Meet Lillian Droniak, the 96-year-old Connecticut grandma who started filming short videos with her grandson during COVID and now has nearly 20 million followers across TikTok and Instagram. Her content covers household hacks, dating, fashion, and partying, and it turns out being 96 is a whole brand. People can’t get enough of her unfiltered take on life.
The best part is what her social media income does. Her ad revenue covers her $12,000 monthly nursing home costs and funds a study fund for her great-grandchildren. That’s right, she’s funding the next generation one viral video at a time. Though fame has limits: after a wild June party that nearly got her kicked out, her nursing home banned her from serving alcoholic drinks.
She says she always knew she had it in her to be famous, she just never expected it to happen after she turned 90. Her goal is showing fans that getting old is not that bad. Have you seen Grandma Droniak’s videos yet, and would you follow a 96-year-old influencer?
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