Throughout the year, Instagram fame became more profitable than ever for Australian celebrities, as the platform continued to soar.
But what price will C-list stars pay for the chance to secure brand endorsements and rake in more online followers?
It’s hardly a surprise photo-editing scandals are making headlines as TV personalities use social media to drive their PR machines.
Whoops! In 2017, Instagram fame became more profitable than ever for Australian celebrities – but for many, their Photoshop skills leave much to be desired. Pictured: Chloe Lattanzi
But for many unfortunate celebs, their Photoshop skills leave much to be desired – and their Instagram ‘fans’ are quick to hold them to account.
So, from Jake Ellis’ magical growing guns to Natasha Oakley’s wonky door frame, Daily Mail Australia counts down 2017’s biggest Photoshop fails.
Did you spot them?
Natasha Oakley ‘casts a spell’ on a Melbourne door frame
Confession: Last year, ‘Bikini A Day’ model Tash Oakley was forced to admit that she Photoshops her online images after she was pictured in rather unflattering candid bikini snaps
Last year, the ‘Bikini A Day’ model was forced to admit that she Photoshops her online images after she was pictured in rather unflattering candid bikini snaps.
And just four days into 2017, fans were certain she’d been trawling Photoshop For Dummies over the summer break after sharing yet another image that seemed off.
In an image from Wednesday January 4, the blonde bombshell is seen perched on the edge of a cafe table as she models her slender waist in a form-fitting dress.
Hang on! And just four days into 2017, fans were certain she’d been trawling Photoshop For Dummies over the summer break after sharing yet another image that seemed off
Natasha certainly looked bewitching, so much so that she appeared to have cast a spell on the suspiciously bent cafe door frame behind her.
‘I put a spell on you,’ the swimwear enthusiast wrote in the caption.
Bewitched: Natasha certainly looked bewitching, so much so that she appeared to have cast a spell on the suspiciously bent cafe door frame behind her
She previously told The Daily Telegraph of her 2016 editing scandal: ‘I think that everyone is doing that (retouching) because of what they see in the media.
‘I think with the general population are just trying to follow exactly what they see with pictures being edited’.
Jake Ellis’ muscles get bigger, Insta following stays the same
Tower 200? Bachelorette star Jake Ellis appears to have given the famous gym-that-attaches-to-your-door-frame quite a workout this year
From the Ab King Pro to the Tower 200, at one time or another everyone’s caved into ‘As Seen On TV’ fitness products.
And The Bachelorette star Jake Ellis appears to have given the famous gym-that-attaches-to-your-door-frame quite a workout this year.
Unless, of course, there’s a more simple explanation for how his biceps got so huge and his front door looked bizarrely curved in an Instagram post from October.
Even Jake’s ex-girlfriend Jen Hawke called him out directly for the photo, which showed him shirtless in the kitchen, his cursed door in the background.
‘We live in a world where there’s so much fakeness,’ former Bachelor star Jen told the Blue Chip Podcast in December.
‘I mean, you go on Instagram and everyone’s filtering… and some of the guys are even dragging their shoulders out to make them bigger,’ she added.
Anything to add? Unless, of course, there’s a more simple explanation for how his biceps got so huge and his front door looked bizarrely curved in an Instagram post from October
‘Jake Ellis from The Bachelorette season two, I’m talking to you right now!’
Jen is not the only one who noticed, with Jake being called-out for allegedly using performance enhancing apps to make his biceps look bigger three times this year.
Busted! His ex-girlfriend Jen Hawke (L) called him out on it this year, slamming men who ‘drag out their shoulders’ on Photoshop, adding: ‘Jake Ellis from The Bachelorette season two, I’m talking to you right now!’
But Jake has denied these allegations, saying: ‘Honestly only know how to edit a photo with an Instagram filter or a depth effect photo using an iPhone.
‘That’s the extent of it.’
Fans report Anna Heinrich’s alarming Derby Day disturbance
Seems fine? If aliens exist, why are they spending time messing with Anna Heinrich’s handbag strap at Derby Day?
If aliens exist, why are they spending time messing with Anna Heinrich’s handbag strap at Derby Day?
The photo in question showed Anna posing alongside her sisters – but fans couldn’t help but notice the ‘disappearing’ chain around Anna’s shoulder.
Busted? Pictured on the far left, the Bachelor winner’s handbag chain is clearly visible up until the peak of her shoulder, where it vanishes, before appearing again under her arm
Pictured on the far left, the Bachelor winner’s handbag chain is clearly visible up until the peak of her shoulder, where it vanishes, before appearing again under her arm.
‘Check out the handbag strap… so disappointed she photoshops her pic,’ one of Anna’s Instagram followers commented.
Denial: After fans called her out in the comments, she seemed to deny the allegations, replying: ‘Haha saw that didn’t do that’
Apparently denying she played any part in editing the photo, Anna swiftly replied: ‘Haha saw that didn’t do that.’
Who did erase the handbag strap remains a mystery, especially given the fact Natasha Oakley was not at Derby Day this year.
Chloe Lattanzi’s hair-raising photography
Olivia Newton-John’s daughter likes to look her best. Who doesn’t?
But in an image shared to Instagram in June, the 31-year-old socialite hardly even looked like herself.
Her makeup looked odd, with her eyelashes and smoky liner appearing to magically sit over the edge of her hair.
At her best! Olivia Newton-John’s daughter likes to look her best. Who doesn’t? But in an image shared to Instagram in June, the 31-year-old socialite hardly even looked like herself
Woah! Her makeup looked odd, with her eyelashes appearing to magically sit over the edge of her hair; her contouring looked unusual, her lips cartoonish, while her ‘Mermaid Vibes’ hat (while certainly real) was just confusing
The corner of her eye shadow was nestled well over her blonde locks, and her hair appeared to vanish right into her eyes on either side – spooky!
The cannabis farmer’s contouring looked unusual, her lips cartoonish, while her ‘Mermaid Vibes’ hat (while certainly real) was just confusing.
Florence Alexandra Sophia and the case of the walk-about boardwalk
Revealed? Did Bachelor star Florence Alexandra Sophia accidentally reveal her entry-level photo editing side at St. Kilda Beach Boardwalk in November?
She’s the blonde bombshell who showed off her ‘cheeky’ side when seducing Matty J in a sexy teacher outfit on The Bachelor.
But did Florence Alexandra Sophia accidentally reveal her entry-level photo editing side at St. Kilda Beach Boardwalk in November?
Now, wood is known to expand and contract in the heat – but less has been reported on its propensity to simulate the Mexican Wave.
Spooky! Now, wood is known to expand and contract in the heat – but less has been reported on its propensity to simulate the Mexican Wave – fans noticed the curved, seemingly edited planks
Wearing a striped one-piece, Florence was pictured on the boardwalk, keeping her balance despite a tectonic shift apparently happening beneath her.
Indeed, fans didn’t take long to notice the curved planks by her elbow, stretching all the way to her feet, where they miraculously straighten.
As St Kilda local council didn’t report and seismic disturbance that day, the only reasonable explanation is that Florence edited the photo.
Tiffany Scanlon has ’99 problems’ and one blurry photo
Welcome! On Thursday, Tiffany Scanlon was added to The Bachelor’s Hall of Photoshop Allegations
On Thursday, Tiffany Scanlon was added to The Bachelor’s Hall of Photoshop Allegations.
The reality TV star-turned-influencer posted a bikini-clad photo of herself resting on a rock at Rottnest Island, captioned: ‘I got 99 problems but location ain’t 1.’
The problem count grew to 100 when a swarm of unidentified image-blurring blobs mysteriously targeted the area around her gym-honed limbs.
Did she or didn’t she?T he reality TV star-turned-influencer posted a bikini-clad photo of herself resting on a rock at Rottnest Island, captioned: ‘I got 99 problems but location ain’t 1’
The shadow of her left arm also appeared to fall in a strange position on her lower thigh.
Tiffany denied the claims, telling Daily Mail Australia: ‘It’s frustrating that other people use Photoshop to achieve the look that I train to have.’
Despite her denial, she did admit to using editing program Adobe Lightroom to play with ‘colours and lighting’, but flatly said ‘no Photoshop’ was used.
Why so blurry? The problem count grew to 100 when a swarm of unidentified image-blurring blobs mysteriously targeted the area around her gym-honed limbs
‘I don’t think it’s a good idea to Photoshop your body as it gives people a false idea of what is natural and achievable,’ she continued.
‘I’d hate for people to meet me in person and think my Instagram was not a proper representation for what I am and what I look like.’
No I never! Tiffany denied the claims, telling Daily Mail Australia: ‘It’s frustrating that other people use Photoshop to achieve the look that I train to have’