Nicki Positano

[emm]

Just caught up watching the latest. How can she not be mortified at that 'book' and 'reenactment'? Didn't anyone tell her?

The only thing I can say is that everyone (pretty much) that becomes youtuber just loses touch from reality. I listened to it imagining my gcse teacher criticising it

 

[Turaj]

i am still amazed that Carlo did not know that piling that wood up against the house is absolutely the worst thing to do. Expect all sort of problems.
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I learned this the hard way myself many years ago with my own first home - if it isn't explicitly spelled out in the purchase agreement, it isn't yours. But it is entirely on the buyers to ensure these things.

Nicki has bought enough homes to know how this works and that both parties are trying to spend the least amount possible. So given no agreement, of course the sellers are going to take everything that is useful to them and leave crap like the shed. Nicki would do the same in their shoes, I'm sure.

But this benefits her channel - she's got the sympathy going now, she'll have a whole video on pulling down that shed, even more content about where she's going to get her lightbulbs from, etc. I think this was more than deliberate on her part.

i hate to think what is probably living in that mess. Yuck. So simple to have included that in the purchase agreement that it be gone. Nicki and Carlo had a very poor agent.

 

[VeeJayBee]

I agree with you @M&MsMom about Carlos' parents being stuck within the confines of their property. It's not nice that they can't get out, although they do have the incredible view which would lessen the claustrophobia I suppose and, as you say, they are lucky to have family to deliver whatever they need. I wonder which family members will move in when the sad day comes that neither of Carlos' two dear parents are around.

 

[Turaj]

As much as I can criticise Nikki and don't want to defend her, this is a bit bonkers.

Nikki's very obviously come from a posh background and def isn't working class, not that there's anything wrong with being working class at all. If anything I think she tries to play her privilege down, going on about this being the first house she's bought when she owned property in the South East worth a small fortune and sent Skye to a private school that only a very small section of society could afford. A far cry from a normal working British lifestyle.

Criticising their children is grim. They don't choose to be on camera. I've not seen any issue between Nikki and Tomaso - looks like a normal mixed family to me and sure he may have been upset that his parents broke up when he was young but he's an adult now and clearly spends time with both sides of his family perfectly happily. And so what if Skye wears a bikini... 'prancing around'? Daily Mail misogyny. Any beach town is full of youngsters wearing swimming clothes.

Comparing YouTube to porn is unhinged too.

Having enough money doesn’t make you posh!
She’s not posh from a post background.
Her father just made a decent amount of money .
When he goes though,and his assets are split , she will have a nice amount to spend on the put in Tuscany.
I don’t think Sky went to a very posh private school,her accent tells me that,and there are grades of private schools.
Her choice of friend Celine tells me even more about her.
She’s awful,and the fact they are so close says it all about both of them .
Nicki is eaten up by what is said here because the truth hurts. The high days of the vlog grifts patreon are as over as her make overs , let’s hope the Americans who lap it up soon realise what a crock of it is .

My reaction exactly. What about Nicki gives off any "posh" background. Both parents worked hard...Nicki cut any career potential short to move to Positano....Skye was partially raised by Nicki's dad and I am guessing he paid for the boarding school. As said above Dad made a decent living but nothing "posh" about it. Lived in Surrey which from what I see is nice area but modest home by any standards. Maybe Celine was raised with more money with the summers in Positano but Nicki? Nope don't see that. Would welcome any evidence of a privileged upbringing.

 

[SenyoraSantibañez]

Also, in the Live in Italy article she said before Covid she'd fly to England every month and stay "for a week or so", hmmmm. I'd not be surprised if she actually stayed longer and was still a UK resident. Spend 14 days a month in Positano to film herself posing with produce and walking in the hills. It was only when Covid hit she had to pick a side. A Tattler reminded us of the vlog where she went to Sorrento during that time to sort some sort of residency issue, the staff were rude to her, she was very upset and said something that none of it would be a problem if she was married to Carlo.

Yes, this was me who mentioned about her residency issue.

She should be paying Carlo with the same working wages as the labourers. This is not a DIY project anymore. It's definitely full time foreman's work! If Nicki has the money to splurge, how about giving Carlo, £10 per hour rate?

 

[Turaj]

Neither, what does the husband do? Or do they just have family money?
On another note I think a lot of infoeuncers just have these fake friends to basically promote each other, its so pathetic
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Neither, what does the husband do? Or do they just have family money?
On another note I think a lot of infoeuncers just have these fake friends to basically promote each other, its so pathetic

I don't think at least on Fern's side there is family money. Don't know much about Ryan but I do believe he actually works and seems to be in contracting. His Linkedin shows many start ups https://fr.linkedin.com/in/ryan-weston-bennett-1a38731a2.
I have to think there might be family money because he is not supporting this lifestyle with all these start ups.

 

[emm]

Maybe part of her specifying that it is her house is because I think they are not married and she has put her inherited money in to it .

She was also a vlog back almost quite cutting that the positano house belongs to the family and will pass to Thomaso or Skye , she might feel insecure about what would happen if Carlo dies before her , who knows about what happens in Italian law or tradition

It could all be a tax dodge with expenses on the house set against her You tube income if that is all in her name only

It’s the way she says it is her house that comes across a bit high and mighty

I’m not interested in doing up a house in Tuscany and I only watch for the Positano and Amalfi coast views ,so probably won’t watch as much .

I mean presumably at least part would go to Skye which means she would be safe though?

 

[SenyoraSantibañez]

Knowing Nicki that out of control dog got to the tortoises considering she let them get to deer.

Spoiler: Me trying to not be an asshole

I don't mean to sound like an asshole, and maybe it does make me look like an asshole , but can the running chat about the other influencers go under a spoiler button, or a make new thread for them? I like to read about what you guys have to say about Nicki, but have to wade through other stuff that totally baffles me. It's probably very interesting if I knew who they are, but I don't, and here for the Nicki gossip. I admit I'm easily confused.

Indie could have chewed them thinking it's gummies

 

[VeeJayBee]

The post about "Skye's bedroom" got me wondering: Does the house have two or three bedrooms? More specifically, is there a room for Tommaso, Carlo's son?

 

[Turaj]

She's no longer in Tuscany, per a post on her Patreon page.

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Well that is interesting....of course the weekly videos are not in real time but i don't think this was planned. Not a Patreon so hopefully someone has the rest of the storoy?

 

[emm]

It's been said here before but Carlo, not being married to Lady N, has no security of tenure in Tuscany, he could be out at her whim. In such situations everything is OK....until it's not.

I do wonder how this would be viewed if the genders were reversed: A woman lives in and works on the property of her partner, they are not married and she's not named on the deeds. She does most of the work, her labour unpaid, possibly diminished as "home making", the result of which increases the capital value of an asset to which she has no claim. The red flag would certainly be called.

I mean you could kind of say the same about the house in positsno though, she did a lot of the garden work and has no security as it's his family home

 

[emm]

I agree with you on all counts! I cannot get past the way she over describes Every.Little.Thing. If there's a description to be made about anything, she'll do it, in 22 paragraphs (I'm joking...sort of!). I've had the book for a while, have tried to read it several times over the summer and have put it down, thinking I'm the problem. But I had to go out of town unexpectedly, so brought it along with me, thinking I could read on the plane. No can do. It's written that badly, in my opinion, that I can't even read the thing while held hostage on an airplane!

I don't care what she says about self publishing and how she tries to spin it as being self reliant or "in control". There's a reason people "self publish" and for me, this book is the epitome of those reasons!

Why did you decide to buy it?! Her narration of the vlogs has got worse and worse, I swear when I first started to watch it wasn't thin she did?

 

[Turaj]

I‘m still watching, but wow, did they never actually talk with the previous owners about what’s going to be left in and what not? Nicki seems quite thrown by this.

They had an agent. Really bizarre.

 

[Libbub]

She's also alot thinner there.

 

[Turaj]

Anyone get the feeling that Carlo would've preferred their new-house-away-from-Positano to be in Sicily, not Tuscany? Especially when they were talking about the weather there being warmer than the Amalfi coast. Carlo loves swimming in the sea at all times of year, Nicky is not much of a fan it seems, she's said she doesn't like getting wet and she seems ony to do a desultory, head-up dog paddle for a few minutes. The house choice was always going to be hers, she made clear she was the buyer and like many English women of her type she probably finds Tuscany posher. plus it's on the way to her old country.

i think it was important to have a place within easy driving distance with their dogs etc. Watching that LEAW move to Sicily and their commute and now Luca has more major medical issues ....they need to stay near hospitals that can treat him. I think the Sicily move was really too much and now I think they will realize that. I wish there was a thread on LEAW as I have so many opinions on them. I just found this by chance and actually really enjoy Nicki and Carlo.
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This weeks vlog was a road trip to Sicily to visit LEAW who I find very creepy, he has a weird culty stare. All all that humble "we're blessed" speil - give me a break.Simply put, their business model is to make people fall for them to support their lifestyle.

LEAW had an Englishman with them who'd been there 3 weeks apparently and was helping with the olive harvest. Nicki said he'd also stayed with her, he wasn't introduced as a friend or guest, I have a feeling he's a stan Patreon who is probably paying to stay and work.

that guy is clearly looking for a little adventure and seems to have found LEAW and some "friends" to facilitate the adventure. He is no doubt a heavy supporter.
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I reckon once the dust has settled you'll find that she stays in Tuscany and Carlo stays in Positano. He prefers the coast and meeting and chatting she prefers solitude and her own company.

I think one of the major drivers for Nicki to invest in Tuscany is a spot to get away from those massive crowds in the "season". Positano of years gone by has lost so much of its charm and I can't imagine dealing with that for months each year. Carlo has his parents still there so they will be back often but for older people that home they are in will never work. I think it is smart to think ahead. Lots of work at the new place but I guess Carlo may enjoy that.

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Yeah that was odd but to be fair he seemed to know what he was doing and helped to move things along. Without him there those renovations are slow AF and boring as hell. I'm guessing Nicki and carlo are watching intently because once they get the keys to the Tuscany house their content will become house reno shit only.

The latest video from LEAW is pretty disturbing. I have un subbed from them as it is just a money grab and I think they use their child way too much to get views and $$. The move to sicily where they know not one sole and Luca on the heels of strokes and spinal leaks etc. well the outcome shown in the video on Sunday was to be expected. They are trying to pretend that he does not need to be near medical. He is relying on doctors who have one MRI machine and little experience in this instead of spending that YT money to seek an expert. This is off topic but I have to think many are thinking the same...of course the comments are all just groupies loving them.
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I think it would probably be more Nicki protecting her assets / future inheritance from any possible divorce although presumably she also has no protection as far as his Italian works pension etc due to not being married

The stress of being together everyday since his retirement is showing on her rather than him , she seemed to be a lot more fun and sociable before , mountain walks with friends , kayak trips etc

I agree that it is Nicki protecting her assets. They are content and no reason to change anything.

 

[emm]

Well today 1/28 it is coming clear why such a good price. Did you all see those leaks with just a mild rain coming down? All that damage was clearly visible when they purchased it. I am amazed at this transaction. Here is US you would have an inspection and all these things would have to be fixed. What kind of a deal was this?

No amount of "good deal" is worth buying a house full of leaks imo, unless you are just planning to tear it down and use the land. She's bought property before, bow has she been so stupid with this?
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The Insta photo last week says it all, Nicki holding the keys aloft and Carlo dutifully beside her with a power tool.

Notice she's now deigning to include him, now using the words "we" and "our" in reference to the new house. But he should pay heed to what she does, not what she says.

So obvious she has read here

 

[M&MsMom]

She's writing about going back to Positano soon for "a few weeks". Guess she misses complaining about the traffic, the steps, the tourists.........

 

[londongirl2001]

Oh yeah, I forgot that the house and grounds belong to the family.
Carlo did say at one point that the only area he could see himself move to is Tuscany so it makes sense if they keep looking there.

 

[emm]

Yes! I laughed, too! Clippity, clop........but the best was when she swung herself on that wall and stuck her leg out!
And that jumpsuit? Not for her......but since she tagged Anthropologie, guess she got it from there?

It's like she's walking away in a huff

 

[emm]

Vlog before last I think, says something like "exciting news".

I've actually watched that, I assume I was paying so little attention I missed it
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Watching 5he latest video. I don5 drive but surely everyone who does knows to know use diesel if you can't?!