I speak to celebrity blogger Naomi Neo about school life, privacy, and ambitions.

Naomi Neo poses with a fan.

Welcome to the second installment of my interview with celebrity blogger, Naomi Neo. Check out the first installment where chat about fame, haters, and her motivations here.

One of Naomi's several public engagements.

I speak to celebrity blogger Naomi Neo about fame, haters, and what keeps her going.

Naomi Neo is approached by a fan for a photo

In the ten minutes it took us to walk to and settle in at Starbucks, Naomi Neo is stopped by three giggly secondary school girls and two starry-eyed young boys, all requesting for their photo to be taken with the celebrity blogger from Singapore. Even the barista who served us at Starbucks recognises the 17-year-old in an instant and (not so subtly) alerts his colleagues of her presence. 

Naomi Neo is undoubtedly Singapore's most popular and highly regarded blogger/social influencer under 18. I spend an afternoon with her chatting about everything from her love life to her parents. This first installment of my interview with Naomi reveals insights into the young social media celebrity's thoughts on fame, haters, and what keeps her going.

questions about my field and research.

This is me IRL, sort of.
Some academics have 'thesis beards'. I have 'fieldwork hair'.

Over the past 18 months of fieldwork, colleagues, research informants, academics, the twittersphere, and an assortment of fleeting strangers at cafes have asked about the how and why about the what that I do. Since I've formally ended fieldwork last week (Or have I? Does fieldwork ever end? Does it?!), this seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the journey with responses to a bunch of FAQs. Welcome to my universe, sort of (I think).