Who Is Ellie Ellis? The 16-Year-Old Who Gained More Than 400,000 TikTok Followers In Three Days
Ellie Ellis was a 16-year-old girl from Hampshire with six TikTok followers when she nervously placed her phone in front of her, began doing her makeup, and admitted that she had no idea what she was doing. Three days later, more than 400,000 people were following her. Within a week, that number had climbed past 700,000.
Her first video, posted on August 9, was a simple four-minute “get ready with me.” It was filmed without elaborate editing. She was just in her bedroom instead of a carefully lit studio, or an established audience waiting for her. Ellie told the camera that she wanted to start posting because she needed more confidence and wanted to stop being shy. She had even blocked the boys from her school so they would not find the account.