IAN SHARING HIS LIGHT:
PAGET (@IANPAGET_) OFFICIAL TIKTOK
BY ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ IAN PAGET JOINED TIKTOK A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO, AND ALREADY HE’S BEEN NAMED PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S SEXIEST GUY ON TIKTOK, WAS A DEBUT NOMINEE FOR GLAAD’S TIKTOK QUEER ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AND HAS AMASSED OVER 2.5 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON TIKTOK. With a wide variety of content ranging from dances, bloopers, intimate chats about his life, and sponsored posts, to the occasional thirst trap, at the heart of everything he does is his commitment to authenticity. His very public relationship that helped solidify his place in the social media world eventually become a very public breakup. Instead of shying away from the reality beyond the lens, he used the experience to get real and bring some sincerity to the TikTok world. In honor of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month, he took to the press and opened up about the mental health struggles that have started to affect social media personalities. He talked very candidly about how we, as a society, can be better and help those going through strife without overstepping boundaries. Breaking through the smoke and mirrors of TikTok, he is sharing the real Ian, and fans from the LGBTQ community and beyond are stanning.
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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022
METROSOURCE.COM
