A 69-year-old agony aunt for the TikTok age is attracting over a million views for videos sharing her thoughts on everything from “smelly f**ts” to dandruff prompting thousands of comments from her 700K fans which she replies to individually. Jhyll Teplin’s diverse career has seen her working as everything from a fashion designer to an actor in the Australian sitcom Summer Heights High, in which she played the mum of private schoolgirl Ja’mie.
Also director of an organic skincare brand, Jhyll’s sunny disposition in short, laughter-filled videos, which she signs off wishing viewers a “fabulous day” – many of which have gone viral – has made her a social media star. Yet Jhyll, of Melbourne, Australia, admits that her new online fame fails to impress many of her cotemporaries, explaining: “Most of my friends don’t understand the TikTok world. They don’t see how interesting and fascinating it is.
“I have no idea what I’m doing, but I love the community it has created. If I can just help one person a day to smile or laugh because of my stupidity then that has made my day.”
