Influencer Admits She Lied About Cancer

A British influencer is coming clean about a big lie she told: Brittany Miller has apologized in a new TikTok video for falsely claiming that she had cancer, reports NBC News. Miller, who has 3.5 million followers and regularly posts about her twin boys, said she was "deeply sorry" over the deception and blamed being in a "dark place" mentally at the time. "I did it to keep the people close to me, to keep the people in my life close to me," said Miller, 29. "I don't condone it. I understand why I did it, and I've learnt from my mistakes."

Miller said she first told the lie back in 2017—before her influencing days—to a friend, "one stupid sentence that I deeply regret." She denied any intent to scam, saying that when she became aware that a fundraising page had been set up on her behalf, she immediately shut it down, per the BBC. "I didn't take a penny from it." Miller said she now wants to use her platform to advocate for mental health awareness. The apology comes after the UK Sun published an exposé about Miller over the weekend.