The truth about being a Kiwi TikTok star
In the Loop
English - February 06, 2023 18:01 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews Commentary News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Bella Howarth, 22, didn’t exactly fall into social media fame. While TikTok was never a specific ambition, from age 12 Howarth knew she wanted to make videos.“I was trying to be like a vlogger, like Zoella, I think my handle [on YouTube] was Dorkabella.”While her YouTube career wasn’t meant to be, and she has now scraped all evidence from the internet, she’s now found success on the video-sharing app TikTok. Speaking to the Herald’s In the Loop podcast, Howarth details what it’s like sharing so much of her personal life, dealing with trolls and being recognised in public.
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