Lola123
VIP Member
They came back in may didnt they? Because they spent a while at her dads? She 100% came home because of mums diagnosis
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palmer
Chatty Member
Can someone give me the link to report her videos for non-disclosure of Ads? Getting real sick and tired of her NEVER properly disclosing her ads (nothing in the title, nothing on the thumbnail). It's not a one time mistake, it's ALL THE TIME. Why does she think she's above the law??
To be honest, almost everything she's been wearing recently has been super unflaterring. Sizes L or XL on her small frame.
SilentSue
Well-known member
Don’t feel bad! It’s not a crime to be pregnant, if she is.Now I feel badShouldn't have said anything
palmer
Chatty Member
Jess has never been signed to Gleam - she’s with M&C Saatchi Social. But yeah, each collab is still a lot of (easy) money. Not to mention, she’s never had to pay for rent out of her own pocket or anything like that. Essentially, all the money she’s made on YouTube over the years she would have been able to save up.
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Her vlogs are also just SO BORING now. I used to love her vlogs because she actually did stuff, now she just sits in one spot in her house and talks it's a snoozefest
I think it looks soulless lolThis doesn't have anything to do with the pregnancy, just thought you would want to have a look
West London Townhouse - Trace Architects
A brick and glass linking structure ties the living areas together and lets light flood in to this west London townhouse.tracearchitects.co.uk
HaveSomeMilk
Chatty Member
It's hard isn't it and I can imagine the dilemma.
Stay in London and follow restrictions but all in the knowledge that you're in an area where infection rate is currently high and with a modified strain that is potentially more infectious -- this might make the temptation to leave for place where there is lots of open space more appealing. Maybe they'll think because they'll just get in the cars and not stop anywhere that it'll be safe to dash to the farm till the New Year but doing so does raise the risk of spreading it to less infected areas or picking it up when they inevitably need to do a food shop.
Stay in London and follow restrictions but all in the knowledge that you're in an area where infection rate is currently high and with a modified strain that is potentially more infectious -- this might make the temptation to leave for place where there is lots of open space more appealing. Maybe they'll think because they'll just get in the cars and not stop anywhere that it'll be safe to dash to the farm till the New Year but doing so does raise the risk of spreading it to less infected areas or picking it up when they inevitably need to do a food shop.
bolimepipi
VIP Member
congrats on the pregnancy!!Omg my jaw literally dropped and I ran straight hereI’m actually very happy for her, and also selfishly happy for me because her content will be perfectly aligning with my own life — I’m due at the same time as her and exactly the same age
That’s why I obviously disagree with everyone who says 26 is too young to have a baby. It’s really not. If you feel ready, then no one can dictate your timeline for you.
I dont think Jess would get that kind of money tbh, maybe on Insta but not YT. Her following and reach doesn't justify the cost but I guess it depends how good her manager is at their job!!
Ahh a USC exchange student. He was very confident on camera, which often doesn't translate well (nice topless shot on the second video). Glad to see Jess had her fun before settling down
Also, never saw her family's country house before!
HaveSomeMilk
Chatty Member
I at least don’t think the baggy stuff is going anywhere until that baby is maybe 1 year old.
Jess always struck me as a little self conscious about her shape for some reason and I don’t see that going away soon.
SilentSue
Well-known member
Eh? You can drink up to 200mg of caffeine a day when pregnant.
sitkx
VIP Member
my opinion is that she’s depressed and has nothing to do with her time. It very easy to fall down a black hole when there are no goals or things to work toward, plus the situation with her mom I’m sure is making it much much harder. I’m not defending her, but I think Jess circa 2016 (when she was in uni) was a more accurate representation of the person she wants to and likes to be. I think after she finished school, she became really aimless. The only thing she has to think about right now is the house reno, but nothing beyond that. She thrives when she has a busy social /academic life (all seen around 2016-2017), and she looks so happy during those days, and very fulfilled. Hopefully after COVID and all, she’ll try to get her stuff together. A social career or a brick-and-mortar PhD would do her a load of good, IMHO.Don't get me wrong, I used to love Jess' content. However, I feel like over the past few years I've gradually been falling out of love with influencer content in general.
(Some background on myself to make this make sense) so being a post grad in London, struggling to find that inital grad job and working in a restaurant in the interim while struggling to pay extortionate London rent prices - it does gall seeing someone you follow receive numerous designer items for free and go on many expensive holidays etc.
Obviously this is incredibly whiny and self pitying, everyone has their own struggles and there are obviously people out there who have much worse struggles to contend with. And obviously, none of this is directly Jess' or any other influencers 'fault.' They get free stuff as PR.
I use influencer content as a kind of escape and a way to wind down after my day. I've been watching influencers since I was a teenager, before the term 'Influencer' was even a thing. Watching vloggers used to feel warm and familiar, these were people like me, who I could relate to. However my feeling towards influencer content has been changing recently as I've realised that it's become increasingly more sinister over the years. There seems to be such a disparity of wealth between myself and the people I used to be able to relate to and it's chilling to realise that what I used to see as some lighthearted entertainment has become more about trying to sell me a lifestyle which seems so unattainable instead.
Again, I understand this is an incredibly cynical viewpoint to take. Influencer marketing exists for a reason and understandably its up to us to self regulate if we're uncomfortable with the content we're consuming.
However. The thing that got to me the most about Jess' videos recently (and the reason I'm even on here in the first place) is one of her recent Vlogtober videos (from Oct 21st). It begins with her having a 'planning day' which she stops at quarter past 4 to read a book. She mentions going out to take a picture, but then puts it off because she's 'not feeling inspired.' The next day she starts off by saying 'nothing urgent needs to happen' so she spent the morning finishing her book. She then goes out to buy an expensive table. The next day she's out at Kew gardens. The next day is Thursday and she's in bed talking about how she wants to do a botany course?? Then the next day arrives. It's Friday - she's done NO work???? All week. Initially I had to turn the video off at this point it enraged me so much.
I don't usually feel so strongly about stuff like this but boy this video REALLY got to me. This girl OWNS a house in London. She bought a HOUSE. Surely to earn that kind of money to be able to do that you'd need to work pretty hard right??? Apparently not.
I understand her work might have seen a bit of a lapse recently due to Covid but still. Again, I understand she's going through personal family struggles as well for which I completely sympathise. But there hasn't been a single ounce of work completed so far from what I can see.
It's so frustrating for those watching, doing their 9-5 who would LOVE for the chance to go out to Kew gardens in the middle of the day, or have a nap, or read a book whenever they feel like it. But oh yeah. That's not how having a job works is it.
Back to the video, so it's Friday and Jess happily announces 'yesterday I spent most of the day reading' she at least has the self awareness to do a guilty chuckle at the end of the sentence. So what's she up to today I hear you ask? 'Zak and I are going to head into John Lewis.' Right. She then comes home to complain about how John Lewis was 'very uninspiring'
She then goes off on a tangent about how lazy and unproductive her week has been. 'I feel like there's so much I could have got done which I didn't do. But it's Friday, so I'm not going to start doing anything now.' Fantastic. Not sure my boss would buy it if I tried to tell her that to be honest.
She then goes on to talk about how these weeks happen and she's trying to be gentle and easy on herself. And I get that. I really do. But it just doesn't seem like she's attempted to do anything whatsoever. How can you literally not work for a whole week??
She then goes on to say that she's going to try and give herself a kick up the ass next week and to 'foster some inspiration.' Which sounds like a good idea.
I hate how bitter this is coming across but it's just so difficult. I would LOVE to have the job she has. It's just so insulting to see someone in her incredibly privileged position who does not seem to acknowledge it in the slightest.
Idk, this has been a long rant. Let me know your thoughts pls.
Greed-Futures
Active member
So, she's posted on Insta that she's back from "Christmasworld" (can't relate) and that she's so excited because it's a new year and that means her book buying ban is over. But she hasn't addressed why the vlog due this past Monday was never posted, and in fact says she has been hanging around the house in pajamas for the past 10 days.
Even though she claims to have rejoined the "real world" her failure to address the lack of video just seems to indicate she's living in denial. Oh, and as per usual, she's too good to reply to all the comments on her post asking what happened to the last vlog. But don't worry, your "support... really means the world" to her -- she just never bothers to actually acknowledge it.
Even though she claims to have rejoined the "real world" her failure to address the lack of video just seems to indicate she's living in denial. Oh, and as per usual, she's too good to reply to all the comments on her post asking what happened to the last vlog. But don't worry, your "support... really means the world" to her -- she just never bothers to actually acknowledge it.
This quote killed me hahaha
Elyezabeth
Chatty Member
I'm torn on whether I think she's not interested in it at all anymore and can't say no to the money, or if she's genuinely excited about some ideas she has but then gets so anxious about making "perfect" content that she struggles to actually execute on anything.
blondelolita
Chatty Member
Yes, literally agree so much. If you love something it should never feel like a chore but right now it feels like everything is a chore. I miss her look books too as she has different style to the majority of other fashion YouTubers and bloggers but I guess they’re too much effort?reading is something she adores.... so why make it sound like such a struggle
I loved her passion for literature but lately EVERYTHING seems like it’s too much effort for her.
her vlogs used to be relaxing and cosy, now they’re hard to get though without feeling flat at the end, it’s the same with her book reviews.
