The Accidental Influencer: How My Need to Get Likes Nearly Ruined My Life

ISBN: 0008402493

Author: Younger, Bella

Condition: New

STOP scrolling right now and buy this book instead! SCARLETT CURTISIve never laughed so hard. DAISY BUCHANANBrilliantly funny and bloody brave. DAWN OPORTERI thought I could have lots of followers, without needing followers.I thought I could monetise my account without selling out.I thought that I was different, that I wasnt like other girls.But I was, and thats why I had to stop.When Bella Younger spawned Deliciously Stella - her hilarious and daring social media alter ego - she wanted to prove once and for all that Instagram does not equal reality. Within weeks, shed gone viral and begun her very own #influencerlife. Shoot. Post. Repeat.In 2016, Bella gained 75,000 followers overnight, and hundreds of likes a minute. Soon she was being paid thousands of pounds to beat up a cake for the gram, attend ludicrously lavish influencer gifting events and was dropping emoji-bombs left, right and centre. But even as the constant rush of notifications fuelled her endorphins, life among the Instafamous began to take a toll. As Bellas carefree presence flourished online, her health began to spiral offline, culminating in a stint at The Priory for social media addiction.Should she have undertaken a month-long run of stand-up comedy immediately after she was discharged? Probably not, but the pressure to be on and online was all-consuming - and she had followers to please after allFunny, frank and fearless, The Accidental Influencer is a relatable story of the precarious balancing act between our online and offline selves - and the truth behind the staged shots, spon-con, and the coveted but ever-elusive blue tick.