Instagram model, Essena O’Neill, who quit her Instagram and Instafamous lifestyle because it was “dishonest and contrived” is now asking for people to pay her bills, according to reports.
Essena O’Neill, 19, has recently quit promoting a false reality on social media.
She is now producing content that she believes will inspire young teens.
The teen has thousands of followers on social media. Including YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.
But, now she is asking for people to pay her bills. In a newly published 17 minute long video posted on her new website, Essena O’Neill, who would spend more than 50 hours a week promoting her fake lifestyle, explains why she abandoned her “celebrity” social media status and says that without her online income she is no longer able to support herself.
‘I can’t afford rent right now,’ she said. ‘It’s like I am embarrassed to admit that I need help… if this [website] is of value to you then please support me because I can’t afford my own real life.’
However, friends of O’Neill revealed to sources close to the Daily Mail that it is all a hoax and publicity stunt.
“She’s got more Instagram followers than ever because of this publicity stunt… and on YouTube as well,” said former friends and YouTube bloggers, Nina and Randa in a clip titled “ESSENA O’NEILL Quitting Social Media Is A HOAX.”
YouTubers Nina and Randa, who Essena recently lived with in Los Angeles, have said the video is a publicity stunt. And it all started after her boyfriend broke up with her.
“When things ended with [Essena and her LA-based boyfriend]… she hated LA and I guess everyone along with it – terrible people and depressed and sad,” the beauty bloggers said.
“It was literally a complete 360 when he broke up with her… I mean 180.
“The reason she is so upset and so down is because of the break up with this guy… what she is saying is fake.”
Her friends also said she was not at the “pinnacle of success” as she was sleeping on people’s couches.
“That’s what’s so inspiring to people – this person who had money, cars, fame – she’s given up everything, but she didn’t have any of that,” they said, noting that O’Neill stayed on their couch while in LA.
“She’s still promoting herself on social media,” they added.
But Essena O’Neill has fired back saying that this is real. On her website she left the following message:
“Okay, am I the only one over these headlines? Like this is kind of my point, let’s talk about positive change and actual topics. Social pressure, reality behind paid posts, animal cruelty, environmental damage, gender equality, racism, culture appropriation, being present, living out of a 2D world – these are the headlines that should matter. Not ‘poor girl blames social media for problems’,” the statement reads.
She also commented on her “friends” in a message posted online.
“Nina And Randa, this is nothing about my personal life,” Essena commented on YouTube.
“This is about me feeling the need to constantly perfect and edit my life online. I am so grateful for everyone in LA but the feeling of misery was internal and I do blame myself for that, no one else. Please my personal life doesn’t deserve to be online.
“I’ve had these feelings about social media for ages and struggled with coming to grips with them. If this is me calling out paid posts and beach shoots?
“Guys I just want people to know my life was edited and not ‘real’. I want to use this spot light to talk about veganism, environmental awareness, body positivity…. why do you feel okay talking about my personal life to the world? This is about so much more than me. Please this isn’t right, you’ve twisted my words.”
Essena O’Neill is currently represented by IMG Models. One of the biggest modeling agencies in the world representing models such as Miranda Kerr and Gigi Hadid as clients.
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