I think that just comes with being a fan of someone in the public eye. XO fans will always want to know about his relationships and personal life, whether they agree with it or accept it. What have your DMs with Bella been like? What does documenting their relationship mean to you? Bella’s only ever replied with emojis. It felt like an invasion of their privacy and that’s one thing I don’t want this account to be known for. I never posted the photos but it was frustrating to see how in the space of an hour they were all over the Internet. It was at that point that I decided that I needed to keep their privacy in mind.
For example back in July someone hacked into Bella’s email and released multiple personal photos of Abel & Bella. Is Abel’s tendency towards privacy something you keep in mind while running his account? Definitely. It’s funny though that there were so many private details hidden in plain sight on social media. If I find something that I think is good to post, I’ll post it! Yesterday I probably spent over an hour just scouring the Internet for photos. There might be a week where there’s no evidence at all, so I don’t spend any time on here, yet some weeks are just crazy! For example a few days ago Bella & Abel made their first public appearance together, so now I’m constantly on the lookout for pictures. However, I do try and find new evidence myself. I’m one person so it’s hard keeping track of them both. Even since I started this account, I’ve relied on other people giving me information/evidence a lot. When did people start sending in tips to you? Do you depend more on tips or do you try and find evidence yourself? I’ve always been open to DMs. You’d be surprised how much you can find by simply just searching their names onto Twitter/Tumblr/Instagram. Is this your first Instagram fandom account or do you run others? And what tips would you share for anyone who would like to gather evidence themselves? This is my first Instagram fandom account, I never actually thought I’d run one but here I am!! Social media is the key for finding evidence, utilize that to your advantage. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Social media fandoms have the power to break stories, like the recent Demi Lovato “ mugs are my favorite dish” incident, or to be the story themselves, such as when the Beyhive turned on their flawless leader after her Vegan diet announcement. Their relationship exemplifies the power that fans have when armed with the innate social media skills that elude the rest of us who grew up, at least partially, before the Internet was a thing. Instead, they were stringing their evidence together by screenshotting likes and comments between the two, or matching a man’s jacket in one photo to another one. Unlike the rest of us, they didn’t need the couple to appear in the same frame together.
Now Hadid herself is even giving interviews about her “new” boyfriend to the press.īut true XO fans-as Abel Tesfaye's followers refer to themselves-already knew about these two long before the rumors started circulating about them in the mainstream and tabloid press. The Internet blew up a few weeks ago when The Weeknd and Bella Hadid finally deigned to hold hands in front of paparazzi as they went on a date during New York Fashion Week.