29 Shocking Truths About Influencers When No One’s Watching Revealed

I know 2 and they’re very different. First girl is what you would expect: edits her photos to no end and doesn’t look much like what she looks like irl. She’s a pretty girl but she’s the girl next door type and less Insta baddie. She posts b**t and bikini pics. Her following is primarily men. The 2nd girl does social media professionally and I work with her. She does a lot of body positivity, fashion, and parenthood type of content. She’s super down to earth and SO stylish. She’s worked for some pretty notable plus size fashion startups. There’s obviously a big difference in the level of professionalism. I would say the first girl is a hobbyist that got lucky and subsequently obsessed with the idea of being an influencer. The second girl has a proven track record of growth and can take anyone’s platform and grow it, not just her own.

ArtyFeasting Report

Online she’s really upbeat and ‘honest’ about the ups and downs of working with horses and competing at a high level. In real life she’s a whiny, spoilt brat who’s parents pay for absolutely everything and is well known for having tantrums when she doesn’t get placed at a competition.

kristalle21 , Jean Alves Report

I know someone who acts like a champion for minority rights, BLM, empowering women etc in their professional field. I kind of regret not saving the pictures of her in her MAGA hat.

User , Polina Zimmerman Report

I worked for a “girl boss” influencer who had her own beauty brand. While she was nice (sometimes) she also was a horrible boss. Low pay, no benefits. She made me drive her to a different city for a business meeting one time in her car (so she wouldn’t have to pay me for gas) even though I told her I was uncomfortable with the idea. After a super long day she made sure I drove her after to get sea food so she could eat, but she didn’t offer to get me food so I ended up asking her if it was ok if I stopped at mc donalds… I worked in marketing but she was treating me like her personal assistant or something. Also, when my coworker got pregnant she refused to pay maternity leave even though she is a mother herself… so much for being a feminist “girl boss”. Needless to say, she was very much different than the person she portrayed online. Edit: Since this post got popular I will add more stories for your entertainment: – she hires a lot of family to work for her but pays them less than she payed me. I got $ 13/hr so go figure. One of her family couldn’t make ends meet so he eventually had to start driving Uber on the side. Meanwhile she buys herself an excess of Gucci, Chanel, you get the picture. 🙃 – more than a few people have made a scene when they quit because she has pushed so many people to the edge.. I don’t blame them – called a big meeting that everyone was confused about to say “if you want to quit the doors right there” and accused people of “gossiping” instead of looking at her actions to see why people were so unhappy. Also tone deaf because not all of us make CEO money so we can’t just quit our job when we feel like it. – didn’t pay people during the pandemic. Refused to let people work from home because she doesn’t trust people working on stuff on their personal computers. ( unless it’s 2am on Black Friday and you’re working overtime but not getting paid🙄) eventually when she realized she needed people to work, she only payed half of the already low pay. Also, she wrote a book about being a “boss” which is laughable.

tehsmittenkitten , Polina Zimmerman Report

Jesus, she is antisocial and always always on her phone. She won’t put her phone down at the dinner table because if she doesn’t comment on other influencers’ instagrams (with at least three words) then she will lose followers and stop getting free stuff. She’s a yoga influencer and says her followers are dumb and easy to manipulate. (I really hope my brother breaks up with her)

mermaidhairdontcare , ROMAN ODINTSOV Report

Much different. While she is very friendly in person, her personality has always been vapid and unreliable. She is the kind of girl to commit to plans and then not show up if something better comes along. She often travels on extravagant trips and posts photos of herself, as if she travels alone and pays for her vacations. In reality, there is almost always a much older sugar daddy who paid for the trip and is with her. She is very realistic about her body though, which i appreciate. Obviously she is a gorgeous young woman, but like us all, has her ‘imperfections.’ She never tries to hide this.

ardvarkandy , Nina Uhlikova Report

I’ve known a few as I often work with them in my career. They were mostly “mommy influencers” (with instagrams focused on their kids) and with the exception of one were all very friendly and on par with their online persona Example: they attended a conference my client threw and I was supposed to order them Ubers back to the hotel after. For one of them, I accidentally cancelled her Uber while she was in it so she ended up having to pay (it wasn’t cheap). She called me, I explained my mistake, and she was SUPER nice about it, said she’d pay, insisted I don’t need to mention this to anyone which I would’ve had to do to reimburse her. Said it wasn’t a big deal and she’d rather not I get in any trouble after an exhausting day. That’s honestly how most of them were. The only exception mentioned above was this very wealthy woman who acted so nice, was a great speaker, people always commented on how sweet she was, but IRL a total diva and exhausting to work with. I also had a boss who was an influencer, repping a big car brand. One of the kindest people I’ve ever met. Her insta was different from her persona, just because it was a lot more cool/[attractive] than she presented in real life. At work she was a total sweetheart, very down to earth and helpful to everyone, never giving the impression she was trying to be cool. I definitely felt her insta presence was an act but [to be honest] I liked the real her much better. So overall, my experience with influencers has been positive. I think people gravitate towards kindness, and having a genuinely good heart helps getting followers.

zouss , CoWomen Report

One of my mutual friends has over 1 million followers, I went to high school with her and I’m still in the same circle as her. She has always been super nice and down to earth, her videos reflect that as she mostly just dances and does challenges. She has had relative Instagram fame since high school but she has always been super humble.

anon , Yuri Catalano Report

My friend is a small scale model and influencer, but he doesn’t like to call himself that because of the negative stigma. Online, he’s this cool skinny boy with boney hands and a sharp jawline. Irl, he is an absolute idiot with insane levels of anxiety. He’s also a total edgelord but we can all laugh about it. When he’s around, he’s kind of the main character, but no one minds taking pictures or tagging him in stuff. It makes him happy, and he’s nice. We also play D&D together where he’s an even bigger idiot than in everyday life.

skorletun Report

Know two local ones in my area. One is horribly narcissistic and has portrays the cool decor girl with the great family vibe, but has been cheating on her husband on and off for the past five years. It was her boss, they both lost their jobs over it, partners knew, rekindled again. Has had to have both kids paternity tested. The other was famous back in the day, is still going with kids and preaches about her “holistic and vegan” lifestyle. Girl eats meat, cheese you name it. Lives complete opposite of the life she portrays. So fake.

thatbrunettegirl10 , User Report

My sister is kinda an influencer in a very niche market. She makes religious items on Etsy, and she is very popular on IG so she is always posting, planning posts, does paid posts to promote other people/products, and she designs all her stuff on etsy so she posts some of her designs. She has also had personal situations (related to being the victim of abuse, and related to her children) that she is also very open about on the account. How much does she differ? In my opinion, she spins everything a lot for her persona and isn’t fully honest. She acts like she was an independent woman all on her own when getting back on her feet, but the reality is my parents helped her a ton financially, legally, and emotionally. The issue with it is mostly that she hasn’t recognized her own privilege or given my parents the credit they deserve for how much they have supported her over the years. She also leans a lot on her religion, rather than, again, recognizing the support and involvement of those who care about her of the years. I also feel like she like to only show the “pretty flaws” of being a mother or survivor, and it comes off extremely disingenuous to me. I am a survivor of a different type of abuse (hers was physical/emotional, mine was only emotional. She is NOT aware of my own experiences) and I feel like she has used it as a talking point without fully getting herself the help that she needs, and without calling proper attention to helping others in these situations. She has the attitude of “stop being a victim and be a woman” and I just think it is damaging to other survivors, not actually realistic, and just a mask she wears at the end of the day.

anon , taryn fry Report

She is a bit rude to bartenders and wait staff. She has a lovey- mom image, and it seems she really is devoted at home, but snapping her fingers and giving orders to wait staff is embarrassing to watch. I tipped way extra. And I declined her third invite to hang out. Edit: I don’t know if influencer is the right word. She is a country music superstar, has been for years.

notmissingone , Engin Akyurt Report

my sister is an influencer and quite honestly shes become an entire different person..her online persona became her real life

haybails4 , Kaique Rocha Report

She’s kind of lying about how well she eats-her whole thing is eating well, no alcohol, taking care of yourself, vegan, crystals, meditating, chasing that MONEY HUNNY …when pre-pandemic I’ve seen her at the local pub eating chicken nuggets with a super sugary margarita.

anon , Jane Doan Report

I met this guy who was really well known amongst a fandom, online he was super confident and said a lot of rash things. In person, I didn’t even recognize him. He was so quiet and insecure.

anon , furkanfdemir Report

She works SO hard in her Instagram captions/persona to come across as a caring, vulnerable, victimized woman. While she has absolutely had her struggles in life, she is not even close to caring/vulnerable. Most of the stuff she says never even happened to her, though not ALL of it is lies. She does not care about anyone who cannot further her social media following, get her invited places, and into the right networks, etc. Who she pays attention to is a revolving door based on what you can offer her. Most of our friends completely have unfollowed and cut her off because she is just not the kind of person (and not a KIND person) that you want in your life.

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