Ep.7: Being an Influencer

27/04/2021 43 min Temporada 2 Episodio 7

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Episode Synopsis

Charlotte gives an insight into what it is like to ride the wave of fame on instagram and the realities that come with that. Her sister, Eugenie Bouchard, is a professional tennis player and as her career took off Charlotte experienced tens of thousands of people following her on instagram (she now has 100k followers).
While she enjoyed the excitement and newness of the experience it was not long before she was confronted with the darker side the spot light. She shares how this popularity gained the unwanted attention of a cyber stalker whose obsession became a safety concern for her and her inner circle.
Charlotte give practical tips of how to be safe online and how to set healthy boundaries with social media. A key piece of advice was to make that mindset shift from using your phone as a tool instead of a toy.