Liv Purvis

[PineappleQueen19]

I really hope she’s not getting intrusive / inquisitive questions via DM. But given this is a clear ‘back the fuck off everyone’ post (albeit the most polite & gentle I’ve ever seen) safe to say she’s up against it.

For an influencer she’s very self aware. She knows she made a deal with the devil. Yes the money and opportunities for influencers are incredible but when times are tough you are so exposed and the show must go on. All she can do is appeal to peoples better nature and hope it works on the whole.

 

[ANiceEgg]

On her Postcards from Paris blog post she wrote about being on the brink of a 'big ol' heart to heart', so I think she feels she needs to write about the split sometime soon...

 

[PineappleQueen19]

Liv clearly not up to speed with India’s character. Or - disturbing thought - she knows and is promoting her book anyway

 

[Starttheline]

She's very gracious with it all, I think. As someone above said, there are other influencers out there who are very passive aggressive now they've split from their partners, and aren't giving a second thought to what they are posting. Hannah Gale for one, who is very much trying to flaunt her new life online.

Liv is only human. If she's had that tough of a week, she might have just needed to get it out, in the eloquent way that she did. Living your life out online has its perks and its troubles, and this is one of them. Hard to be so open in some aspects but private in others, but I've always thought she balances it well.

 

[Starttheline]

Does anyone find it ridiculous and cringey when influencers re-post all the birthday stories their friends post? Like if you went over to a mates house for their birthday and they forced you to read all the cards they’d received. We get it, you’re popular

I assume it’s a flex to show she’s ok not being in a relationship as she turns 30 but if anything it shouts insecurity.

Tbf, I know regular people that do this too and I find it cringey across the board.

What is worse is when a parent reposts birthday messages to their child, who is 3 and not on social media.

 

[slugella]

Livvvv did you really fly from London to Edinburgh this is why I can never take influencers seriously when they try to be all I care about the planet. It's just a bandwagon for them to stay likeable.

She could surely afford the train (especially as it was for a trip to a v expensive looking hotel which she got for free) and have the time to take a longer journey. I know for people struggling with money, sometimes flights are cheaper than trains (which is bananas) so could see the reasoning there.

Maybe I am extra sensitive as I work for a charity focusing on climate change but it really annoys me and I needed to vent

 

[Moonchild22]

This is the account and I’m pretty sure none of the money goes to charity…

I seen this too but I've forgotten his username! Are they still doing it? I remember seeing them selling a Charlotte Tilbury serum that hadn't even been released on sale at that time, then looked and seen a lot of beauty/fragrance PR things for sale and previously sold.

On one hand I think why not, but on the other I'm not sure, it's a strange one. It would be nice to maybe do a giveaway bundle as a thank you for followers, or even sell with part of the sale going to charity, as this can be done on eBay.

 

[Nfusjabshjxmdmk]

She has mentioned Arlo, and put up posts about him lately. Or showing their dinners (just hers and his). Just dawned on me one day that she no longer posted Joe and then I noticed the rings (or lack of). She would have posted pictures of him in her stories quite a bit. Liv is one of my faves so I feel a bit dirty bringing it up. She’s always seemed like she has a right just get on with it type of attitude, and manages to be relatable even though I could never afford the beautiful clothes she wears! a real down to earth Londoner! It might not even be true, but if it is, it’s great she still has a relationship with his sisters, and family. As they got together so young, she’ll have been very close to them I’m sure. And it’s great for Arlo too. Hope whatever the case is, she’s doing ok! but yes, shows you never quite know what’s going on behind closed doors.

 

[majestic26]

Not paying for that.. What does she has left to say? She leads such a sheltered life and divorce is most exciting thing that happened, from content point of view. Vintage shopping is alright, but size 0 shopping doesn't interest me.
She got on the nervy girl trend pretty early on, needs another angle now. I feel like she is too closed off online.

When these influencers spend their younger years putting their whole lives online, it can be difficult for them to then step back and re-establish a boundary. Their followers feel like they know them and they feel shortchanged when they're being held at arm's length all of a sudden. Think that's what's happened to Liv, which is why it feels a bit trite for her to be suddenly writing about heartbreak - she's spent a good few years trying to take the personal side out of her work. Now engagement has dropped and she's realising that exposing your personal life is unfortunately what gets likes.

 

[Fuzzyslippers22]

She just posted her BF on Instagram

Wow! He looks nice though, don't think we ever saw Joe smile

 

[rosieflowers]

It seems too fast for me. I mean that's no guarantee that it will end badly but objectively I think that with a child it's too fast. You shouldn't introduce to the child for say 4-6 months, then slowly at that. So to decide to buy a house say 10 months after introducing (if the actual buying process takes 3 months) - that's crazy to me. That's no time at all for the child and new partner to see how they get on, let alone if it's going to work out with you two. Everyone has best intentions when they meet, obviously noone foresees the downfall of a relationship when it starts but I think it's too much to tie yourselves together like that so soon.

So many older amd wiser mothers I know don't move in with a new partner until their kids are grown up and I can totally understand why, it's too much of a risk, knowing how shit and disappointing so many men can be

 

[bugeyeboo]

You really never know what happens behind closed doors. My own sibling had a seemingly happy marriage but were filing divorce papers barely a year after a great family party. No one saw it coming.

I think it’s unlikely a third party was involved. I get the impression Joe was an unhappy person - as others pointed out he always seemed to be grumpy and miserable- and perhaps that came into play? Coupled with the fact they had been together as teenagers, the pressures of a baby, it may have just been too much. I’m happy she’s kept the house though.

 

[ECH]

I do feel really sad for her. It's got to be hard losing your partner of that many years, especially when there's a kid involved now.

 

[majestic26]

I’m not seeing it at all- they look normal teeth to me

Yeah would rather that than a mouthful of too-big veneers.

 

[Swipeupyouguys]

Any info on Liv's new man?

Seems like Joe moved on from Liv rather quickly from what we've seen...

Men almost always move on at lightening speed though don't they?

Got to be dead honest, I'm always shocked when people (male or female) with small children date so quickly after a breakup. Even more suprised at those who are child free who date them, that is a lot of responsibility they're taking on.

 

[Walkthehemline]

I wonder if he went on the press trip when he was meant to have Arlo and that's why Arlo was sad? Liv mentioned that she was sad but also said Arlo needed cheering up.

Since when is Joe invited on press trips anyway? I never took much notice of him when he was with Liv and thought he was mostly a wedding photographer?

He does follow someone called Aimee but her profile is private.

This is my theory too. Especially as she followed it up with a story about bringing Arlo a cupcake because “I’m a woman of my word”.

The woman in the press trip photo appears to be the one in the kissing story he posted and also commented on one of his latest grid posts. Not sure why Joe is getting press trip invites when he’s a wedding photographer but if he’s bringing a girl along, you’d assume it’s kind of serious between them.

I wonder when they met. I still find it weird that he’s wiped almost all trace of Liv from his IG.

 

[chickaletta]

He has also deleted/archived his post of Liv for Valentine’s Day

I hope they are both doing well. A divorce/separation is horrible for anyone let alone them two who have been together since they were in their late teens right?

 

[slugella]

It really puts me off influencers when they sell things they got for free unless the money goes to charity. That Liv does it through her dad's account seems like she's trying to hide it so possibly knows it would look bad to some people?

 

[Underpants]

Oh man, for some reason I was hoping they would figure things out and reconcile. I hope they're all happier this way anyway.

 

[sydneymae]

Apologies in advance for any questions I might ask that have been discussed in this thread already - I have just stumbled across this thread and have barely skimmed it yet.

I haven’t followed Liv since a few years ago so was unaware she had a divorce and has had a child. When did the divorce and baby happen and we know the reasons they split? Is the baby both of theirs? Is she in a new relationship? Is she still best mates with that woman she used to have a podcast with? I can’t remember her name..

I’m not sure what people’s opinions are on Liv but I’ll share mine along with my experience meeting her and Joe a few years ago..

I used to listen to Olivia’s podcast with her mate whose name I can’t remember. It was one of the first podcasts I started listening to and quite enjoyed the simplicity of it for background noise or whilst I was cleaning. For the most part I liked it however, in almost every episode, I found myself a bit put off by quite judgemental, snobbish comments they would both make about others. It’s almost like they put themselves up on this pedestal and put on a front for supposedly being nice girls who had a safe space for their followers yet were the type to speak down on someone behind their back. Or in their case.. indirectly on their podcast. However, I still kind of enjoyed Olivia as I found her to be pleasant enough to listen to the rest of the time.

Anyways. A few years ago I was at a large event and had got chatting to some of Liv’s friends and creators who were a bit similar to her. Then Liv turned up with Joe and I’m not even sure how to explain it but the two of them sauntered in and appeared to stay away from everybody else including liv’s friends - it’s like they had a real air of superiority to them. Or so they thought of themselves. It was really bizarre. And let me tell you that Joe had the most unsettling and creepy vibe about him which again I’m not sure how to explain but I wasn’t the only one who picked up on it. Since then, any time I’d see his face on her social media it would send a shiver down my spine. There’s something very off about that guy, yuck.

Finally at one point they both decided to interact with all of us (very) briefly and because I had a few drinks in me I complimented Liv and said that I was a fan of her podcast. She looked me up and down and smiled an inauthentic somewhat bitchy smile and turned away from me. I remember feeling so small and embarrassed that I’d even complimented her and told her I was a fan of her podcast when in reality I’d mainly use it for background noise anyway But yes every since that interaction, I’d stopped listening to that podcast or following her Instagram.

Sadly, a few of the other girls who are friends with or mutual bloggers/youtubers (or at least were well known back in the day) I have heard are much of the same. I was told some really nasty stories about some of them from fellow creators who had also initially looked up to these girls. Very disappointing stuff!