Addison Rae just opened up about being one of the top TikTok creators.
She talked about everything from dancing competitively as a kid to deciding to quit college and move
to LA.
And she was even asked about all the Hype House drama that’s been going down these
past few weeks.
We’ve got all the tea for you guys.
What’s up guys?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. back here with Clevver News bringing you all the news updates from
my Clevver home studio and if you’re like me, you’ve been spending a lot of time on
Tik Tok while social distancing and hanging at home.
It’s just so easy to get sucked down a rabbit hole and watch hours of people like Addison
Rae dancing, lip syncing, and partaking in various challenges.
And at only 19 years old, Addison has already had SO much success from her time on Tik Tok.
She recently sat down with Business Insider and revealed her entire journey to fame and
almost 34 million Tik Tok followers.
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Alright so Addison just sat down for an exclusive tell all interview with Business Insider and
spilled the tea on how she got so famous so quickly.
Before she shot to fame on Tik Tok, she was actually in her first year of college at LSU
in her home state, Louisiana.
But then she found Tik Tok and blew up really fast.
She said quote, “I initially found out about TikTok through a lot of young girls at my
school and in my dance studio.
I remember being in a few of them, and after a while I downloaded it, not thinking I was
going to post.”
Obviously Addison eventually decided to post a video of her own in July of 2019 and it
somehow landed up on the Tik Tok “For You Page.”
And that moment changed everything.
Addison said that she quote, “had never experienced that many likes or views.”
She also spoke to Entertainment Tonight about that life changing moment when she download
the app.
And in just a few months, she became not only one of the biggest stars on TikTok, but one
of the biggest stars across the internet.
Addison has over 33 million TikTok followers, 12 million Instagram followers, and millions
of views on her YouTube channel.
So I know what you’re thinking, what’s her secret?
Was it just luck and the TikTok algorithm or was she really doing something that set
her apart?
Well obviously a little luck didn’t hurt right?
She really started to shoot to fame when her dance to a Mariah Carey song caught the attention
of Mariah herself.
But it wasn’t just luck that got Addison to where she is.
She, like other top Tik Tok creators like Charli D’Amelio, is actually a longtime
trained dancer.
Addison has been dancing competitively since she was six years old, which has helped her
rise to fame by putting her own spin on many of TikTok’s viral “dance challenges.”
She said quote, “Dancing has always been a huge part of my life and honestly, I contribute
so much of my TikTok growth to me being raised as a dancer.”
As her videos started to go viral, Addison quickly started connecting with the right
people like Kourtney Kardashian, James Charles, and David Dobrik.
Which is what eventually led to her dropping out of college… the fame monster got her!
While she was in her first semester at Louisiana State University, she said that she was starting
to get recognized on campus for her TikTok videos, which she said was “the craziest
thing.”
But that didn’t bother her, it was work and opportunities in LA that actually pushed
Addison to make the tough decision to leave LSU.
In the fall of 2019 she flew out to California with her mom for her first big interview.
And then after that trip, she’d fly out to LA over the weekend almost every two weeks.
Then at the end of October, about three months into posting videos, her TikTok account reached
over one million followers which is when she decided to leave LSU in late November early
December.
She said quote, “I remember that’s when it changed for me.
I knew I wanted to take it more seriously and expand it to other platforms.
I uploaded a video to YouTube and got really active on Instagram.”
Addison also spoke with James Charles in their YouTube collab about eventually making the
decision to leave school.
So in December, Addison moved out to Los Angeles and eventually her family bought a house there
too.
“my family just moved with me YAY!”
They currently split their time between California and Louisiana but for now they are social
distancing as a family together at their house in LA.
Addison’s mom casually has grown to almost 5 million TikTok followers of her own since
she started posting videos with her daughter.
But I want to know what you guys think about all this fast fame!
Would you drop out of school if you were making it big on TikTok or would you finish school
first?
Let me know your thoughts down in the comments below and get that conversation started.
And as for her association with the Hype House, well, Addison actually kinda joined by accident.
In her video with James she revealed that while one of the Hype House founders Thomas
Petrou asked her to join, she coincidentally decided to do a shoot with the same photographer
on the same day as the original Hype House shoot.
Thomas told her to bring a white t-shirt and jeans “just in case” and the rest is history.
And all of the Hype House members got more and more famous by the day.
Last month, Thomas told Entertainment Tonight that members of the group earned upwards of
$30,000 to $40,000 for a single brand integration on TikTok.
But over the last few weeks, all the success of the Hype House has been overshadowed by
drama.
In case you missed it, one of the co-founders, Daisy Keech, left the house recently after
disagreements with Thomas, who’s the house manager.
Daisy didn’t feel like she was getting the credit she deserved for putting money down
and being one of the co-founders of the Hype House.
And Thomas clapped back with his own video, where he retaliated at everything Daisy said
about him and the other founders.
And more recently there have been rumors that Charli and Dixie D’Amelio might be leaving
the Hype House now that Charli has broken up with co-founder Chase Hudson AKA Lil Huddy.
And Addison, Charli, and Dixie seem to be close friends, even outside of the Hype House.
So we were all curious as to what she’d say when Business Insider asked Addison about
her current specific affiliation with the Hype House… but she actually declined to
answer.
Which kind of says a lot without saying anything at all.
Even without saying anything though, it’s clear that Addison is, at this moment, still
a part of the group… at least on their end.
She is still frequently featured on their social media pages unlike some of the other
members in question like Charli and Dixie.
The Hype House also continues to repost her stories and she’s featured in their latest
merch photos.
We’re not sure what will happen with the Hype House or Addison’s affiliation with
the group once all this social distancing is over, but we have no doubt that Addison’s
star will continue to rise.
She’s making it big on her own either way and we can’t wait to see what’s next for
her.
And if you’re still confused about all the Hype House drama, click right over here for
another Clevver News video where we break it all down for ya.
Alright, I'm Emile Ennis Jr. with Clevver News, bye guys!