A social media influencer has pleaded with fans to stop showing up at her Co Armagh home after her address was leaked online, resulting in a menacing visit which is forcing her to move.
Annalivia Hynds made the desperate appeal alongside her fiancé Ruairi McGivern in a video posted on TikTok as the couple look for a new place to live with their three children.
The 27-year-old social media star resorted to publishing the video after a number of individuals turned up at her doorstep unannounced with hopes of taking photos and videos with her family.
“This is not something that I ever wanted to bring to social media, but the things that have happened in the past couple of weeks just leaves me no other choice,” Annalivia said.
“I hate being a negative person. I hate being negative or talking about negative things. But I feel like I have no other choice.
“In the most respectful way, I am so appreciative of everyone who follows me and everyone on here. I would not have this job without you all.”
Annalivia made it clear that some fans are crossing boundaries which need to be enforced.
“Recently we have had so many people coming to our house, knocking the door and asking for photos, which I always say yes to,” she said.
“I have never refused a photo to anyone in my life. But when it comes to my house, there has to be a line.”
Her fiancé Ruairi, meanwhile, expressed concerns that some unwanted visitors have had more malicious intentions.
“This started a while ago,” he said.
“There was an individual who put a video on social media from the top of our road. Recorded the entire layout of our entire estate, how to get to our house, and it was uploaded to social media.
“That night in question, I was away at football and a male shouted a threat through the window to Annalivia, basically saying: ‘Annalivia, I’m going to kick your f*** in.’”
Since then, the pair say that numerous individuals have begun coming to their home requesting photos.
Annalivia said she has obliged but that she feels like she has no other choice, as she’s “never going to be rude”.
The couple say the escalating behaviour is now causing their children, Robyn, Rhea and Rian, to also feel “anxious”.
Ruairi stated that their pair’s eldest child, Robyn, has asked the couple who the people appearing unannounced at their home are.
Citing one instance when the family attempted to get ice-cream together but were recorded by fans, Ruairi explained: “Someone had their phone out recording us with the kids, walking across the road.
“I was collecting Robyn from school and an individual was recording Robyn coming out of school, holding my hand.
“There are certain things that we are trying to keep private, like their uniform and [our] house number. Obviously we post [content from inside] the house, but we never post where we live,” he said.
Annalivia said the couple are beginning to lose their patience.
“There is a line and that line has been crossed too many times,” she said.
Ruairi said fans’ aren’t respecting their privacy: “Our house isn’t a 24-hour meet-and-greet — and this isn’t me being cheeky. This is our home; it’s supposed to be our safe place.”
“And it isn’t feeling like that recently,” Annalivia added.
The couple said that they are now having to moving house.
“This is raw at the minute. And I don’t mean to come across bad or anything, but we are having to now look for a new home.”
The pair said they are going to be more careful around posting content from their new home.
“Once we move, we will not have to post anything around that property,” Ruairi said.
They are also installing CCTV for their children’s safety.
While she reiterates her gratitude to her followers, Annalivia ended the video by stating bluntly: “It’s not acceptable.”
A spokesperson for the Safeguarding Board of Northern Ireland warned that anyone using social media can accidentally share information that may lead others to learn private information about them.
“Remember, when using social media, you are in a digital environment,” they warned.
“People can zoom into the images you post and see things in the background that you didn’t intend to share, like letters, photos and documents.
Annalivia Hynds with her partner Ruari McGivern
Annalivia Hynds with her partner Ruari McGivern
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“It is important that everyone understands the implications of sharing images or videos of [themselves].”
The organisation advises anyone using social media to consider the information they choose to share.
“While the internet may look or feel private, it’s very much a public space,” the spokesperson continued.
“Users can be lulled into a false sense of security and become complacent with privacy settings.
“This heightens the risk of harm or unintended exposure of personal or sensitive information, beyond its intended audience.”
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I can’t understand the mentality of someone who would think ‘mint an influencers address has leaked, I’m going to get in my car and drive to their house for a picture’ why would you even want a picture with an influencer. Whole thing is mental
You wanted the limelight. This is what comes with it.
She wants privacy for her family??
‘Annalivia’ (wat a fkn terrible made up name), just told everyone all her kids full names! What a load of absolute bullshit.
Delete the tiktok account. people will forget who these people are by next month. Simple solution
People obviously shouldn’t be doing this but blasting your whole life online seems to just invite trouble.
I shouldn’t have to lock my doors to stop people coming in and robbing my house but i do for obvious reasons
Funny that McIlroy (mentioned at the bottom of the article), someone who has actually achieved something and is deserved of the fame, had to sell his property in Belfast for similar reasons. Some people have no concept of privacy.
Using your kids for approval and likes on the Internet was never going to bode well.
This narcissistic and fake perfect happy family shite makes me cringe like hell. Social media is the cancer of society.
Not much of an influencer if they can’t influence people not to turn up at their house.
I’ve never heard of her. Also, the teenage fans won’t turn up forever, let the wave blow over, no need to move house 😅 bit drastic. Probably wanted more clout and she’s got it..
Anyone who thinks it’s normal to show up at someone’s house needs to have a word with themselves lol she can post what she likes. There is a consensus here that people hate to see anyone doing better than them and that’s what those comments sound like to me.
Complaining about folks going to your house. 100% fine.
Wanting to be famous and complaining about attention in public….. fuck off with your consequences l.
Who r they
Says more about the sado’s who turned up than the “influencers”
Now they have to move house, how convenient – now they have a renovation or house build project to share with their followers
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The sharing of one’s children online is scummy behaviour.
So is all this other shit.
Scum across the board.
In the second video of the feed she shows where her house is potentially (if you had local knowledge…)
I guess being an “influencer” means some income when raising the kids but I don’t agree that they should be exposed to it with all good intentions, imagine being that kid at 14 in school, bullied to fuck
Why don’t they charge for the meet and greets?
Never heard of these people but what kind of psycho do you have to be to go to someones house and ask for photos. Weirdos
Go cry unto yer knickers
Losers using their kids in vids
Influencers are parasites. You film your whole life, give your children no privacy, show where you live, where you shop, when you go on holiday etc and then scream about privacy. I mean, fair, absolute weirdos turning up to your house is bizarre and would make anyone uncomfortable but the simple solution would be to stop filming. But no, how would they get attention then?! Clearly means more to them than their children’s safety.
Probably loves the attention being a narcissist and all….
Wouldn’t be surprised if their looking a promo deal with a estate agents and a few other companies to do up the kitchen, bathroom etc in their new house
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