Love Island star turned influencer Cassidy McGill has spoken out about her living situation in a candid series of stories on Instagram.
The blonde, 27, admitted that she lives in a beautiful beachfront apartment in Sydney to ‘keep up appearances’.
Cassidy, who has 389,000 followers, was asked why she isn’t more “in love” with her apartment in a Q&A when she made the confession.
In a video posted on Wednesday, she added that while she often receives compliments about her path from fans, she insisted that “social media is a lie.”
“I’m about to unload something that has been plaguing me for a while,” her post began.
Love Island star turned influencer Cassidy McGill has spoken out about her living situation in a candid series of stories on Instagram. The blonde, 27, admitted she lives in a beautiful beachfront apartment in Sydney to keep up appearances
“When I moved into this apartment, I think I felt like I had something to prove. I was under a lot of pressure because I hadn’t started my own business and didn’t seem successful.’
“People asked what my next steps in my career were. I had just bought my dream car, so I think I wanted to continue. I had to move because my car didn’t fit in my current space and when I found this apartment I thought maybe this would be flashy enough to appease people.’
“I had a really hard time falling naturally in love with this space and calling it home. It’s a pure waste of money.’
Cassidy, who has 389,000 followers, was asked why she isn’t more “in love” with her apartment in a Q&A when she made the confession. “I thought this would be flashy enough to appease people,” she said
She added that she wants to downsize to a less expensive two-bedroom apartment and preferably in an Art Deco building.
She also said that she’s not “broke” and that it’s her choice if she decides to downsize.
“But if I’m moving out of this space into something that’s not as pretty, I don’t want to have to constantly defend my decision and explain that it was a choice and not because I’m broke or whatever these keyboard warriors will come up with,” she said.
In a video posted Wednesday, she added that while she often receives compliments about her path from fans, she insisted that “social media is a lie”
In an accompanying clip, Cassidy thanked her concerned followers for reaching out and said she should remind herself to just “do what makes her happy” instead of worrying about what anyone else thinks.
“Everyone has a different idea of success…social media is such a blatant lie,” she said.
Cassidy, who rose to fame on Love Island, was involved in a white powder scandal a few months ago and quickly apologized to fans.
“I made a mistake, which I don’t take lightly,” she wrote on Instagram.
Cassidy was involved in a white powder scandal just a few months ago and quickly apologized to fans. In one image, she smiles with her mouth and eyes closed as she holds a plate that appears to have two lines of a white substance along with a bag of powder
“This behavior is not in my character and I am truly sorry for letting you all down. I’m sorry for my friends, family, my team and the brands I represent.”
McGill accidentally uploaded the photo to Instagram on Dec. 28, before quickly deleting it.
In the image, she smiles with her mouth and eyes closed as she holds a plate that appears to have two lines of a white substance, along with a sachet of powder.
Fans were quick to respond to the image on social media, with one writing, “That’s just disappointing.”
Days later, McGill issued another statement, this time revealing that she had sought therapy as a result of the public backlash.
McGill apologized for the white powder photo, saying: ‘I made a mistake, which I don’t take lightly’