EXCLUSIVE: Love Triangle star accused of buying 130,000 Instagram followers to boost his profile – as his social media numbers skyrocket after the show ended without explanation
A participant in the Stan Love Triangle dating series has been accused of buying over 130,000 Instagram followers in an attempt to boost his online profile.
Fitness instructor Patrick Hong raised his eyebrows after his followers mysteriously skyrocketed without explanation.
Hong’s follower count has grown by 131,500 over the past 30 days, which is an unusual growth compared to his co-stars, who only had a few hundred followers.
Love Triangle star Patrick Hong (pictured) has been accused of buying over 130,000 Instagram followers after his stint on Stan’s original dating series
Social Blade stats show that its followers jumped several thousand at a time without explanation, often indicating bot activity.
Fake profiles often have usernames with strange combinations of numbers and letters. Many Liam subscribers have usernames like this.
“Two days before the last episode, he only had 4,000 subscribers… two days later, his account starts going up 10,000 and 20,000, but no one was commenting or liking his videos,” said a co -star, who wished to remain anonymous. Daily Mail Australia.
Data from Social Blade shows that Hong’s follower count grew by 131,500 over the past 30 days, which is an unusual growth compared to his co-stars, who were followed by several thousand people.
“If they were real followers, his new girlfriend would have gained followers as well, but she’s still only around 1500.”
“The sad reason why Patrick’s buying follower is because he needs constant validation from people because he was so insecure,” they added.
According to one of Hong’s co-stars, the aspiring fitness influencer filmed himself buying the followers and then bragged about having the biggest fan base on the show.
“Two days before the last episode, he only had 4,000 subscribers… two days later, his account starts going up 10,000 and 20,000, but no one was commenting or liking his videos,” said a co -star, who wished to remain anonymous. Daily Mail Australia
“He was quick to point out that he had a blue tick. He was desperate to become an influencer after seeing how quickly people on other shows like MAFS could make a living after being on a show and it just didn’t happen.
“He just wants to pretend and prove he’s a top-flight online trainer because he now has a blue tick. He had a personal Instagram account that he was going to use for the show, but he took it. then ‘deleted’ and used the only one he had, which was his work account… How convenient.”
Being verified on Instagram comes with many algorithmic benefits, as well as making an account more attractive to potential advertisers.
When approached for comment, Patrick laughed at the claims and said, “Thanks for the green updates. Tell them it’s about $100 per subscriber if anyone is interested.”
100,000 “instant” Instagram followers can typically be purchased for around $742 AUD.
“He just wants to pretend and prove he’s a top-flight online trainer because he now has a blue tick. He had a personal Instagram account that he was going to use for the show, but he took it. then ‘deleted’ and used the only one he had which was his work account,’ they added.
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