Your Favorite Influencer's Favorite Influencer

As someone who has proudly made many life choices influenced by words flowing out of Taylor Swift’s glitter pen, I’ve always been fascinated by what inspires those who deeply inspire me. In this interview series, we’re flipping the script to ask a few Fohr favorites what and who influences them. From personal muses to first internet crushes and nostalgic childhood pop culture mems, it’s time to meet our favorite influencers’ favorite influencers.‍

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Charlie Puth

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
‍A: @bomanizer

Q: What was your most formative childhood film, what character did you want to be, and why?
A: The Wizard of Oz. I wanted to be Dorothy (duh). I was influenced by the way they escaped and killed the Wicked Witch—until I realized I was actually team Elphaba when I saw Wicked.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
‍A: Zac Efron

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Claudia Oshry

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Alix Earle. I’d DM Poppi to ask for more equity.

Q: What does your daily media diet consist of?
A: Rewatching my own stories and reels until I physically can't watch them anymore.

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Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Ben Palmer

Q: What was your most formative childhood film, what character did you want to be, and why?
A: The Little Mermaid. I wanted to be Ursula. I was influenced by the way she said “poor unfortunate souls” like a bad bitch and still got the vocals.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: A dude catfishing me on AIM with a blurry profile pic and the screen name Sk8boy2318. I knew he was fake. Love is blind.

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Tefi Pessoa—she’s the internet’s big sister and I’m just here for the unsolicited advice and trauma tea.

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
‍A: Doechii

Q: What was your most formative childhood film and why?
A: Cars. Grant wanted to be Lightning McQueen and Ash wanted to be Doc Hudson. We were influenced by how they disregarded Chick Hicks and rose above the nonsense.

Q: Name a positive and a negative influence.
A: A positive influence is Ellen DeGeneres. A negative influence is Albert Einstein. He knows what he did.

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Don Cheadle

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Bethenny Frankel. We’d DM Carol Radziwill and say, “girl, let’s make up!”

Q: What does your daily media diet consist of?
A: Plus Sized Parkhoppers—love those girls.

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Jamie Lee Curtis

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: @boujeebrownskin

Q: What was your most formative childhood film and why?
A: The Princess Diaries. I wanted to be Julie Andrews. I was influenced by her captivating performances, remarkable voice, and emotional connection with audiences.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: Justin Bieber

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Beyoncé—lol that's queen mother right there.

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Myself! My life is pretty epic as it is :) First DM: “Hey girl, it’s future you saying heyyyyyy.”

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Alix Earle

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Quenlin Blackwell

Q: Name a positive and a negative influence.
A: A positive influence is Hunter. A negative influence is also Hunter.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: Jaden Smith

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Jojo Siwa

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Quenlin. I’d DM Billie Eilish and say “let’s be friends!”

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Dick’s Sporting Goods

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Tara Woodhall

Q: What was your most formative childhood film and why?
A: Remember the Titans. I wanted to be Sunshine. I was influenced by how they were always themselves and brought joy to what they did.

Q: Name a positive and a negative influence.
A: My coach, Travis. And my coach, Travis.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: Shakira

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Ryan Trahan. I’d DM myself.

Q: What does your daily media diet consist of?
A: Mostly finance and sports YouTube videos, and after practice, some TikTok and Instagram brainrot.

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Benny Drama

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Benton McClintock

Q: Name a positive and a negative influence.
A: A positive influence is the inner workings of the human mind and the creative collective. A negative influence is government-regulated poisons designed to keep us numb and distracted.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Princess Diana

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Becca Bloom. I'd DM her assistant to wire my bank account $35 million.

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Doechii

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Brittany Broski

Q: What was your most formative childhood film, what character did you want to be, and why?
A: Matilda. I wanted to be Matilda. I was influenced by how she read so many books—it led me to write my own.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: Forever and always, Timothée Chalamet

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Mel Robbins

Q: What does your daily media diet consist of?
A: Motivation and self-help books/videos in the day, and Sex and the City at night.

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Bretman Rock

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Delaney Rowe

Q: What was your most formative childhood film, what character did you want to be, and why?
A: High School Musical. I wanted to be Sharpay Evans. I was influenced by how she knew what she wanted and was willing to do anything to get it. Queen.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: Mark E. Miller

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Addison Rae. I’d DM Ariana Grande and tell her how much I love her.

Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Sonja Morgan

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Eric Sedeño

Q: What was your most formative childhood film, what character did you want to be, and why?
A: Clueless. I wanted to be Cher Horowitz. I was influenced by her socialite it-girl lifestyle, wardrobe, and the perfect man.

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Bretman Rock. I was an early fan—feels like I’m his Kuya (older brother).

Q: If you could swap lives and platforms with another creator for a day, who would it be and what’s the first DM you'd send?
A: Wisdom Kaye. I’d DM Anna Wintour asking to go to the Met Gala again.

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Q: What celebrity following you made you freak out?
A: Jake Owen

Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Charlie Berens

Q: What was your most formative childhood film, what character did you want to be, and why?
A: Miracle. We wanted to be Mark Johnson (played by Michael Cummings). We were influenced by the way they skated.

Q: Name a positive and a negative influence.
A: Positive influences are friends. Negative influences are bullies.

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Timm Chiusano

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Q: Who is the funniest person on the internet?
A: Kitty Lever

Q: What was your most formative childhood film, what character did you want to be, and why?
A: Camp Rock. I wanted to be Mitchie/Demi Lovato. I was influenced by how they stayed true to themselves and delivered a classic Disney hit.

Q: Name a positive and a negative influence.
A: A positive influence is my mom. A negative influence is being a Tumblr user from 2012–2015.

Q: Who was your first internet crush?
A: Alexis Ren

Q: Who do you feel most para-socially connected to?
A: Leo Skepi

Q: What does your daily media diet consist of?
A: Panda exhibit edits, Attack on Titan, and touching grass now that it’s warm.