{"id":189386,"date":"2021-02-26T03:24:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senior-citizen-granfluencers-are-making-it-rain-on-instagram\/"},"modified":"2021-02-26T03:24:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:24:40","slug":"senior-citizen-granfluencers-are-making-it-rain-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senior-citizen-granfluencers-are-making-it-rain-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"#Senior citizen &#8216;Granfluencers&#8217; are making it rain on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a341aa05ec4d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a341aa05ec4d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senior-citizen-granfluencers-are-making-it-rain-on-instagram\/#Glam-mother\" >Glam-mother<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senior-citizen-granfluencers-are-making-it-rain-on-instagram\/#Model_teacher\" >Model teacher<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senior-citizen-granfluencers-are-making-it-rain-on-instagram\/#Bicep-tuagenarian\" >Bicep-tuagenarian<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senior-citizen-granfluencers-are-making-it-rain-on-instagram\/#Mr_Steal_Your_Grandma\" >Mr. Steal Your Grandma<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Senior citizen &#8216;Granfluencers&#8217; are making it rain on Instagram<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/grandfluencers.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019re Instagrannies. <\/p>\n<p>Shilling on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> is no longer just a young person\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Web-savvy seniors called granfluencers are racking up thousands, even millions, of Instagram followers \u2014 along with mountains of money \u2014 by posting pics of themselves in scintillating outfits and other celeb-worthy snaps. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Glam-mother\"><\/span>Glam-mother<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBeen stealing your man since 1928,\u201d reads the tag line for the Instagram page of 92-year-old Helen Ruth Elam of Knoxville, Kentucky \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baddiewinkle\/\">known as baddiewinkle <\/a>on the platform. In lieu of the usual knit sweaters and drab white Skechers, this glamorous grandma rocks an arsenal of flamboyant feather boas, bombastic sunglasses and other couture too colorful for an Andy Warhol painting. <\/p>\n<p>First hitting the internet\u2019s radar at the ripe old age of 85, the mother of one currently boasts 3.6 million Instagram followers and sponsorships that net her up to $9,815 per promo, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fashionweekdaily.com\/what-is-a-granfluencer\/\">the Daily Front Row reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"\/>Elam\u2019s past sponsorships have included Amazon Echo Show 8, Svedka Vodka, LG, Canada Dry, Aussie,\u00a0My\/Mo Mochi Ice Cream, Jack in the Box, Fashion Nova, Lisa Frank,\u00a0INC.redible Cosmetics and many more, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-9296223\/Granfluencers-70s-80s-90s-earning-millions-followers-Instagram.html\">Daily Mail reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Model_teacher\"><\/span>Model teacher<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not to be outdone, 67-year-old Lyn Slater boasts almost <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iconaccidental\/?hl=en\">800,000 gawkers on the \u2018Gram<\/a>. The associate law professor at New York\u2019s Fordham University achieved internet fame accidentally (hence her \u2018Gram handle \u201caccidental icon\u201d) when photographers mistook her for a fashionista at a fashion event, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/disrupt-aging\/stories\/info-2019\/social-media-influencer-lyn-slater.html\">AARP Disrupt Aging reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"\/>Today, Slater\u2019s sponsored posts rake in almost $3K each, proving that while age is just a number, cash most certainly is not. <\/p>\n<p>The sartorially minded sexagenarian has also been featured in countless international fashion magazines and even landed a contract with Elite Models London. Not bad along with reportedly holding a master\u2019s in criminal justice and PhD in social welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, however, the inadvertent Insta-influencer wanted to become an example of aging gracefully. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that as women get older, there is a difference in the kind of attention that you may receive,\u201d Slater\u00a0told AARP Disrupt Aging. \u201cSo I started paying more attention to the kinds of clothes I was wearing. <\/p>\n<p>The Granfluencer concluded, \u201cI always had a good personal style, but I began to use my clothes as more of a creative act as a way to express myself creatively in the world. I am in my 60s, and I am the most visible I have ever been in my entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bicep-tuagenarian\"><\/span>Bicep-tuagenarian<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJ8zmXkjfre\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:618px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Not all the golden girls of Instagram flaunt glitz and glamour. Swoll senior Joan MacDonald, 74, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trainwithjoan\/\">amassed 1.1. million Instagram followers<\/a> \u2014 as well as oodles of workout gear and supplement sponsorships \u2014 by documenting her active lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The inspiring content includes a clip of the the geriatric gym shark <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIxxsQsDQMD\/\">dead-lifting 175 pounds<\/a>. Meanwhile, a mind-boggling <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLUBNpvjzZG\/\">before-and-after pic<\/a> showcases how the fitness freak went from overweight to boasting the same weight and muscular physique as her daughter, who is a fitfluencer herself.<\/p>\n<p>Many might be surprised that MacDonald never picked up a weight until a few years ago \u2014 which the Granfluencer credits to the fact that married women were discouraged from pumping iron until fairly recently. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think, \u2018Oh, Grandma, what does she know?&#8217;\u201d MacDonald <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/train-with-joan-the-74-year-old-fitness-influencer-is-having-a-moment\">told Glamour<\/a>. \u201cBut you\u2019d be amazed at what Grandma can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mr_Steal_Your_Grandma\"><\/span>Mr. Steal Your Grandma<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"\/>Not one to let the ladies hog the social media spotlight, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/irvinrandle\/?utm_source=ig_embed\">59-year-old educator Irvin Randle<\/a> generates upward of $1,000 for his swagtastic \u2018Gram promos. Randle \u2014 aka Mr. Steal Your Grandma \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hsfctHfcuF8\">was even featured<\/a> on \u201cThe Wendy Williams Show.\u201d\n            <\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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