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“Carey and I try to reply every single DM,
we try to help and give advice when we
can, if our followers ask. We are honoured
we could inspire others as KOLs and that’s
the lens on how we view our success on
social media influencing”
Shawn Cutler and more approached us to work with them, and that’s how
#keeproenandcareyon became a real thing,” he reveals.
Just like that, they became a brand. Until today, the couple share about
their relationship with their followers. “Carey and I try to reply every single
DM, we try to help and give advice when we can, if our followers ask. We are
honoured we could inspire others as KOLs and that’s the lens on how we view
our success in social media influencing,” says Roen.
On the subject of the double-edged effects of fame, he says prag, “As long
as there is love, there is hate. You have to embrace both sides. The truth is,
Carey and I know what we stand for. We make an honest living; what we
do doesn’t hurt or harm anybody. Knowing this fact makes it easier for us to
identify negative comments that come from a place of insecurity or jealousy.
Just unfollow us if you don’t like us, it’s fine. Or turn off the social media, go
out into the real world and do something with your life instead of becoming
a negative person. We stay focused on what matters, sharing what is real and
true to us.”
Carey, who encountered cyber bullying throughout her journey in Miss
Universe as a contestant and as a national director for the Miss Universe
Malaysia Organisation (MUMO) in 2015, recalls how her past experiences
have readied and toughened her up to live life under the spotlight.
“I had haters who thought I was not beautiful enough for the crown. I
accepted that I was flawed and strove to improve the parts I thought I was
lacking. But I won’t lie. There were days where the comments affected me. I
would doubt myself and ask, ‘Am I really not good enough? Am I really that
ugly?’ And social media amplified things even more. But I have grown so much
since then. Like Roen said, it is about our conscience. We communicate a lot,
with each other and with the people closest to us. As long as we don’t feel like
we compromised on our conscience, it is easy to stay focused,” she expresses.
MAKING WAY FOR SHAE
In 2016, while in the middle of a blizzard in Iceland, Roen got down on one
knee to propose to Carey. “I couldn’t even hear him because of the blizzard;
I kept going, ‘What? What did you ask me?’”
Exactly one year ago, the couple tied the knot; first in an intimate,
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