I’m an influencer and these are the things I never expected about the job – people showing up at my house and stopping me on the street to ask how much money I make

Many people dream of becoming ‘TikTok famous’, but one star found reality when it wasn’t quite what she expected.

Spencer Barbosa, who lives in Ontario and has 10 million followers, revealed all the things that surprised her when she became an influencer.

The 22-year-old spilled the beans on what it’s really like to be a TikTok star, saying she finds it ‘terrifying’ when fans find her address and turn up at her house.

In a video has been viewed more than 600,000 times, Spencer also said she receives unsolicited comments about her weight and appearance.

Speaking to the camera, she said: ‘These are some things I didn’t know about being an influencer before I became an influencer.

“Before you say anything, I’m not complaining at all. I love my job, I think it is the best job ever, I would highly recommend it and I am so grateful.

‘I was not prepared for the lack of privacy. When I tell you, it’s actually scary.

‘I’ve had people knock on my front door in my house because they find out my address somehow and they wait outside for me.’

The influencer added that on more than one occasion, she has received messages from people only to tell her they know where she lives.

Spencer said: ‘I love being a content creator, but I don’t think it should come with being a content creator.’

Her second revelation focused on vile comments she receives daily about her appearance.

She continued: ‘Someone will always hate you, someone will always tell you they hate you. You will always be compared to other content creators or they will even compare you to how you used to look.

“Basically, if you’re like me and you’ve gained weight, someone will tell you that you’ve gained weight.”

She said people often come up to her on the street to ask how much money she makes, something they do as casually as if they were asking for her name.

Spencer went on to explain that Canadian TikTokers don’t benefit from the platform’s Creator Fund, meaning they don’t get paid for people who view their videos.

The only way for content creators in the country to make money is by doing brand deals.

The Creator Fund offers money depending on the number of views, the level of engagement on the content and whether it complies with the community guidelines. However, it is only available in six countries: US, UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.

Spencer is known for her uplifting videos on topics like body positivity, her love of the color pink, and down-to-earth chats on camera.

But she said other influencers on the platform are not the same in real life as they are in their videos.

Despite the negatives, Spencer was keen to stress that she ‘loves’ her job as an influencer, saying: ‘This is an amazing amazing job and if you want to do it you can do it and I believe in you. ‘

Viewers were shocked by Spencer’s revelations and took to the comments to say: ‘The address is really scary’;

‘Some people are not nice and have no respect :(‘;

‘Um, comments the weight gain. You are beyond wonderful Spencer. Admire You.’

Spencer previously went viral in 2023 for lashing out at men who hate body hair by slamming their ‘unsolicited opinions’ and encouraging others to ’embrace the fur’.

She said she had been plagued with body hair from the age of just seven, but refuses to accept that it is ‘unhygienic’ or ‘masculine’.

And dozens of other social media users rushed to shower her with praise and offer their own thoughts on the matter.

She began by focusing on her legs, stomach, arms and upper lip before continuing: ‘Body hair – let’s talk about that. So recently on my For You page I’ve been seeing a lot of men adding their unwanted opinions – as they always do – about women’s bodies.

‘Now I’m Portuguese, I’m hairy, I’ll always be hairy because I’ll always be Portuguese.’

Spencer continued candidly: ‘I’ve had hairy legs since I was seven years old, I’ve been stealing tweezers from my mum since I was seven to pluck my moustache.

“Now it wasn’t until this year that I caught myself “apologizing” for my hairy legs, like why the hell did I apologize…

‘If you want hairy legs this summer, have hairy legs this summer, and if you despise hair and you don’t want hair on your body, remove the hair on your body.

‘It doesn’t bother me that you’re hairy. Having body hair is not unhygienic or masculine. It literally grows on your body.’

She finished by urging others to ’embrace the fur’ before sticking her tongue out and pretending to lick her arm hair.