Today we’d like to introduce you to Sam Paige.
Hi Sam, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I started TikTok during quarantine like most people. I grew up dancing and thought that the app would be fun to fill up time not knowing that there was a community of people needing body positivity in their lives. In my first month, I had a video hit a million views and that’s basically how it all started. I dance mostly in bikinis to show everyone that anybody is a bikini body and worth love. My most viral video with 52 million views was WAP and it helped blow up my account gaining over 400k followers in a week. To now having 3 million followers!
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
No, it has not a smooth ride. With a big viral video there is always hate. My WAP video has over 30k comments calling me a whale. I had been bullied growing up so the hate didn’t bother me too much but 30k people calling you a name can definitely take a toll on your mental. Besides that TikTok is inherently fatphobic and my videos and account is consistent deleted for doing the same trends as skinnier bodies. I have had to start a petition to gain my account back.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I mostly dance on TikTok but have gained an audience on Instagram as well. While dancing, I show plus-size fashion and my travels. From doing TikTok dances, I have also become a plus-size model walking in Miami Swim Week and NYFW. I am pushing beauty standards and trying to make this world and social media more accepting of all bodies.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sampaigepix/?hl=en
- Other: https://vm.tiktok.com/JeqJrRx/
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