First time commenting here and sorry it’s a bit long!
The antithesis of Lydia Millen is a YouTuber called Margarita Nazarenko (the Blonde Avenue blog).
Margarita is genuine, intelligent, witty, elegant and exudes class with humility. She blends luxury and glam with the authentic and real.
Margarita was born in Russia and brought up in London by a single mum. She moved to Australia with her husband Simon who is a surgeon. Her mother works for Hermes (think she is a director) and they’ve done a few mum & daughter vlogs and Margarita’s followers love her mum (Irina she has has her own instagram Irina Castel).
Margarita and her mum are pure class. They came to London as immigrants and not from wealth (Margarita did a vlog on this). Not everyone has to come from wealth to learn about good quality food and wine (and learn that one doesn’t put ice cubes in white wine in order chill it!)
I have seen Lydia IRL in 2016. She was about to have her hair done by Despina. Lydia looked petite/slim and stunning. However, what makes her unattractive IMO is her personality “change”. Since moving to Millen Mansion - I mean the bungalow her “success” has gone to her head. That’s when I started noticing “discrepancies” ...gifted/PR items or were they paid for by her and Ali? They are both very misleading in their vlogs.
Lydia could be extremely successful if she showed some humility ... changed her focus lifestyle .... she could include her mum, showing her mum transform her style (like Lydia did herself). Her poor mum’s hair disaster could’ve turned into a great series of transformation/makeover vlogs. Content mothers and daughters would tune into. Another angle Lydia could take for content is makeover of her mum’s house. As well as a proper learning to cook series which as been mentioned here before.
Lydia is very good ok camera and can be very engaging which is why we all followed her once upon a time.... alas I think she has become too lazy to be a true “content” creator. An makeover on her mum would be amazing....her mum is Italian (I think Lydia’s maternal grandparents are the Italian grandparents) and she is like Lydia I’m my opinion an attractive lady ...and with a proper makeover would look stunning. Come on Lydia turn this around - we are not all haters! Most of us followed you because we liked you!
By the way Ali ..you should’ve got a Mont Blanc pen ....that what this brand is known for!!