American singer Pink has shocked her fans by announcing her departure from X (formerly Twitter) shortly after arriving in Australia for her Summer Carnival tour.
The 44-year-old made the surprising announcement in two separate tweets on Tuesday night, although one of the tweets was later deleted.
“Have you ever been at a party with a bunch of salty old people that never realised their dreams?” one tweet read.
“Where the liquor ran dry ages ago, there’s no music — no one’s dancing — you would’ve had more fun at home with your blind cat?
“That’s twitter these days — or whatever it’s called now. Byeeeeeeeeeee
A minute later, she posted and then erased a follow-up message.
“This account will self destruct in two minutes. Do it!!!!” the message read.
Despite Pink’s announcement of quitting X (formerly Twitter), her account remained active as of Wednesday morning, although no further messages were posted.
Pink is known for addressing online trolls and critics, leading some to speculate that she may have been subjected to excessive trolling. Nevertheless, fans expressed their desire for her to continue using X.
“You got toooooooo thick of skin to let this stuff eat at you Alicia (sic),” one fan wrote (Pink’s real name is Alecia Moore).
“Be you, stop giving in, you have 1,000s of fans here that love and support you.”
Another wrote: “Don’t break my achy breaky heart!”
Since joining Twitter in 2009, the singer of “Who Knew” has amassed over 30.7 million followers on the platform, along with 10.6 million followers on Instagram.
Fans appreciate her relatable posts, which provide glimpses into her daily life, touring challenges while balancing family life, as well as her views on parenting and politics.
Recently she hit back at a troll who told her she had “got old”.
“Yes, although I don’t feel old, and I still get to wear a leotard to work, growing older is actually my first ‘grateful’ every day,” she wrote back.
“What a blessing to have life, years.
“To be this strong, to be able to still p*** off complete strangers just by existing.
“F*** yeah, times 44!”
Pink and her family were sighted on Tuesday in Bondi, Sydney.
The celebrity posted photos on Instagram with a statement professing her love for Australia.
“Bondi Beach it’s been too long!!!!!!! Bills was delicious, too❤️,” she said, referring to Bills cafe.
“Soooooooo happy to be back on this side of the world!
“Thank you beautiful Australia for being our home away from home.
“Kids are stoked 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽.”
Pink is currently in Australia with her daughters Willow and Jameson, as well as her husband Carey Hart.
The photos of the family enjoying Bondi Beach come as the pair is claimed to be “seriously considering” relocating the family to Australia.
“It’s not only somewhere she’s been a lot, but it’s her favourite place in the world and she has a huge fan base there as well,” a source told US Weekly.
The family reportedly has a “ton of connections and friends” in the country and finds life “so peaceful”.
“Pink believes she and her family would have an amazing life out there,” the source said.
“Pink and Carey would love to live in the countryside away from the city so that their kids can still have plenty of space to ride their dirt bikes and play.”