The 33-year-old influencer still lives at home with her mother and is facing backlash after admitting she never learned to drive.
Elle McNamara, from Buxton, Derbyshire, makes hair, beauty and skincare videos and has over 600,000 followers on Instagram under the handle 'Bambi Does Beauty'.
Although she primarily uses her platform to offer beauty advice, she also posts videos about things she wishes she had known when she was younger and how to tell if a man is into you. I am.
But on Instagram, she opened up about her life, posting a short clip of herself applying lip balm and writing on top of it the text: “Something I do that people find weird at my age.”
She later revealed that she still lives at home with her mother and admitted that her parents, aged 62 and 72, are her “best friends”.
Elle added that she has been single for 14 years, almost half of her life, and doesn't go out or use dating apps.
As a millennial, she said she “doesn't dream of having kids” and admitted that as she gets older, she “becomes more introverted.”
Elle admitted that she never learned to drive, even though she could have done so at 17, and commenters criticized her for her parents' age.
One person wrote: “Learning how to drive is essential and given the age of the parents, it should be done for them.”
They also wrote, “That driving is very detrimental to you and those around you…”
A third wrote: “She's going to have a hard time if her parents die.”
The influencer also added that although she doesn't like the taste of alcohol, she's not alone as young people are moving away from drinks in favor of coffee and healthy juices.
A study by consumer insights agency Canvas8 last year found that only 27% of UK Gen Z consumers currently consume alcohol, compared to 47% of baby boomers.
The content creator captioned the video, “It's okay to live a life that others don't understand.”
But Instagram users weren't too impressed and encouraged Elle to step out of her comfort zone and experience more.
One person wrote, “The problem with living in a comfort zone is that the more time you spend in your comfort zone, the smaller it becomes.”
Another person said, “I'm an introvert because I don't do anything.” This was followed by another comment telling Elle to “try doing more things.”
A third said: “I ask this as someone who has already lost one parent at a fairly young age.'' Family seems important to you, but if you haven't met your partner or built strong social bonds, What sense of “family” will you be left with when your parents die?
