Influencer Karina Irby who 'lives in bikinis' trolled for dancing with stepfather
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: Karina Irby, an Influencer from Queensland, is facing a lot of flak after she posted a TikTok clip dancing in a thong in front of her stepfather. Many people called her attention-grabbing video ‘disturbing.’ The Aussie influencer runs her own line of bikinis, and regularly shares ‘real’ photos of her natural body with her millions of followers. The 32-year-old doesn’t shy away from hitting back at ‘trolls’ for making comments on her body type.
Irby is seen dancing in her Moana swimwear to Britney Spears’ popular song 'Work B***h', with her stepdad in the background. After wide criticism, the influencer responded in an interview to news.com.au, she thinks the blowback was ‘stupid.’ “No matter what you do on social media these days, someone will always find a way to bring you down, or in this case, project their insecurities or issues upon you,” she told the outlet. “But, in this case, the facts are pretty simple. My stepdad and I have a great, normal relationship. We both have a good sense of humor and like to do stupid things to make others laugh,” she adds.
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The young entrepreneur went on to explain, “It’s a hot Australian Christmas and our family spent it by the pool, hence the swimwear.” Irby ‘lives in bikinis’ since she owns and runs a swimwear business, that's why calling her dress up ‘inappropriate’ is simply ‘ridiculous’, according to her. “This kind of stuff is like water off a duck’s back to me. If you don’t read the comments, they don’t exist. But I do find it kind of funny – and a little bit sad – that so many people are spending their festive season getting angry on the internet when they should be having fun with their family.”
In the clip, Irby’s stepfather is also seen wearing a pair of Speedos in swimwear, as he can be spotted in the kitchen, reports New York Post. As soon as he realizes that she is behind him and dancing, she asks, “What the f*** are you doing?” He is then seen shaking his head and laughing at her antics as she records her moves on the camera.
There were around 350 comments on her controversial TikTok video, which garnered over 440K views. “Love your videos Karina, and lovely to meet your stepdad. Sorry, TikTok is full of weirdos,” one viewer wrote. Another said, “LOL, that’s hilarious. I can’t believe (some) people are not seeing this for what it is – a bit of fun.” One social media user commented, “How dare he ask questions, he’s wearing the uniform.” The other wrote, “Inappropriate,” As if you do [that] in front of your stepdad. REALLY.”