Lucy Mountain

[qwerty1996]

Second this Larry. *rant incoming* I think that influencers are loosing their grip on audiences more and more. What I loved about influencers and YouTubers back in the day was that I could see myself in them and they were just normal people with normal jobs and relatively normal lives. It’s all now such a huge commodity and I can’t take people serious who say they’re living their best life or sharing this and that product when they’re earning literally thousands of pounds, taking luxury trips and wearing £150 jeans when there is a housing crisis, austerity, unemployment, climate crisis, global war, severe social injustice etc.

Maybe some people enjoy the escapism of watching rich people unbox free gifts, hauls and earning a shit tonne of income but I decided last year it wasn’t for me. I simply can’t relate to people like Lucy anymore given what’s going on in the world and people like her should stop acting like they are in anyway relatable anymore because they are ultimately just wanting to line their pockets regardless if they say that’s not the case.

 

[Dogleggedhat]

Hello! I registered specifically so I can comment on this thread. I made multiple comments which have been discussed in this thread and also have involvement (I won’t say to what extent) in the WhatsApp group that got screenshotted and shared by Lucy.
considering Lucy is worth £1-£3 MILLION it’s disgusting that she won’t pay her staff a proper wage. She is an entitled white woman who refuses to acknowledge her own privilege and I can’t wait to watch her crumble

Christ I’m so naive I genuinely didn’t think she was worth that much?!

 

[Awordwithelle]

Okay literally had to join tattle just to comment this (also I'm bored and bitter that my Nye plans were cancelled because all my friends got covid) but WHAT on EARTH is she wearing at her birthday/ NYE party!!?!? The jumpsuit and gloves with crocs!?!?!? I cannot. It is truly mind-boggleingly ugly

 

[qwerty1996]

I use to be a big fan of Lucy back in the day and purchased her gym guides and everything. Howeverrrrrrrrrrrrr, in the last year or so something has been bothering me about her and I can't for the life of me put my finger on it. She is very 2013 tumblr feminism but I can't quite articulate it yet.

 

[Dogleggedhat]

It was the constant posting of pictures of soil in her food posts and thinking she was hilarious that did my head in. Faux quirky and annoying as fuck. Used to really like her but she’s just as annoying as the rest of that clique but for some reason her thread is really quite-I suppose she is annoying rather than a cunt like some of the others which makes for a quieter thread lol. Still always wanted to know why she and Dan split up about thirty seconds after they went official on insta. Weird.

 

[Fineapple]

In the clips she shares of the podcast, who the hell is that girl who constantly looks like she’s going to burst into tears while she’s talking? That alone has put me off. God I love being judgey.

 

[thepantsqueen]

I saw someone mention here once (on this thread or another one) that Lucy’s deadlift form is really bad, she posted videos of her doing deadlifts today, can anyone point out why her form is bad? Not taking her side or anything, genuinely curious as I’m still learning a lot about form especially with deadlifts!View attachment 1014830

I just think people like picking apart peoples forms tbh.

 

[Corona]

We've been in a pandemic for over a year and a half, I can't believe we're still having this conversation

 

[KtAlmighty]

I run a local nobs group and I'm defo not changing the name, her legal team can come at me

 

[hellogrrrl]

Does she live in an office? Her flat looks very odd

Probably. Because she’s so CoOl + qUiRkY

 

[emily287]

Yes, it's so weird that she's just avoided it entirely, considering how much she initially pushed the community aspect of nobs as part of how it made her brand so different. Now she's avoiding accountability and sweeping it all under the carpet, and I'm sure any comments about it would be blocked and deleted in an instant. Same with the whatsapp groups, she loved it when it showed how supportive and connected people were being because it reflected well on her, but as soon as people started thinking for themselves or asking questions, she turns into a dictator planting spies everywhere.

It's really exasperating as it's revealed just how much of a sham her persona really is. The comments made further up, about how she exploited fat and POC and Black bodies to jump onto the diversity bandwagon is especially infuriating.

She blurs being a person and a brand, taking advantage of whichever position benefits her in the moment. She'll be your friend to exploit your generosity and community building, and swiftly pull it all away when it doesn't serve her brand image. And she evidently has no integrity at all. She might think she can avoid ever confronting this whole mess and just move on, but darling, the internet never forgets.



I'm sure some cliquey mug will be happy to volunteer their time to serve the queen nob!

It doesn't surprise me that she's doing that. Her PR and social media team (likely the same person/people) are clearly not on the ball, if they were they would have advised her against posting the moderator job as a volunteer position, although saying that, I bet she is a BITCH to work for. She's been told to avoid posting about it (aside from her self-pitying story where she said she 'had a cry', like come on, you brought this on yourself and could have been prevented if you literally paid someone less than £200 a month)

I'm disgusted by her blatant exploitation of POC and fat people for her own gain, whilst ignoring the overt racism that was happening within the Facebook group and even ignoring the racially motivated bullying that one of her own staff experienced!

You made an excellent point about her switching between being a person and a brand, I could never articulate that properly but you did it perfectly. She has shown that she has zero integrity, she is a standard over-privileged, spoilt white woman. Anyone who still refers to her as a 'Queen' or 'Our Chief Nob' (which not only is disgustingly sycophantic, it's also culturally appropriating Native American culture, although I doubt Lucy cares about that, hey, she's a white woman!) is utterly pathetic, seriously find some hobbies that don't involve being obsessed with another human. Also they're either incredibly naive, racist themselves, or extremely young (honey, if you're under 15 you don't count, you don't know any better).

It doesn't surprise me that she's doing that. Her PR and social media team (likely the same person/people) are clearly not on the ball, if they were they would have advised her against posting the moderator job as a volunteer position, although saying that, I bet she is a BITCH to work for. She's been told to avoid posting about it (aside from her self-pitying story where she said she 'had a cry', like come on, you brought this on yourself and could have been prevented if you literally paid someone less than £200 a month)

I'm disgusted by her blatant exploitation of POC and fat people for her own gain, whilst ignoring the overt racism that was happening within the Facebook group and even ignoring the racially motivated bullying that one of her own staff experienced!

You made an excellent point about her switching between being a person and a brand, I could never articulate that properly but you did it perfectly. She has shown that she has zero integrity, she is a standard over-privileged, spoilt white woman. Anyone who still refers to her as a 'Queen' or 'Our Chief Nob' (which not only is disgustingly sycophantic, it's also culturally appropriating Native American culture, although I doubt Lucy cares about that, hey, she's a white woman!) is utterly pathetic, seriously find some hobbies that don't involve being obsessed with another human. Also they're either incredibly naive, racist themselves, or extremely young (honey, if you're under 15 you don't count, you don't know any better).

This is the story I mean for those who are blocked / have unfollowed. Can you believe she went through Instagram and blocked all the people who spoke out against her?! Don’t become a ‘public figure’ if you can’t take the criticism that will come with it !

 

[Imah]

Her taste in everything… clothes furniture, houses etc is very odd. New place looks like a converted office

 

[littlewonder]

Hello! I registered specifically so I can comment on this thread. I made multiple comments which have been discussed in this thread and also have involvement (I won’t say to what extent) in the WhatsApp group that got screenshotted and shared by Lucy.
considering Lucy is worth £1-£3 MILLION it’s disgusting that she won’t pay her staff a proper wage. She is an entitled white woman who refuses to acknowledge her own privilege and I can’t wait to watch her crumble

Totally agree and just wanted to say that i’m sorry, it must feel really violating to have a private conversation shared so publicly and out of context. I’d be absolutely furious so I hope you’re okay!

I don’t really understand what’s happened but I also think it’s out of order that Lucy has been continuously sent screenshots of people making comments about her in private chats over the last 18 months (she said this in one of her posts) …and yet she seems mad at the people in the chats for saying it and not the people who have been sending her them to stir things up??? Idk what’s been said and whether it’s been gossip, insults or criticism but regardless, saying it in a private WhatsApp chat is not the same as DM’ing it directly to her to ‘let her know for her own good’, that’s gross behaviour on the part of whoever has been publicising private chats and it’s totally out of order to do that to both the people in the chats and to Lucy who I’m assuming didn’t ask to see the messages.

Unless it’s something that needs to be reported regarding safety or discrimination (etc), people have no business sharing those messages and even then, they don’t have to be sent directly to Lucy like wtf? but also Lucy didn’t have to then publicise them either? Are these people secondary school kids or grown adults in their mid-late 20s?????

 

[thepantsqueen]

Yeah, Megan Jayne Crabbes post was actually very apt and says some good things worth thinking about. However, Lucy using it to act like a total victim and try to act like she was being cancelled rather than be held accountable is actually disgusting.

 

[emily287]

Oh my god you genius ! I didn't even put that together, how toxic that she's there going 'Fuck diet culture, we hate that... But buy my fitness apps, it's SOOOOOO different and not like the others!'

 

[emily287]

I'm not sure the FB community and subsequent groups were just fan spaces. As far as I knew of them, they were a support group initially for people who aligned with her anti diet culture philosophy, and more importantly, were her target market for her plans and other products. I really thought you couldn't join unless you were using the guides at first! But yes, bc of the way she came across online, especially sharing really vulnerable moments, it definitely lead people to feel closer to her.

I think her PR/marketing team really missed a trick sadly, supporting the group with a proper paid team to manage it would have paid off. They were a captive audience for her products, you couldn't buy that kind of loyalty with any amount of advertising. And despite some of the increasingly unhinged posts, proper moderation might have been able to turn it around, maybe. And failing to recognise what an important resource it had become, and just blowing people off, that'll leave a bitter taste for a lot of people and really mess up her reputation as an inclusive, body/food positive fitness influencer figure.

When the Facebook group started it was as an ‘exclusive’ perk to those who had a gym guide. Once she started posting workouts on her Instagram IGTV around new year she opened up the Facebook group to all who requested to join. It was where she initially advertised the nobs app, offering a special lifetime discount code to those who signed up.

I would agree. I think the nobs group could have grown into something lovely on a different level, if it had offered paid positions as well as increasing moderating (perhaps looking for some globally for close to 24hr monitoring), therefore immediately monitoring all comments. It’s just a shame that after all this, Lucy still says she didn’t think any of her business decisions were wrong or that she will accept criticisms about it. There is so much growth to be had by learning from your mistakes and getting things wrong and her adamance to not do that will only further hinder the nobs brand.

 

[thepantsqueen]

She's become ridiculously obnoxious

Okay literally had to join tattle just to comment this (also I'm bored and bitter that my Nye plans were cancelled because all my friends got covid) but WHAT on EARTH is she wearing at her birthday/ NYE party!!?!? The jumpsuit and gloves with crocs!?!?!? I cannot. It is truly mind-boggleingly ugly

she's just sooooo quirky

 

[littlewonder]

sometimes I think about how I spent £20 on her cookbook as I needed easy cooking inspo and one of the recipes was ‘bougie’ cheese on toast

rotten

 

[so_u_thinkimskinnyyy]

I want to like her but she has that thin privilege going on while trying to stress that exercise is not for weight loss. Well, for some people it has to be.

yes someone’s put it into words! couldn’t agree more

 

[Silentcritique]

It’s a shame you couldn’t use the same kindness to protect others from dangerous disease but thank you 🥲

Mod edit:

All, please stick to the thread topic - there are covid threads available without this one being derailed.