Working in entertainment had been a lifelong dream, but she was a small-town girl with zero connections. So instead, she tried studied education at the University of North Texas, and while the fame was a blessing for her — it was also a terrifying experience.
As interest in the OAG gained momentum, the small-town girl became a brand that led to various media requests and even imitators. It was a picture of her when she was around 11 years old. She had her hair in pigtails, a hideous vest, and an "ermahgerd" expression. The now year-old, who works as a nurse in Phoenix, said while she was quite overwhelmed by her memes at first, the interest has died down — unless one of her friend wants to dig up old favourites. But I guess you have to take what you can get.
While the Ermahgerd Girl stuck to nursing, Laina rode the celebrity wave — by quitting her job, leaving school and becoming a full-time YouTuber with professional management. So thank you all again. It means a lot. But selling memes as NFTs will only give these creators control over their finances, not the memes themselves.
Read on the Decrypt App for the best experience. For the best experience, top crypto news at your fingertips and exclusive features download now. News Business. Create an account to save your articles. NFT Revolution. Morris' "Girlfriend" video went viral, attracting millions of viewers and sparking the meme, where people would post Morris' picture and add funny captions describing what an overly attached girlfriend would do. Morris filmed more parody videos over the years and appeared as a guest in many other YouTube videos.
She was also featured in a video from Delta Air Lines and interviewed celebrities on the red carpet at the American Music Awards. During the peak of her YouTube days, Morris posted videos about once a week. But she stopped posting regularly after August She uploaded one video in August , and on Thursday she posted her final video.
Read more: The 'overly attached girlfriend' explains what it's like being a wildly popular internet meme. In her minute farewell, Morris said she'd been struggling with anxiety and depression and had seen a psychologist and taken medication to help her mental health. She said that seeing others in the media talking about mental health, specifically the actress Kristen Bell, helped her to accept herself.
But when you're feeling good, it can be really scary because you don't know how long that feeling will last. When you start to feel bad again, it can be scary because you thought you had gotten over it.
Like, I get it. I know how hard it is.
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