A fitness influencer who claimed a man was deliberately avoiding looking at her during a gym workout has received a blunt rebuttal from the individual featured in her video. Danica Kennedy, 37, posted a now-deleted clip of herself performing a stretching exercise at a gym in Canggu, Bali, Indonesia, which showed three men in the background occasionally glancing her way.
In the video, Kennedy added text suggesting the men were 'confused' and 'side-eyeing' her, implying they were intentionally not looking at her to make her feel uncomfortable. When a commenter noted that no one was looking at her, she replied, 'That’s my point. Trying too hard not to look. I could feel the awkwardness.' She also complained about the men in Canggu, calling them 'b**chy'.
The video went viral, catching the attention of online influencer Joey Swoll, who criticised Kennedy's interpretation as 'absolutely ridiculous'. One of the men in the background, Matt Butterworth, a calisthenics coach from Australia, then responded in his own TikTok video. He explained he was 'completely in his own world' that day, wearing denim shorts and not intending to be at the gym, with his 'brain all over the place' due to being between calls.
Butterworth acknowledged that Kennedy may have felt insecure, but stressed that 'no one actually cares' in most cases. He urged people not to create scenarios in their heads, saying, 'If they’re getting gym anxiety... 95% of the time, no one gives a f**k.' He added that he hoped Kennedy 'learns from this experience' and noted that many such videos are fabricated for views.
