Exclusive A nna as an influencer and obviously on a spotlight, how do you manage to keep up with the society’s expectations? Being on the spotlight is something that is very difficult. From being that normal girl who used to do anything anywhere and anytime (partying ha-ha) now it’s different because people know me and I can’t go anywhere without being identified. I’m held accountable for all my actions.
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ome people might not know but, Anna how did you rise to fame? What was the spark? How I rose to fame, well I was in China in 2018 working as a dancer. There was a time I was lonely; I Bought a new phone and began recording myself. I was sharing these videos on my personal Facebook profile and people Began to like and share my content. From there, I was approached by many people and my clips were played on big platforms, the fame grew. That’s how I started. When I came back to Zim I was just home and when I went on Internet to my surprise everyone was asking where I had gone. That was a push, and people sent me money for airtime to afford Bundles of Facebook so that I can post. People made me, and I’m sure if I hadn’t gotten people’s support I wouldn’t get this far.
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hat can you boldly say are the advantages of having a large following on social media? Well , growing up I didn’t have a lot of friends. I was body shamed a lot and I excused myself from
friends. Now I have a lot of people greeting me and happy when they see me. I also get paid for this fame. When I show up people love me. The advantage is you get to meet easily with big brands. Its putting food on my table and I’m learning a lot
some I witnessed others going through them. The intention is definitely to teach others.
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s an influencer, do you ever feel like you’re misunderstood? Is it easy for you to make friends since a lot of people wants to be associated with you? The people who believe in my art ou’re a young and beautiful and love me I actually love them lady, does being on the spot- back. It doesn’t matter the scanlight affect your personal life in dals; the real ones always have any way in terms of secrecy? my back. Wow about that, you know ife isn’t rosses every time, sometimes I drop tears. You where do you derive your know, when you’re on the spotlight, most of the guys want to motivation when you begin to have you. The traffic is too much. feel like quitting? People want to take advantage of I actually felt like quitting many you. Some flash a lot of money times. Sometimes people who I and just trying to get to you (not asked to record me were ignorant for good reasons). Thank God and refused. People could not and my family and my parents spare just 5 minutes of their time I’m not easily lured by money. to record me. People would discourage me saying I would never hat’s one thing that peo- get to Madam Boss or Mai TT, ple can never guess about that used to discourage me a lot. I you? just want to be Anna Honde you Well, when I was in grade 5, I know. I would cry to my mom got burnt that I couldn’t walk. It and she would pray for me most was official that I was never go- times. ing to walk straight but then I recovered, thank God. Now I can’t his brings us to this question, walk in heals, I can only wear what’s your advice to aspirplatforms. I can’t walk in some ing influencers that wants to beheals I guess that what people come like you? Do what you love and things don’t know. will happen effortlessly. Don’t be ost of your skits tend to ed- pressured by people. Also don’t ucate and offer awareness focus on the money when starton some social issues, do you do ing, money comes eventually. Be that intentionally or it just hap- patient, use your phone if you pens? don’t have other resources, we Its very intentional, most of all start from somewhere. All the the things I act its because they best!!! are prominent issues and some 21 things, I went through them and
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