Glasgow man whose spoof music video went viral says fame ruined his life
The pressure got too much for Glasgow man following online fame
Julie Gilbert
Tyler Moffat in the famous video (Image: Trinity Mirror)
The Glasgow man behind spoof music video All About the Cakes says his Facebook fame has ruined his life.
Tyler Moffat, 23, recorded a hilarious spoof of Meghan Trainer's hit All about the Bass two years ago.
He went on to record more videos for fans after his social media following grew to 70,000.
But the pressure grew too much and Tyler decided to take a step back from fame. He also went on a crash diet and lost 10 stone.
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Tyler told the Daily Record: "If I ever wrote a book, I'd call it 'Facebook Ruined My Life'
"People were always wanting me to do challenges or pranks – it was like they expected it.
"I was doing it to make people happy. I felt like I was running on an endless wheel and one day I thought I can't do this anymore.
Tyler Moffat now
"I wanted to try to be the person I wanted to be, not someone else's idea of me. I believed losing weight would make me happy – it didn't."
"Now the nerves in my legs are damaged. Doctors told me it could be linked to my dieting.
"People tell me I look better but I feel like a junkie, drained all the time. I was happy and jolly. Not any more."
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