Watched everything unfold since DLP it has been very sad and hard watching. I feel Mrs Meldrum’s time online is coming to an end, not by her own choice.
I do not condone any of what is said about her from a nasty/personal manner, but she has brought this all on herself.
She has 88k followers on Instagram, and over the course of various events has upset a lot of people. But she has kept her focus on those not upset, swept the upset ones under the carpet and tried to move on. That’s left her with a lot of frustrated, insulted and let down followers who have channeled their frustration in alternative ways. Especially as these people weren’t given a voice to give feedback on Instagram due to blocks and deletes. The alternative route people took was bound to happen. It’s almost similar to a group of close friends, one friend pisses some of them off, so the others start gossiping behind their back. It’s toxic but was inevitable.
She has apologised, but only on an Instagram post/stories and she must fully understand that no apology can be sincere unless she videos it. A large part of her job is her YT videos which means she connects with her followers. So surely she understands that a video was the only way a sincere apology could be given.
If she had done this, all would have been nipped in the bud and we would have all moved on.
But....she didn’t. She chose to pretend nothing hadn’t happened and paint over the cracks, which has ultimately left her with a far bigger problem.
The penny hasn’t dropped. She doesn’t get it. And I don’t think she ever will now. If she was to read through and pull feedback from everything over the past few months then she would see the problem. She would see clear as day what she has done wrong. Sadly I think she is choosing not to do that, and what’s even more sad is that no one around her amongst her family and friends is encouraging her to see it.
It’s very sad, especially as this is her job. She has made too many mistakes and unfortunately it’s damaged her beyond return. This is what happens to anyone when they make too many mistakes with their job.
I wish their family much love and happiness and genuinely hope they have a fall back plan for their future.