Liana Lawrence

Liana Lawrence is a girl with both beauty and brains! This nineteen year old is a force to reckon with, since her rise to fame on TikTok. She plans to become a clinical psychologist and is majoring in psychology at the University of Melbourne. Liana loves baking, dancing,creating content and,most of all, she loves her dog! Her content is light, fun and enjoyable and she’s slowly becoming the face of many brands in Sri Lanka! 

Here’s a sneak peak into who Liana really is,

By Amana Iflal

1) You’ve risen to fame during the past two years as a content creator on TikTok, tell us a little bit about your journey.

“I mean I wouldn’t say I’m famous but I actually started way back in 2016, with this app called Musically and I lost interest at that time. But then when the pandemic struck I started making TikToks for fun because I was home and my exams were postponed. I didn’t have my siblings around me either so I thought this would keep me company and pass my time. It just took off from there.”

2) How does it feel to have other people watch and enjoy your content? Your TikToks have a lot of views!

“It was honestly very unexpected because you don’t expect anyone to actually enjoy your content. Surreal would be the appropriate word to describe the feeling! It’s really nice to see everybody’s support and love even though half of them are complete strangers, it means a lot to me.”

3) As a young and influential content creator, how do you deal with the responsibility of influencing people in the right way?

“I think alot about my content before I post it anywhere. My goal is to promote a platform that is safe and full of positivity while concentrating on respecting people and being friendly. It’s important to think about how people can perceive your content,how they might misunderstand it because you have to bear in mind that everyone thinks differently and that’s okay. You have to be very careful because there are a lot of young and highly impressionable viewers watching your content every single day.”

4) With that being said, there’s always going to be people who are pretty mean on social media. How do you deal with trolls and nasty comments?

“You’re not going to make everybody happy, they’re always going to be someone who has an opinion that clashes with yours. It might surprise you and be hurtful but it’s really important to understand why you started doing what you do. The main thing is that at the end of the day you need to be happy”

5) Have you ever considered quitting TikTok?

“Not yet. I actually really really enjoy it and I feel like the more I’m on it the more I’m exploring new interests and coming up with new content to keep my viewers happy! I started out with just dancing but now I’m more into the lifestyle aspect of TikTok. I’ve been thinking of doing food related content so yeah I have a lot more to offer!”

Read more in Issue 60 of Chokolaate available on Magzter now!