Opening UpAddison Rae Spills on ’Adjusting’ to Fame: Every Time the TikTok Star Talked Life in the Public Eye

When She Started Gaining Followers

“Honestly I feel like it was right after The Kid LAROI did this song [‘Addison Rae’], and then the pandemic hit and I feel like it just got people to really wonder who I was,” she told Hailey Bieber in a OBB Pictures YouTube video in May 2021. “I mean having a song, a literal song, that has your full name as the title.”

Her Rising Stardom

“We didn’t really know where this was going. We still don’t like, we’re still like wondering where we’re going to be next year. Like what’s going to happen in a few months? I mean, literally me last week, I’m like, Oh, and then something happens and you’re like, my wait, wait, how do I adjust to this?” Addison said about being famous on a May 2021 episode of her “That Was Fun?”podcast. The internet star also noted, “It’s a TV show, like, we’re living a TV show.”

Her Feelings on Social Media

“I want to say it’s a launch pad, but I don’t want to say that,” she told Bustle in April 2021 . “Because I value social media just as much as I value anything else, because it does give you such a platform, and that’s kind of where people want to be … A lot of times people think that people only do social media, or that it’s their only interest. But I think social media is a door that opens up so many opportunities for things in your life.”

Her Love Life

The internet star got real about how her career has affected her love life.

“Right now is my time to focus on me and I’ve kind of really just taken control of that and realize that, you know, you can only get presented opportunities for so long and then they kind of go away. And when you’re in a relationship, especially like a romantic one, I’m very guilty of, you know, putting a lot into that and loving that,” she told SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up. “I think my entire life I’ve kind of always looked up to love. I’m a hopeless romantic, if you will. But I do know that maybe now’s my time to be hopelessly in love with myself and that’s kind of what I’ve been trying to do, which has been an interesting thing.”

All the Photos

During an April 2021 appearance on the Zach Sang Show, Addison got real about getting her photo taken. The TikTok star noted that she’s “always down for them” but learned how to set “boundaries” for herself.

Body Image Comments

When talking about the negative comments she receives about her body, Addison told Glamour U.K. in February 2021 that “it’s a really hard thing to deal with when you’re a girl.”

“For me, a lot of people have said, ‘Oh I love how comfortable she is and she doesn’t look like the beauty standard,'” she explained. “It’s a backhanded compliment sometimes because people will be like, ‘I’m so glad she’s confident that she doesn’t look perfect.’ It hurts sometimes when people say that, because I think everyone’s perfect, so why is there some standard of ‘this body is the ideal body’? I have thought a lot in the past year that it doesn’t really define me and I am learning to love my body and who I am, for what I am.”

Feeling Overwhelmed

“It can get overwhelming but I think I’ve done a pretty good job at handling it,” Addison told ManeAddicts in January 2021 about dealing with fame. “I get overwhelmed in general by wanting to make everything perfect so sometimes I have to get something done with not much time to complete it and that definitely overwhelms me. I think the last year has made feel a lot of different ways – I’m not sure that overwhelmed is the first one that I’d list.  The comments don’t overwhelm me but will sometimes make me sad.”

Making the Adjustment

“The most recognized I was getting on the internet and like in media, was like a time when I was literally in my house at all moments [because of the coronavirus pandemic],” Addison also said on the “Mama Knows Best” episode. “When I go out even now, let that be one person that notices me or 100 people that notice me … I love it … I think adjusting to that hasn’t been hard for me because I just love conversation and meeting new people.”

Offering Advice

On the same podcast, Addison gave advice to those looking to rise to fame just like she did.

“I feel like, I definitely think if you can mentally handle it, which is really hard to decipher before you’re in it, then it’s so worth it,” she explained. “I love where I am, I love what I do and I love the people I’m around, that I have no issue with my life being public … Life literally is just what you make it, and I’m mentally so strong, I feel like, that it doesn’t affect me anymore.”

The Best and Worst Parts

“I think the best part has just been the people that I’ve met and the connections I’ve made,” she told Entertainment Tonight in September 2020 about moving to L.A. and starting her career. The influencer noted that the hardest part is “the negativity.”
“Just dealing with the fact that there are gonna be people that just don’t like you, and will always have something negative to say about you,” she explained. “But there’s so many good parts about this industry and the social media world, that it kind of just outweighs it. At the end of the day, I have to look at the positive and not look at the negative. And the positive has brought me so many great things.”

No Negative Energy

While chatting with J-14 exclusively in June 2020, Addison explained how she deals with the haters that come with being famous.

“It’s really just about remembering where you came from and staying true to who you are. If I’m genuinely happy with the people I’m around and the things I’m doing, then I try not to let those words get to me,” she said. “There are days when it does get really hard and you do get down on yourself and you start to look at those things and think they’re a reflection of you. But I think it’s really just about realizing that you weren’t made to please everybody.”

Famous Friends

While talking about adjusting to fame with Us Weekly in July 2020, Addison said she’s gotten a lot of words of wisdom from her famous BFF Kourtney.

“The advice I have gotten from hanging around people who have spent time in the spotlight is to always be humble and grateful for all that I am given because I am in a really fortunate position,” she said. “I’m truly thankful for the platform my followers have given me.”

Addison also said that internet trolls are still something she’s “figuring out” noting that it’s “way harder than I thought it would be.”