Nicholas Fearn, a 29-year-old student nurse from Neath, has amassed more than 176,000 followers on TikTok, where he is known as The Diva Supreme. His account documents his home, which is covered in leopard print from the walls to the carpets, and he often updates his followers when he buys his latest “leppy” items.
Fearn started posting about changing his home interior on TikTok in 2025, and it was then that his confidence grew. He was bullied for years growing up and felt he couldn't be himself. Now he uses his platform not only for leopard print but also to speak candidly about living with autism and ADHD.
From decorating to TikTok fame
It all began when Fearn and his partner started decorating their flat in 2025 and he decided to document their journey on TikTok. He said: “I started doing lives and home tours and it started from there really. I never expected that I would be where I am now.”
“I remember the first time going out into town I would be too scared, because I wouldn't want people coming up to me, whereas I'm used to it now and in a way that's helped with my confidence.”
As a former journalist, Fearn has always been open about his life, but now he wants to use his TikTok platform to raise awareness of issues like living with invisible illnesses and neurodiversity. He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at 14 and with ADHD in 2025.
Living with autism and ADHD
Fearn explained how his conditions relate to his obsession with leopard print: “It kind of does explain a lot as people with autism have very specific obsessions. I've always been like that but I think with having co-occurring conditions it's like a domino effect. I think with my autism you get obsessed with leopard print. Maybe the ADHD the impulsivity is like: 'I can't just have one leopard print – I've got to have all leopard print.' Mentally it can be draining.”
He reflected on his past struggles: “I think part of me, when I was first diagnosed, particularly as a teenager, I think I wanted to try to fit in but I was not very good at it because I still got bullied. Whereas I think now, as I approach my 30th birthday, I've got to the attitude of I don't give an F what other people think.”
Despite the support, he also faces hate online: “Even with TikTok I get a lot of support but I can get a lot of hate. People like: 'You're a man – why are you wearing leopard print? Why are you doing this?' It's my life – if it brings me happiness then I'm going to do what makes me happy.”
Social media's highs and lows
Fearn spoke about the need for content creators to be transparent about how difficult social media can be. He said: “I'm very open with the fact that I think there's smoke and mirrors with social media. I think that it's very powerful and it's been very amazing in giving me the confidence to be me and the confidence to go into nursing.”
“But then on the flip side you get a lot of trolling. It doesn't really affect me but you do get a lot of hate and that. So there's good things and there's bad things on social media and I think there’s a responsibility to say to people, if you were wanting to do social media or whatever, that it's not perfect – it can affect your mental health.”
After years of bullying at school, Fearn was often scared to walk around his hometown of Neath. After finishing his GCSEs, he went to college in Llanelli to avoid those who had picked on him. He said: “For years and years I wouldn't really go into Neath because there is a lot of trauma and the reality is I understand that a lot of people who were bullies have grown up, they've got kids, they're decent enough people and they might forget or whatever, but that trauma stays with you forever. At the same time I feel like now, as I've got older, I'm a lot more resilient, thick-skinned, and confident than I was when I was a teenager.”
Proud to represent Wales
Now Fearn enjoys visiting his local town centre, especially to look for new house finds and leopard print clothes in charity shops. He often gets recognised from TikTok when out and about. He said: “It is quite funny though because I think a lot of people recognise me around Neath because obviously I'm very open about the fact that I'm from Neath in my videos and I'm very proud as well to be flying the flag for Wales.”
“You do get some funny looks and that but at the same time, you know, I get people coming up to me like: 'Oh my God – I've seen you on TikTok' and asking for a photo. Again you get a lot of hate but you get a lot of admiration as well and I don't really care what other people think. I'm doing what I want to do and if people want to laugh then that's on them.”
Fearn found that TikTok gave him the confidence to be himself as he transformed into The Diva Supreme. He said: “I don't feel like I had that before. I think I tried to be someone who I wasn't and tried to fit myself in a box and it might make other people happy but it doesn't make you happy. Whereas now I don't care if some people might be giving me funny looks. I don't care. It's my life – you've got one life and if you live a life for someone else then who's living your life?”
“I've always been a bit of a diva but until I started creating videos it was maybe something I kept inside myself – I didn't really express it out loud to the world. It's really helped me improve my confidence to even just like dress how I wanted to. Within the last year I’ve really become more myself as a person. I've always maybe been a little diva but it just wasn't out to the world and now it's out to millions.”
Fearn has a supportive family and husband behind him. He said: “They're really supportive and they've always been like that. When I came out as gay when I was 18 they've always been like: 'As long as you're happy we’re happy.' They’ve always supported me with my autism. They know that I can get obsessed with things and they worry a bit sometimes like: 'What if you get fed up of leopard print and then you've spent all that money?'. So they do worry at the same time because they're parents.”
On his husband's feelings about the leopard print, he said: “I think he's very laid-back. I've lived here five years. We've only been together two years and there were a lot of ideas I wanted to do but obviously with my problems I’ve not been able to. But he started painting and decorating the flat and he's like: 'Well, I'll do it for you.' He's really supportive and understanding in general. Don't get me wrong – living with someone is not easy. I know that with my different conditions it's probably a challenge for him but he is very understanding.”
“That's kind of really how I started the TikTok – this flat that I've always wanted it to be a certain way is finally coming that way and I started the TikTok to chronicle that journey. I didn't create my TikTok because I wanted to be the Diva Supreme. I did it initially just to show off the interiors and because I'd seen other people doing it and I never thought that I would ever have a thousand followers, let alone 170,000 followers – it's mad.”
With his new-found confidence, Fearn has become the representation he felt he needed growing up. He said: “It's been a really good year and I'm very grateful for everyone who has supported me. I do get a lot of nice messages off people who are kind of like: 'You've helped me' from people who are autistic, people who are gay, and people who want to be themselves more in general or maybe in a similar situation to me.”
“I think this day and age there is a lot more understanding. You've got community, a lot of people and creators who are talking about it and stuff like that, which I think is important to use platforms like that. I think if you've got a platform I think you've got a responsibility to use it in the right way. I don't sit on a high horse being like: 'Yeah, I'm inspiring everyone.' But I do get a lot of people messaging me saying: 'Seeing you being yourself has seemed to help a lot of people'”
“When I was in school I was very much told that: 'You're not going to go far in in life because of having autism.' Here I am 15 years later as a student nurse and people seem to think especially with a hidden disability that you can turn it off like a tap. Every day is still a struggle but I'm doing well with a lot of support to make that work. But if I can show others that you can go far regardless of having a disability then that's a good thing.”
