![]() ![]() Lexi, who is in a wheelchair and undergoing dialysis three days a week, told Insider that she and her husband are relying on their savings because she can't work, saying their household income has dropped following her hospitalization. She said that prior to her hospitalization, she hadn't been diagnosed with a condition and rarely went to the doctor. Indiana does not have a state law requiring residents to have health insurance, and while Lexi admitted to the outlet that she might have been able to afford it, she didn't think she needed it. Lexi claimed she rarely takes brand deals, and according to Insider, only one of her posts from the past year appears to be a paid sponsorship with a brand She claimed she rarely takes brand deals, which is how influencers make money.Īccording to Insider, only one of her posts from the past year appears to be a paid sponsorship with a brand. Lexi's Instagram feed is a mix of gym selfies, motivational quotes, and before-and-after photos of herself. 'Our house isn't even paid off and we only drive one vehicle so I'm not quite sure why people are so quick to believe anything these days.' 'People on the internet are reading that I have all kinds of money, which is insane to me, because I clearly don't,' she said. The website AllFamousBirthday has estimated that her net worth is $1.5 million, but she claimed that number is inaccurate. 'People seem to think I'm some sort of millionaire just because the internet says so, but we're far from that,' Lexi told the outlet, insisting they're not rich because she has over a million followers. Published: 21:54 BST, 25 February 2022 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 25 February 2022Ī number of people left comments asking why an influencer with a large following would need financial support, assuming she has a high 'net worth' The couple's GoFundMe has raised $70,000 in just two weeks.Lexi added that they are living off her savings because she can't work.She claimed they only have one car and are still making payments on their house.Lexi, who is in a wheelchair and undergoing dialysis after her hospitalization, told Insider that she and Danny are far from rich, despite what people think.A number of people left comments asking why an influencer with a large following would need financial support, assuming she has a high 'net worth'.Lexi's husband, Danny, revealed on Instagram that didn't have health insurance and launched a GoFundMe page for her with a goal of $200,000 a few days later.She was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) last month after her kidney and liver started failing and was put into a medically-induced coma.Lexi Reed, 31, from Indiana, shot to fame after documenting her 312-pound weight loss and now has 1.2 million Instagram followers.'People seem to think I'm some sort of millionaire': Weight-loss influencer who was in a coma after multiple organ failure hits back after facing furious backlash for setting up a GoFundMe to cover her medical bills ![]()
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