The royals and the White House
13. Queen Elizabeth I. Long before Co-Star, Elizabeth I asked her astrologer, John Dee, to choose the date of her coronation. He picked January 15, 1559, with the Sun in Aquarius, for a forward-looking reign (The Historians Magazine).
14. Nancy Reagan. In the 1980s, the First Lady quietly consulted San Francisco astrologer Joan Quigley about President Reagan’s schedule, especially after the 1981 assassination attempt. It became public only when a former chief of staff, Donald Regan, wrote about it in his memoir (The Paris Review).
Why it matters
Notice what these stories have in common. Almost none of them is about predicting the future. Ariana uses astrology to hear what she needs to hear. Dakota uses it to laugh at her own indecision. SZA and Cardi use it to joke about dating. Megan and Justin used it to break the ice at the loudest party of the year.
That’s exactly how most people use astrology today: as a shared language for talking about who we are and who we click with. You don’t have to believe in it to see why it works as a conversation starter.
It’s also why we built star signs and natal charts into compatibility on Whispa, next to a personality portrait for people who prefer a different lens. Curious how two charts are compared? Read our plain-English guide to synastry.
None of the people mentioned in this article are affiliated with Whispa. Zodiac signs are based on publicly reported birth dates.
