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Lifestyle influencer Katylee Bailey was scrutinised over her recent TikTok video of owning her own home in the UK at age 21. As the housing crisis continues to have a negative effect on thousands, if not millions of people around the UK, those who are in full-time jobs and work extra hours are still unable to afford to pay off their mortgage or pay their rent.
Homeowner at age 21
Although many people were proud of Katylee’s achievements of owning a home mortgage-free, others felt differently about her celebration video. In the video, Katylee is seen holding a bottle filled with confetti, telling her followers in the caption that this was the biggest achievement of my life.
@k4tyl33 BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF MY LIFE😍😍😍😍😍 HERES TO MY NEW CHAPTER🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂
♬ Everybody want to know – pryme
Comments on the Video
The video currently has over 357K likes, and 3386 comments saying ‘Lucky you here I am paying 2 grand in rent every month because I am not eligible for a mortgage despite working 40 hours a week 😳’ and ‘work full time in care and have 25 years left on my mortgage 😳 shows the difference in industries pay.’ There are however others who praised Katylee:
Video Response from Katylee
After reading the comments on her celebration video, Katylee uploaded another video, this time in tears. The influencer apologised for uploading a video, celebrating her achievements whilst others were struggling to afford the smallest things or knowing they had years to pay off their finances. She expressed how she feels “lucky” and “grateful” for where she is and what she has been able to do but understands what other’s are going through.
@k4tyl33 …🤍
♬ original sound – Katylee Bailey
It’s a full-time job
Many people are still adapting to and understanding the world of influencer marketing. Becoming an influencer reaps many benefits, however, there are also downfalls with people online and who work many hours not realising the time and effort that influencers put into their job. Without online creators, there would be no entertaining or informative content to watch. As well as the “glitz and glam” is hard work, rejections, and public negativity with online trolling or comparison to others.
Read how these 3 influencers deal with cyberbullying: https://itp.live/news/social-media/how-5-influencers-deal-with-cyberbullies
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