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Eileen_2019

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ECH said:
It's definitely a rich person thing. I know a fairly well off, old money family like Fleur's and they tend to buy everyone they know presents basically. I think it's just traditional in those circles to give a lot of gifts to people, like it's just the done thing.
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And it's not just a box of choccies, a bunch of flowers, or some bath salts, either....
 
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Sunshineandshadows

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Its always struck me that Fleur and Mike are particularly well off, like the house (well mansion more like) they have is obviously worth a fortune. I only watch her on and off, so im not really too sure about her, but does anyone know how they became so wealthy? Because Fleur's views on her channel are dwindling rapidly. Pretty sure I head something about her having her own business? But what does mike do?
 
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Badartstudent

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londongirl2001 said:
I've only watched some of the lockdown vlogs and I don't really remember much of the house from back when I used to watch more often...but is this the same estate that Fleur and Mike lived on at the very beginning of her YT career? I remember that they used to live in that small-ish house together when she started and that it belonged to Mike's family.
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No it’s not the same one, they’ve moved a few times. When I started watching her vlogs they lived in another still big house that yes was owned by his family I think but had the clock wall? and then secretly they moved to this second mansion.
 
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Pollypocket101

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BooYa said:
I think I read a page or so back that one of her cats is called Beaver. Another play on a colloquial term for a ‘pussy’ so I think they just like funny names for animals.
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Oh man, I had never thought about this, the second cat is called growler....aka pussy according to a Jimmy Carr gig I was at earlier this year.
 
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HolyMamaYoutubeDrama

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LurkyLou said:
When Mike cooked, yes it was more hearty meals with meat and potatoes. But 85% of the time when Fleur was left to her own devices, she ate relatively healthy. I'm interested to know if/how she's coping with giving up prawns and aged cheese. Those are the two things I remember her being really addicted to. She has always seemed to prefer seafood to things like beef, pork, or poultry. He is really addicted to chocolate, which is easier to find suitable vegan substitute.

If this entire thing is genuine then good for her and the environment. But being environmentally conscious is a trend right now amongst the YouTube masses. It's what viewers want to see. She may not need YouTube to survive, but it does seem to give her a sense of purpose. I guess I should give her credit for aspiring to be something other then a bored, rich, stay-at-home mom.

What I cannot wrap my head around is if all these lifestyle and beauty YouTubers are looking for a way to be environmentally friendly, then an easy place to start would be to stop receiving PR. Samantha Ravndahl did a video at the end of 2018, discussing her decision to stop PR. For Godsakes, just go watch one of Fleur's good friend Tati's unboxing videos. The amount of waste is horrific. This is part of why it's so hard for me to take Fleur and a lot of other YouTubers seriously on certain topics. I agree that gradual change is better than none at all. But there are certain situations that are just flat out ridiculous. The woman is a millionaire. I am pretty sure she'd manage just fine without the free handouts.
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I am so sorry it has taken me forever to reply.
but yes I absolutely agree the you tubers with all their wasteful packagingis disgusting. Especially when most of them post sam’s video said that they were asking brands to stop that etc, and then as soon as they come out with their own line collab or brand is stupid abundance of useless packaging for their PR. That part is sickening and just shows how much they say one thing and do the other.

And in regards to the trend to be eco conscience and all that on youtube, all of them with their perfect glass jars to hold their food etc is the exact opposite, because you know they just buy the food(or are gifted) in normal packaging which they basically just repot into Aesthetically pleasing jars. I very very very much Doubt that they are going to actual bulk food stores with their jars to fill up and save on packaging which is the entire point of having reuseable glass jars. So I definitely 100% agree with you on those points.That part is all for show.

ECH said:
Yeah, I always assumed she did it because her maiden name is fairly distinctive and would have tied it to her family's business, plus at first she was quite hesitant to mention that her brother was in a well known band so it allowed distance from that too.
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I agree!! I think it was kind of smart that she originally had a persona name and then stuck by it even trying to keep mikes last name hidden to an extent by giving him the deForce handle too
I also over the many years Have never heard her promote either hers or mikes families business on her platform which I kinda respect not trying to use her platform to boost other profit businesses and rather just stayed in her lane so to speak.
 
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dreamybutterfly

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Someone correct me if I am wrong, but when they moved didn't Fleur talk about in a way to imply that someone in the family wasn't well and they had to move to like 'help out'? Everything seemed quite rushed as if something had happened and all of a sudden they had to move.
 
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imtakingabath

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Welshgal said:
Ugh people like this are the reason why “the Vegans” have a bad reputation. I don’t get it. Leave Fleur alone and let her do what is best for her and her body.
Slightly off topic but there’s this German influencer who I follow and she was vegan. She’s currently pregnant and some of her cravings included cheese / dairy products but she didn’t make a big deal about it and just said that she would eat what ever she wantes because pregnancy is such a big deal for the body and that comes first atm.
She’s also repeatedly said that no one has to go fully vegan but even switching one meal from meat to a veggie alternative makes a difference. This is how you get people to think about trying vegan alternatives not by yelling at them and bombarding them with (partly) wrong information
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Do you mind me asking who the German influencer is? I like finding new German YouTubers to watch!
 
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Gossiper35

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What's with all the affiliate links today on her instagram? And she's basically asking these companies to send her freebies
 
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Bea123

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Do you think it may be something based on relationship? Lockdown can be rough for everyone in eachothers face