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Woman left in tears after getting backlash for revealing she bought a house aged 21

Woman left in tears after getting backlash for revealing she bought a house aged 21

The influencer was slammed after making her big annoucement on TikTok

An influencer who revealed she owned her own house at the age of 21 was left in floods of tears after receiving a huge backlash online.

Katylee Bailey, from Bradford, recently took to TikTok to reveal she was the lucky owner of her house - and mortgage free too.

In the TikTok, which has been viewed 3.5 million times, Katylee held a champagne bottle with confetti inside.

Captioning the clip, she wrote: "Biggest achievement of my life. Here's to my new chapter."

Her celebratory revelation didn't go down well with viewers, who slammed her in the comments.

One person wrote: "So sad the people that work the least get this and people putting their life on the line can barely afford heating."

A second added: "Alright for some."

Meanwhile, a third commented: "Lucky you, here I am paying 2 grand in rent every month because I am not eligible for a mortgage despite working 40 hours a week."

Katylee explained herself to her critics in a teary video.
TikTok/@k4tyl33

Although these negative comments came from a minority, as most were happy for Katylee, the stinging remarks still hurt the influencer's feelings.

In a follow up video, the teary-eyed TikToker said: "I just wanted to come on here to say that I'm sorry to anyone who feels like I'm bragging about the house thing.

"Yes, the system is absolutely f***ed, I will never get my head around the fact that I've become so lucky.

"But believe or not, as much as some of you guys don't wanna understand this, I do actually work and let me tell you something, social media is so mentally draining."

Katylee celebrated purchasing her house at the age of 21.
TikTok/@k4tyl33

She continued: "I know there are many people out there who work there a***s off. I genuinely did just fall lucky with social media.

"And yes my family have given me an amazing life. But I didn't get brought up with money, so to be able to achieve such a big thing at 21-years-old, I'm just so grateful.

"It's not me bragging, it's me being so proud of myself. I think if anyone else had the opportunity, they'd do it."

In 2021, The Telegraph and Argus reported that Katylee earns up to £1,000 for each video she posts, after dropping out of university to pursue a career in social media full-time.

Being 21, Katylee is much younger than the average first time buyer in the UK which is reportedly around 33 years old, up from 32 in previous years.

Featured Image Credit: Credit: TikTok/K4tyl33

Topics: TikTok, Home