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Influencers sharing filthy homes

15 replies

BrendaThePoodle · 13/02/2026 12:12

I’ll preface this by saying I also have adhd and appreciate how difficult running a house is, mine is messy within reason and Im sure most MN would find my home dreadful, however it’s cleaned regularly, it is just a few toys and laundry piles that usually are needing to be put away.
But there has been a tiktoker (who had adhd hence me mentioning mine) who is calling out being bullied by other creators or the comments on her posts because her house is pretty dirty. Literal shite in the carpet dirty or mouldy beds etc. I try never to judge anyone with the classic line of “i have this x and I don’t do x” because we aren’t all the same, however, Im sure if Im being quite hypocritical, but I just couldn’t imagine leaving poo or mould around my children. I can’t express enough how overwhelmed I get at housework and how much of a struggle it can be, but, I can’t also imagine my dc living with poo smeared in carpets. Or somewhat worse, me sharing that with people. How little privacy do those kids have? Imagine going into school and all the kids know your poo was shared with strangers when mum cleaned it for views. Im conflicted here, am I a horrible judgey person and need to remember that as long as kids are loved, fed, clean and not abused everything else is fine or, nope Brenda, people shouldn’t be sharing their children’s poo stains for views and should probably be cleaning the poo once it’s exited the arse.

YANBU - don’t show the world you're a scruffy mare.

YABU - share it’s ok to have a disgusting home, let’s normalise it.

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ValueofNothing · 13/02/2026 12:37

I would probably try to find something more positive to occupy my time, tbh, OP.

IwishIcouldconfess · 13/02/2026 12:39

and need to remember that as long as kids are loved, fed, clean and not abused everything else is fine or, nope Brenda, people shouldn’t be sharing their children’s poo stains for views and should probably be cleaning the poo once it’s exited the arse.

No it isn't ok and it is abuse! I would be reporting to SS

MidWayThruJanuary · 13/02/2026 12:39

Yes - I'd just not look at them. Surely you are part of the problem by giving her likes or clicks or whatever happens on TikTok.

Ionlymakejokestodistractmyself · 13/02/2026 12:41

There's a difference between a messy home, a cluttered home and a filthy health hazard home.

My house is often a bit messy with people leaving their stuff everywhere but I'd be mortified by actual shit or mould! With the exception perhaps of mould caused by damp which can be very difficult to treat.

Playingvideogames · 13/02/2026 12:46

Ionlymakejokestodistractmyself · 13/02/2026 12:41

There's a difference between a messy home, a cluttered home and a filthy health hazard home.

My house is often a bit messy with people leaving their stuff everywhere but I'd be mortified by actual shit or mould! With the exception perhaps of mould caused by damp which can be very difficult to treat.

This.

Instagram can be very ‘picture perfect’. I follow one person whose house is by no means Insta perfect (cups and plates on kitchen side, toys on floor, piles of washing) but it is by no means a health hazard - she is constantly piled on by Zoflora Mrs Hinch types telling her her house is filthy and embarrassing etc

Then there’s actual filth. Mouldy cups and plates, uncleared toilets, hoarding level clutter, nothing ever vacuumed, windows never opened, crumbs and bits of food everywhere - gross

nomas · 13/02/2026 12:49

If you’re going to do something useful and report them to Social Services for neglect then crack on.

If you just want to be congratulated for voyeurism then YABU.

PersephoneGoddessOfSpring · 13/02/2026 12:50

Is she the 'Lazy Mum' that does donuts for her kids breakfast and feeds them trays of chicken nuggets after school?
If so you are definitely, definitely not being unreasonable! Her house is disgusting and she should be in prison for child abuse IMHO.

KnickerlessParsons · 13/02/2026 12:51

It's the internet, and it's Tik Tok.
a) you don't know for sure that it's her actual home and
b) if it is her home, you don't know how much is set up for the camera, and for clicks.
On the internet, nothing is real.

BillieWiper · 13/02/2026 12:55

I don't know why you watch videos of people who have poo and mould in their house and then talk about how you wouldn't have poo and mould in your own house. Not many people would.

But why watch it? There must be more stimulating things to think about/look at?

BrendaThePoodle · 13/02/2026 14:02

I just wanted to discuss it with someone and thought a forum would be good to have a chat. I watch all sorts of things on tiktok etc and this one was just pressing on me a bit. It’s just posted here because it’s a forum for discussion and this is what I wanted to discuss. The world is so heavy with political topics etc and I wanted to talk about something not too deep but that also was interesting to me. I think how other people live is interesting. I enjoy watching people tidy their homes or clean rugs so I watch those things. I was wondering if anyone else who watches similar things had an opinion. I wouldn’t open a thread about William and Catherine because I don’t understand why people give a toss about the royals. I certainly wouldn’t ask people if they had better things to care about if that was of an interest to them, but I wouldn’t dream of thinking we all found stimulation in the same things. I didn’t expect people who don’t have an interest in influencers who share dirty homes would bother with this thread. I feel like what I have asked has been ignored to simply tell me I should waste my time more productively when I actually just fancied a chat on the bus to work. I enjoy watching cleaning things. My conflicted feelings aren’t really just about the poo but that has made me sad for the kids, more so that being shared with the whole internet. Just fancied getting other perspectives from anyone who watches similar or knows the influencer Im talking about.

@BillieWiper the views people doing deep cleans on YouTube get is in the millions. Honestly it’s amazing. I don’t know if you’re old enough to remember the Kim woodburn show with Aggie Mackenzie? The cleaned a neighbours house and I became interested in hoarders since. I’d love to offer to clean hoarders homes for them but it’s not something I could realistically commit to.

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BillieWiper · 13/02/2026 14:22

BrendaThePoodle · 13/02/2026 14:02

I just wanted to discuss it with someone and thought a forum would be good to have a chat. I watch all sorts of things on tiktok etc and this one was just pressing on me a bit. It’s just posted here because it’s a forum for discussion and this is what I wanted to discuss. The world is so heavy with political topics etc and I wanted to talk about something not too deep but that also was interesting to me. I think how other people live is interesting. I enjoy watching people tidy their homes or clean rugs so I watch those things. I was wondering if anyone else who watches similar things had an opinion. I wouldn’t open a thread about William and Catherine because I don’t understand why people give a toss about the royals. I certainly wouldn’t ask people if they had better things to care about if that was of an interest to them, but I wouldn’t dream of thinking we all found stimulation in the same things. I didn’t expect people who don’t have an interest in influencers who share dirty homes would bother with this thread. I feel like what I have asked has been ignored to simply tell me I should waste my time more productively when I actually just fancied a chat on the bus to work. I enjoy watching cleaning things. My conflicted feelings aren’t really just about the poo but that has made me sad for the kids, more so that being shared with the whole internet. Just fancied getting other perspectives from anyone who watches similar or knows the influencer Im talking about.

@BillieWiper the views people doing deep cleans on YouTube get is in the millions. Honestly it’s amazing. I don’t know if you’re old enough to remember the Kim woodburn show with Aggie Mackenzie? The cleaned a neighbours house and I became interested in hoarders since. I’d love to offer to clean hoarders homes for them but it’s not something I could realistically commit to.

Fair enough if you're interested in watching cleaning content. Yeah I do remember Kim and Aggie. I didn't watch them much though. Kim died recently didn't she? She seemed quite a character.

Anyway I just think you shouldn't concern yourself with other people's messy homes. It is admirable you'd like to become a super cleaner/declutterer but until you do watching the dirt will probably just cause anxiety!

McGregor33 · 13/02/2026 14:30

I know exactly who you’re talking about and she’s disgusting. 5 kids in a small 2 bedroom house, struggled to keep on top of it when she had 4 kids but decided to bring another baby into her filth.

Shes been reported multiple times to social services and the police.

I don’t keep an insta style house, there is dishes on the side, some washing in the basket and my home is definitely more lived in. That said, my home is clean. This woman monetises her filth, tries to pass it off as normal, puts her children at risk of bullying and being taken by social work.

BrendaThePoodle · 13/02/2026 14:44

McGregor33 · 13/02/2026 14:30

I know exactly who you’re talking about and she’s disgusting. 5 kids in a small 2 bedroom house, struggled to keep on top of it when she had 4 kids but decided to bring another baby into her filth.

Shes been reported multiple times to social services and the police.

I don’t keep an insta style house, there is dishes on the side, some washing in the basket and my home is definitely more lived in. That said, my home is clean. This woman monetises her filth, tries to pass it off as normal, puts her children at risk of bullying and being taken by social work.

See I only discovered her last year and because she was pregnant wanted to help her earn money from TT views so it would help her children. Maybe even help her getting a larger property as they seem so squashed but I think seeing the sharing of mould etc has made me wonder do they need professional help? She is only in her late twenties so thats loads of children before 30, so i am aware she isn’t having an easy time of it, but the damage mould could cause to those children is really awful. I feel as though some of it could be ragebait as the kids say, but if you’re using that you aren’t mature enough to have 5 kids. It’s very sad. And I’d hate to see anyone be trolled or bullied (Im aware that making a thread which could bring negative comments about her seems counterintuitive) yet I think if you put yourself online with predominately negative videos of your home it’s expected. But I also think my normalising things like mould in beds or poo in carpets which could make a child really unwell, maybe there should be some pushback to that being seen as normal. Because it’s so dangerous for anyone. Let alone a baby!

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MrsMAFs · 13/02/2026 14:49

this person also pops up on my TikTok. She has every excuse in the book for why her house ends up as it does. None of them acceptable for the state the house gets in. Daily.

From what i can see they are reported regularly.

I grew up in a family of 7 in a 3 bed, no gardens and one parent working full time. Our house was never like this. We also would never do the things her, her husband and children are clearly doing for it to repeatedly end up like that.

NotMeAtAll · 13/02/2026 14:56

While I don't think anyone should be living in filth, I think it's good that there are shit homes amongst the online "perfect" homes. I don't know which is more nauseating to watch. 🤣

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