Kaitlyn Bailey was left shocked after she faced huge backlash from people after sharing that she became a homeowner at the age of 21. As her video went viral, commentators flocked to the comments section to hit out at her and lamenting how they spend hours everyday at work and can barely afford their rent and food and how people can act like a fool infront of camera and earn such good money that they can afford to buy a home.
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Katylee Bailey - from Yorkshire, United Kingdom is a famous influencer who recently broke down into tears after facing criticism after she shared that she owns a house at 21 years old.
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Bailey recently shared a video celebrating after she bought a house at a young age.
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In the footage, which was captioned: "Biggest achievement of my life. Here's to my new chapter,"
Bailey held a champagne bottle with confetti inside which she popped before cheering. She also lip-synched to Kanye West's famous speech at the Grammy Awards, when he said:
"Everybody wants to know what I would do if I didn't win, I guess we'll never know."
Many social media users lauded Bailey for such an amazing achievement but not everyone was impressed with it as they pointed out in the comments section how many hours they work every day still they can never afford to own a home.
One person wrote: "Lucky you here I am paying 2 grand in rent every month because I am not eligible for a mortgage despite working 40 hours a week."
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Another user said: "There’s me working my arse off every week fixing cars and could just act stupid in front of a camera to get a mortgage."
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A third user commented: "So sad the people that work the least get this, and people putting their life on the line can barely afford heating."
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A fourth person added: "There’s no way working on TikTok would buy a minimum of £100k house straight out! Mortgage free? How?!"
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Following the posting of the first video, Bailey shared a second clip where she tearfully addressed the criticism she received from commenters.
"I just wanted to come on here to say that I'm sorry to anyone who feels like I'm bragging about the house thing. Yes, the system is absolutely f***ed, I will never get my head around the fact that I've become so lucky."
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"But believe or not, as much as some of you guys don't wanna understand this, I do actually work, and let me tell you something, social media is so mentally draining,"
"I know there are many people out there who work their a***s off. I genuinely did just fall lucky with social media. And yes my family has given me an amazing life."
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"But I didn't get brought up with money, so to be able to achieve such a big thing at 21 years old, I'm just so grateful,"
"It's not me bragging, it's me being so proud of myself. I think if anyone else had the opportunity, they'd do it."
The emotional footage amassed 3.1 million views, with many people taking to the comments section to send their support to the influencer.
One user said: "You should never apologize for hitting such an achievement at such a young age and being PROUD of it!! You should be proud!!"
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Another added: "Katylee, do not ever apologize! You should be proud of yourself! Shout it from the rooftops. You can’t please everyone and like you say anyone else."
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Telegraph and Argus say Bailey started her TikTok page "as a bit of fun" but now earns around $1200 per video she posts.
She dropped out of university to pursue social media as her full-time content creator.