United Kingdom, June 18 -- Chappell Roan has admitted the backlash she faces has started to feel personal.

The Hot To Go hitmaker - whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz - has admitted while she never used to "give a f***" about criticism, that's changed since it appeared to be directed at her real self.

In a conversation for Interview Magazine, SZA asked Chappell if she "gave a f*** about the backlash".

She admitted: "I didn't, until people started hating me for me and not for my art.

"When it's not about my art anymore, it's like, 'They hate me because I'm Kayleigh, not because they hate the songs that I make. That's when it changed."

The Pink Pony Club pop star pointed out that fans only know her public persona rather than her ...