Becoming Molly-Mae by Molly-Mae Hague

Author:Molly-Mae Hague [Hague, Molly-Mae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781473599215
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Published: 2022-06-09T00:00:00+00:00

It’s probably worth saying here that, in the society that we’re in now, pretty much most influencers and girls do edit their pictures. And I’m not going to sit here and say I don’t edit my pictures because I do – but I don’t edit them to alter my appearance. I’ll never change my body or my size. There are apps where you can, say, change the tone of the photo and brighten it up, to make the colours pop, so I’ll use those – and I’ve been very transparent about it.

I’ve made videos on YouTube about how I edit my Instagram pictures, and I’ll show the stages from start to finish, in terms of how I remove things from the background or add a filter or sharpen a photo. It’s enhancing what’s already there. And I make that very clear on my socials: that the way I edit is more to make the picture look better as a whole. It’s not to fundamentally change or warp the way I look. Because if you want to see the way I look outside of a photo, you can just go over to my YouTube and watch me live! You can’t filter YouTube at all.

I think that’s why my audience are very trusting of me, because if they want to see a more off-duty version of me, everything’s there for them to see, completely unfiltered and completely raw, even first thing in the morning when I wake up and I’ll be vlogging and haven’t brushed my teeth or brushed my hair! I think it’s nice to show those two sides: the YouTube side, where it’s more relaxed, and the Instagram side, where it’s glossier.

And I’ve always been very transparent that when you see someone’s Instagram pictures, you’re seeing just one snippet of that person that they’ve chosen to give you. While I do think my Instagram’s a good representation of how I look in that moment, no one looks the way they do on Instagram all the time – it’s just not the way it is! For 90 per cent of my life, I’m literally in pyjamas or something just as comfy, with no make-up on, hair in a bun. So people need to remember that Instagram is not real life. It’s literally what that person is choosing to put out; and, let’s be real, not everyone’s going to want to put out a picture of themselves having a bad day or not looking their best.

It’s just like a highlight reel – the best parts of everyone’s lives. On my YouTube, I always say, ‘Take Instagram with a pinch of salt – it may look like I just nipped out to grab a quick Starbucks, but it may have taken me 100 tries to get that picture! But it’s my job to show the outfit that I’m wearing and show you guys what I’m up to.’ So, enjoy what you see on Instagram – I do! – but just remember it’s not always what it seems.

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