Pop star turned TV presenter Rochelle Humes has taken a swipe at online influencers who film themselves crying for social media, questioning whether such behavior feels 'performative' and too 'personal'. Speaking to beauty journalist Sarah Jossel, the 37-year-old mother of three expressed her discomfort with the trend, saying, 'When people do those videos and they're crying, I actually don't like it, I'm going to be honest, I don't get it.'
Rochelle Humes on Influencer Culture
Humes, who is married to former JLS singer Marvin Humes, added, 'I don't like watching it. What world are we in where you think, OK, I am going to pick up my phone and cry for the strangers online.' Such confessional videos have become a regular feature among influencers keen to win sympathy and attract new followers. She continued, 'There's a part of me that feels that that's sad. Maybe this is the privilege of a person who has a girlfriend or a husband to talk to. I don't know whether it feels performative, but I don't feel that I should be consuming it, like I've interrupted something personal.'
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Humes' comments come after Binky Felstead, a former star of Made In Chelsea, caused an outcry earlier this year when a baker revealed that she had been asked to make a cake for Felstead's son's third birthday in exchange for online promotion rather than payment. Felstead insisted the approach was a 'standard' collaboration request made by her assistant while she was on holiday. However, the public shaming prompted another company, Funfetti, to reveal that it had taken up such an offer by Felstead, agreeing to make her wedding cake, only for her not to follow through on her promises.
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