WEBVTT - 🤳 Bridey Drake on how she deals with a strong online presence... 

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<v Speaker 1>There's Go.

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<v Speaker 2>My name is Brady Drake.

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<v Speaker 1>There's Go. She is massive on TikTok, over eleven million followers,

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<v Speaker 1>named the Australian TikTok Creator of the Year, and she

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<v Speaker 1>is Brady Drake. We have a live in the studio now.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, good morning, Oh my god. I have so

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<v Speaker 2>many questions.

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<v Speaker 3>First of all, I know it can get really hectic

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<v Speaker 3>and overwhelming, but.

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<v Speaker 1>Amy is also an influencer.

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<v Speaker 2>No are you in the grand scheme of things? Even

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<v Speaker 2>million crazy?

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<v Speaker 3>And I can't even go to a local westfield without

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<v Speaker 3>being stopped, mostly by mums because it's a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>mum content.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it used to be. I can't imagine. Can you

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<v Speaker 2>even walk down the street without being stopped?

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<v Speaker 4>Actually not really anymore, which is crazy, Like I can't

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<v Speaker 4>even comprehend it. I just because I'm a girl from

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<v Speaker 4>woy Woy and I'm like, what people actually watch me?

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<v Speaker 1>So Central Coast, New South Wales. Tell us how it

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<v Speaker 1>all started? Then? I mean, eleven million followers And it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't on purpose, was it?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>It was it just organic. It just happened accidentally.

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<v Speaker 4>Back in twenty nine, I just posted a video and

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<v Speaker 4>it went viral and I got hooked. I love making videos,

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<v Speaker 4>so I turned my hobby into my career.

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<v Speaker 1>When it was the first video, I was.

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<v Speaker 4>Me and my best friend Jinny, and I kind of

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<v Speaker 4>lied in the video, probably shouldn't have. I was like,

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<v Speaker 4>she's from South Korea and I'm from Australia and we

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<v Speaker 4>traveled the world together.

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<v Speaker 2>She lived an hour away from me. But it went

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<v Speaker 2>viral so good, and it was like my career was

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<v Speaker 2>built off a line.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm just kidding.

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<v Speaker 3>I had I did a video and same thing probably

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<v Speaker 3>around twenty nineteen as well, went viral, and it was

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<v Speaker 3>literally like me taking the piss.

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<v Speaker 2>It was this thing that I had thought up of,

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<v Speaker 2>like why don't you dress really nice at home? Because

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<v Speaker 2>obviously I'm a home.

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<v Speaker 3>With three kids under the age of four, so I

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<v Speaker 3>look like garbage every day. And it was just me

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<v Speaker 3>taking the piss out of like cleaning the toilets and bringing.

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<v Speaker 2>In the washing but dressed up. And it got like

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen million.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my gosh.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and that's just so good. Random videos just go

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<v Speaker 3>viral and then that's it. You put on the map.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yeah, you can't really pick it right.

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<v Speaker 4>No, I just brought my personality into every video. And

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<v Speaker 4>people were like, oh, she's kind of cool. Sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 4>so real and relatable. Yeah, I've how to look at

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<v Speaker 4>your videos.

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<v Speaker 3>And then didn't you kind of get even more traction

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<v Speaker 3>when you started doing up old homes?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? I went to the outback Broken Hill and started

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<v Speaker 4>renovating homes with my dad twenty one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so why outback Broken Hill?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, my mum is actually from the outback, and so

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<v Speaker 4>I did a little trip out there and I was like,

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<v Speaker 4>I love this place. And now, funny enough is like

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<v Speaker 4>I go out there to retreat and to like rEFInd

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<v Speaker 4>myself because like city life gets a bit too hectic sometimes,

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<v Speaker 4>so I'm like, Broken Hill is my safe place.

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<v Speaker 3>Did it ever start becoming a little bit too much?

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<v Speaker 3>Because I know when you do grow so quickly and rapidly,

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<v Speaker 3>and all of these offers and these opportunities come for

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<v Speaker 3>you and you want to kind of jump on them

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<v Speaker 3>because you're like maybe they won't come around a second time.

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<v Speaker 2>But then, did you ever feel like pressure to constantly

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<v Speaker 2>show up online? And did that have a toll on

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<v Speaker 2>you at any time?

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<v Speaker 4>It wasn't necessarily like pressure to make videos. I love

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<v Speaker 4>that and I'll do that for the rest of my life.

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<v Speaker 4>It was more so I got a lot of anxiety

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<v Speaker 4>through it because I didn't know how to handle it.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel at home by myself with my phone, and

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<v Speaker 4>then I've kind of just been like shoved into the

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<v Speaker 4>spotlight and I didn't know how to handle it properly,

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<v Speaker 4>and so I got a lot of anxiety from that.

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<v Speaker 1>Was that the comments and dms and stuff. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>nasty stuff you were getting?

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<v Speaker 2>There was?

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<v Speaker 4>But I also have the best online community in the world,

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<v Speaker 4>so I just stick to my own followers on like,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not reading anyone else unless they know me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just like going everywhere and being recognized.

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<v Speaker 4>I felt like I didn't know how to handle that

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<v Speaker 4>at first, yep, But now I've kind of I've kind

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<v Speaker 4>of got my grasp on it, and I love it.

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<v Speaker 4>It's the best thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Tell us about this docu series that you're doing with

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<v Speaker 3>Stan What is it? Just? Is it about your life

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<v Speaker 3>and what you've got going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's called pure average.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, pretty much behind the scene, look onto how to

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<v Speaker 4>navigate a world that I kind of got shoved into

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<v Speaker 4>in the best way possible. So it's behind I just

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<v Speaker 4>let people in a little bit deeper and closer, and

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<v Speaker 4>it talks about self worth and body image. And you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I go through a little bit of a heartbreak on

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<v Speaker 4>the on the show as well, and you don't see

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<v Speaker 4>his face. But then directly after the show finished, I

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<v Speaker 4>met a lovely, sweet, beautiful man who I'm dating. Now.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, so my key has a few videos that he's

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<v Speaker 3>been putting up on his socials, right, we just want

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<v Speaker 3>to get your feedback on how he could potentially improve.

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<v Speaker 2>Does he have what it takes to become an influencer.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I've been a radio guy in my life, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so this this stuff doesn't come naturally to me. This

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<v Speaker 1>is me swimming.

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<v Speaker 2>Fisherman and he's been caught. Yeah, you know what.

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<v Speaker 4>I think you're the next You're the next big thing.

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<v Speaker 2>To him. I need your autograph before I leave. Please

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<v Speaker 2>that it's terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>I love your lies, Brian. You can see a being herself.

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<v Speaker 1>No lies, pure average is out now only on stand.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for coming in, Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 2>having me