“I was an emotional wreck”: Saffron Barker on the secrets and sacrifices of growing up online

Influencer, YouTuber and podcast host, Saffron Barker has taken the internet by storm. With a YouTube following of almost 3.5 million subscribers across her two channels as well as 1.8 million Instagram followers, Saffron is well-loved for her engaging content.

Stepping into the TV spotlight when she joined the 17th series of Strictly Come Dancing with dancing partner AJ Pritchard, she’s made the leap into the mainstream after a string of TV appearances, taking part in Celebrity Hunted and The Celebrity Circle.

At the young age of 23, Saffron has completed what some people might dream of achieving, ticking off life goals, buying and renovating her own house, travelling the world and even bringing out home and clothing lines. In this episode, we go behind the scenes of her journey to fame, chatting about what it’s like to be catapulted into such young success, what she feels she could have done differently and how she coped with transitioning from online platforms to mainstream media.

Thank you for watching!

CHAPTERS

0:00 - trailer
0:59 - intro
3:01 - what was Saffron like in early life
3:55 - Saffron's girlband
6:52 - How Saffron's YouTube journey began
8:00 - When did it all take off?
12:09 - How Saffron's mum impacted her career
13:59 - What were your craziest experiences?
15:09 - What are Saffron's aspirations?
17:11 - What happened after Saffron left school
18:20 - What would she have told her younger self?
18:50 - Saffron's struggles at school
20:38 - Facing burnout & abuse when over-sharing
22:50 - Impact on her mental health
25:30 - Why she took a step back from vlogging
26:04 - Sharing her relationships online
28:43 - Her first break-up in the limelight
31:20 - Sharing whilst going through her break-up
32:30 - How she protects her boundaries
33:45 - How she found out she got Strictly
36:44 - What's the Strictly audition process like?
38:32 - Was she worried about how Strictly would change her life?
40:06 - How she dealt with the hate
41:05 - Did Strictly change her life?
42:10 - The fake stories that arose whilst she was in Strictly
42:50 - How her school bully reacted to her doing Strictly
44:10 - How she deals with the hate now
45:12 - What are her big goals for the future?

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