{"id":144963,"date":"2023-11-15T01:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144963"},"modified":"2023-11-15T01:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:49:32","slug":"influencer-who-owns-her-own-home-at-21-reveals-she-feels-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/lifestyle\/influencer-who-owns-her-own-home-at-21-reveals-she-feels-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer, who owns her own home at 21,\u00a0reveals she feels &apos;guilty&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I&#8217;m an influencer and was brutally trolled for becoming a homeowner at 21 &#8211; I wanted fans to see I&#8217;m normal but people accused me of bragging<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Katylee Bailey, from Bradford, felt &#8216;guilty&#8217; for celebrating her house purchase<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Influencer breaks down in tears after facing a backlash\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An influencer who faced backlash from her\u00a0TikTok\u00a0followers for boasting that she had bought her first home at the age of 21 has revealed she wanted people to see she was &#8216;normal&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Katylee Bailey, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, posted a video in April celebrating that she managed to buy a house outright and is mortgage-free despite her young age.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone was happy, with some users saying pointing out that they work full-time and cannot afford to be a homeowner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Fox News she said: &#8216;People were saying that I was bragging, showing off, the hate just got worse and worse and worse to the point where I felt guilty for doing such a big accomplishment within my life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wanted to feel secure in my life, to have that security, I did such a big thing and people still decided that they wanted to bring me down.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/10\/77702535-12739805-Katylee_Bailey_from_Bradford_West_Yorkshire_who_faced_backlash_f-a-6_1699784858926.jpg\" height=\"1119\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Katylee Bailey, from Bradford, West Yorkshire,\u00a0who faced backlash from her TikToK followers for boasting that she had bought her first home at 21 reveals she felt &#8216;guilty&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In the controversial clip the influencer held a champagne bottle with confetti inside, which she popped before cheering, and captioned the clip:\u00a0&#8216;Biggest achievement of my life. Here&#8217;s to my new chapter.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In the new interview, Katylee &#8211; who dropped out of university to become an influencer &#8211; said that she used to have to borrow money from family to pay for food. However, she now claims she&#8217;s been able to help her loved ones out financially.<\/p>\n<p>Although Katylee admits that her job isn&#8217;t a standard &#8216;9-5&#8217; role, she says she still has all the responsibilities of running her own business as she hit back at trolls who said it wasn&#8217;t a &#8216;real job&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Katylee said she even &#8216;struggled&#8217; to actually move into the house because of the amount of hateful comments she received.<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8216;I wanted people to grow with me. I just wanted to show people that [influencers] can have a big following but still be normal.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time one commenter wrote: &#8216;So sad the people that work the least get this and people putting their life on the line can barely afford heating.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another commented: &#8216;Lucky you, here I am paying 2 grand in rent every month because I am not eligible for a mortgage despite working 40 hours a week.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Katylee then made a second video where she sobbed to her followers about the comments she had been getting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/12\/69664275-11954493-image-a-14_1681127048827.jpg\" height=\"1125\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Katylee posted a video in April celebrating that she managed to buy a house outright and is mortgage-free despite her young age<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/16\/69664269-11954493-Katylee_Bailey_from_Bradford_West_Yorkshire_recently_posted_a_vi-m-47_1681141100309.jpg\" height=\"970\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Katylee then made a second video where she sobbed to her followers about the comments she had been getting<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/10\/77702553-12739805-Katylee_said_she_even_struggled_to_actually_move_into_the_house_-a-7_1699784858974.jpg\" height=\"631\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Katylee said she even &#8216;struggled&#8217; to actually move into the house because she felt such a heavy weight on her shoulders after all the hate<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/10\/77702551-12739805-The_Telegraph_and_Argus_reported_that_Katylee_first_started_her_-a-7_1699783897393.jpg\" height=\"677\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Telegraph and Argus reported that Katylee first started her TikTok &#8216;as a bit of fun&#8217; but now earns up to \u00a31,000 per video she posts. She dropped out of university to pursue social media as her full-time career<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;I just wanted to come on here to say that I&#8217;m sorry to anyone who feels like I&#8217;m bragging about the house thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yes, the system is absolutely f***ed, I will never get my head around the fact that I&#8217;ve become so lucky.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Telegraph and Argus\u00a0reported that Katylee first started her TikTok &#8216;as a bit of fun&#8217; but now earns up to \u00a31,000 per video she posts. She dropped out of university to pursue social media as her full-time career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Katylee continued by saying: &#8216;But believe or not, as much as some of you guys don&#8217;t wanna understand this, I do actually work and let me tell you something, social media is so mentally draining.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know there are many people out there who work their a***s off. I genuinely did just fall lucky with social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And yes my family have given me an amazing life. But I didn&#8217;t get brought up with money, so to be able to achieve such a big thing at 21-years-old, I&#8217;m just so grateful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/12\/69664685-11954493-image-a-18_1681127069129.jpg\" height=\"181\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/12\/69664681-11954493-image-a-22_1681127108144.jpg\" height=\"153\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/12\/69664697-11954493-image-a-17_1681127064511.jpg\" height=\"216\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p> Some users took to the comments to express how they felt about Katylee&#8217;s video &#8211; with some saying they work full time and still can&#8217;t afford to buy a house<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not me bragging, it&#8217;s me being so proud of myself. I think if anyone else had the opportunity, they&#8217;d do it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Katylee\u00a0went through a breakup with another TikTok influencer, Grace Waites, after they decided to call their 21-month relationship quits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &#8216;It&#8217;s like people think I&#8217;m not human or something, I actually have other things going on in my life and I&#8217;m getting brought down for something that I am genuinely so proud of myself for.<\/p>\n<p>She then wiped some tears from her eyes and said &#8216;sorry&#8217;, with a semi-giggle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Katylee continued by saying: &#8216;I would just like to say a massive to all my family and friends and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s down to everyone&#8217;s love and support that I&#8217;ve been able to get to where I am today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yeah everyone&#8217;s entitled to their own opinion, but don&#8217;t bring someone else down just to make you feel better about yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unfortunately in this day and age, it&#8217;s like people say you&#8217;ve got to think smarter not harder, and I\u00a0still can&#8217;t get my head around the fact that I&#8217;ve become this lucky.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She continued by saying: &#8216;If you don&#8217;t like it don&#8217;t watch it because I&#8217;m going to be building IKEA flatpacks tomorrow and guess what? I&#8217;m recording it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/12\/69664679-11954493-image-a-26_1681127180150.jpg\" height=\"191\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/12\/69664671-11954493-image-a-27_1681127184606.jpg\" height=\"129\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/04\/10\/12\/69664663-11954493-image-a-28_1681127189915.jpg\" height=\"137\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>TikTok users flooded to the comments to send Katylee support and told her not to be sorry about the situation<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Why? Because I want to, so f*** all you haters and to all my supporters, I love you all.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The video racked up 675,000 views and more than 70,000 likes, with users taking to the comments section to send their support.<\/p>\n<p>One user said: &#8216;Do not apologise!!! People are so sad within their own lives they can&#8217;t be happy for others. Congrats babes your doing so well and should be so proud.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: &#8216;It&#8217;s pure jealousy. Ignore it. Well done.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A third penned:\u00a0&#8216;Ignore everybody being negative and keep doing great hunny!! 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