Celeste Barber says she HATES being called an influencer – and insists she’s an actor and comedian first despite shooting to fame on Instagram
Celeste Barber is not shy when it comes to parodying celebrities and their risqué photo shoots on her Instagram account.
And in this week’s Stellar magazine, the comedian – who first starred in medical drama All Saints in 2005 – says she ‘hates being called an influencer’.
The 38-year-old rose to fame by recreating outrageous celebrity photos from the likes of Kim Kardashian, Bella Hadid and Jennifer Lopez as far back as 2015.
Social media fame: Celeste Barber ‘hates being called an influencer’ and insists she is an actor and comedian that ‘happens to be a bit famous for doing stuff that resonates with people’
She has since amassed a following of 7.9million, including big names such as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Paris Hilton.
Despite the huge fan base, she said: ‘I’m an actor, a comedian and a writer, and I happen to be a bit famous now for doing stuff that resonates with people who don’t always feel great about themselves. That’s how I look at it.’
The Sydney-born beauty noted that she doesn’t take her audience’s trust for granted and has turned down certain jobs that have offered her money and fame.
Parody queen: The 38-year-old, who has an Instagram following of 7.9million, said: ‘I’m an actor, a comedian and a writer, and I happen to be a bit famous now for doing stuff that resonates with people who don’t always feel great about themselves’
Fame: The 38-year-old rose to fame by recreating outrageous celebrity photos from the likes of Kim Kardashian, Bella Hadid and Jennifer Lopez as far back as 2015
‘So I really take my time in working out what I do because I don’t want to be known as an influencer. I want to be known for making people laugh and giving a sh** about what I put out in an already very noisy world,’ she added.
Last month, she appeared on The Project and revealed that desperate influencers and celebrities often contact her begging to be parodied.
‘Yep. Heaps,’ she said when asked if anyone had asked to be featured on her profile.
Remember this? Celeste first starred in the Channel Seven medical drama All Saints in 2005
Candid: Last month, she appeared on The Project and revealed that desperate influencers and celebrities often contact her begging to be parodied
‘I also get people going, “Have you seen seen so and so? You need to parody her. She needs the followers.” It’s full on,’ she added.
However, Celeste has also made friends with some big names after mocking them.
‘I am friendly with some of them, which is nice,’ she said, before joking: ‘Anyway, I was talking to Cindy Crawford and she said…’
Out now! Read more of Celeste’s interview in Stellar magazine