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Daily Mirror
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Influencer insists they should get same credit for hard work as athlete does
A man who ditched the 9-5 to become an influencer has infuriated people after comparing his job to a professional athlete's and insisting it is harder work than you think People are furious after an influencer compared their job to being an athlete. In the modern world, many people make money from social media content. From 'get ready with me' videos to dance trends and prank videos, it has become a popular and sought-after profession. Not only can content creators make good money through viral content, they may also land brand deals or get sponsored by companies. That's not the only perk – as it's likely they'll get freebies and invites to swanky events. When compared to sitting behind a desk all day or working in manual labour, it sounds pretty glamorous. So since influencers became a thing, the role is often deemed to be easy and 'not a real job'. People who are not a fan of influencers tend to complain about the lack of effectiveness, transparency and ultimately, real value. However, those in the industry are quick to disagree with this common perception. One of these critics is a content creator named Brandon, who boasts 1.3 million TikTok followers on his Bran Flakezz page. The 28-year-old, who lives in Philadelphia, used to work at Anthropologie during his university studies. However, he decided to start posting "chaotic" videos online as he was struggling with money. Brandon, who has no regrets about ditching his 9-5, appeared on the aptly-named Delusional Diaries podcast to speak about his journey. Defending his profession, he boldly stated: "Influencing is never going to be seen as a real job. People will give us less credit than an athlete." It's not the only time he's spoken out about his career either. Back in 2024, he told fans: "Being an influencer isn't hard but becoming an influencer is hard". He claimed starting out "was hell" as he juggled a 9-5 job while also trying to grow his profile. Brandon added: "I realised I wanted to quit my full time job when I was making the same amount of money through influencing, but I was having so much more fun doing content creation/TikTok." Despite trying to highlight his struggles, Brandon didn't get much sympathy from viewers. People weren't happy that he'd compared himself to an athlete – as these sportspeople typically spend their whole lives training. A critic called Daadi sarcastically replied: "Serena Williams may have won the Australia Open while pregnant but she has never filmed a 'get ready with me' and a PR unboxing in the same day. Lebron James may have 55,000 total points but has he tried coming up with a clever caption every day for a year? Noah Lyles may have won a medal with Covid, but he's never survived a 14 hour TikTok ban." Another said: "I feel like influencers would be respected more if they were just honest. Like it's not hard to film videos compared to working a 10-hour straight shift in retail or anything else. They confuse something being time consuming to being hard and it's so annoying." A third wrote: "What's crazy is that a lot of athletes do actually navigate everything an influencer does they perform their actual job. Like the brand deals are social media are literally their side job." However, others sprang to Brandon's defence. Despite agreeing it was an "insane" comparison to make, they added: "I agree with the sentiment but Bran is out here doing good work in the community. He's one of the good ones, he just made an off analogy."
The Hindu
08-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
What is the longest Grand Slam final in Open Era history?
In the ongoing French Open 2025 men's singles final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the match has well and truly crossed the four-hour mark. After Sinner won the first two sets, Alcaraz fought back in incredible fashion to win the next two and force the match into the fifth set. But is this the longest Grand Slam final in Open Era history? No. The longest Grand Slam final in Open Era history was the 2012 Australia Open final in Melbourne between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The match lasted for five hours and 53 minutes. Djokovic won the match 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5. Is this the longest French Open final in Open Era? Yes.
New Straits Times
02-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Clash of the Azman sisters in the Bermuda Open
KUALA LUMPUR: The Azman sisters, Aira and Aifa, will battle each other in the semi-finals of the US$28,750 Bermuda Open in Devonshire. Top seed Aira came back from two games down to overcome Egypt's world No. 50 Nour Heikal 6-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-4 in the quarter-final yesterday.. The world No. 30 Malaysian battled for 42 minutes against fifth seed Nour. It was the 20-year-old Aira's second win over Nour in as many meetings. The 24-year-old Aifa, seeded fourth and world No. 42, beat Australia's world No. 63 Alex Haydon 11-3, 11-1, 11-5 in the last eight. It was Aifa's second win over Haydon in two meetings. Two-time national women's champion Aira has met Aifa only once. She beat Aifa in the second round in four games at the Australia Open in March.
The Independent
08-03-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter recover to claim wins at Indian Wells
Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter both came from a set down to book their places in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Norrie, who won the title at Indian Wells in 2021, beat Czech 23rd seed Jiri Lehecka 3-6 6-4 7-5. Dominant first serves provided precious few openings in the first two sets, Lehecka claiming the only break in the opener. Norrie took his first break opportunity to level and saved a number of break points before taking his chance to seal a place in the last 32. He will face 10th seed Tommy Paul, who dispatched his fellow American Tristan Boyer 6-3 6-1. In the women's draw, 25th seed Boulter saw off Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu 6-7 6-3 6-0. Both players grabbed a break of serve in the opening set, Begu seizing the initiative to win the tie break for the loss of just two points. But Boulter, playing her first match since the Australia Open because of a foot injury, hit back to level and powered to victory in the deciding set. The British number one will face seventh seed Elena Rybakina after the former Wimbledon champion beat Suzan Lamens 6-3 6-3. Number two seed Iga Swiatek needed just 61 minutes to beat France's Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-0, while fourth seed Jessica Pegula eased past Magda Linette 6-4 6-2. Men's top seed Alexander Zverev admitted he was 'playing terribly' after losing to Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 4-6 7-6 7-6. Griekspoor needed six match points before completing the victory in more than three hours. Fourth seed Casper Ruud also went out, losing 7-6 3-6 6-2 to American Marcos Giron. Eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-2 6-4 to set up a clash with former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, a 6-2 7-6 winner over Australian Chris O'Connell, while 12th seed Holger Rune beat Corentin Moutet 6-2 6-4.
