The Impact of TikTok Star Keith Lee
posted by Kinaya Gibson | February 21, 2023 | In Arts and Culture, NewsViral sensation Keith Lee has touched the hearts of many over the past two years via TikTok. The professional UFC fighter turned food critic has showed us what love, compassion, and growth truly entails.
His rapid success rate on TikTok has amazed everyone over the past six months. He is currently at 10.5 million followers and counting when six months ago he had 1 million followers.
Lee, alongside his wife, Ronnie joined TikTok like most individuals during the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. He initially was known for cooking for his pregnant wife at the time and then when their first daughter, Karter, was born he would cook for both of them. The Lee family soon attracted a community of followers that would give witness to an evolution that made it seem like everyone was a part of their family.
Before Lee became famous for being a family man, he was labeled as the “trouble child” growing up. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Lee would find himself being kicked out and/or leaving six schools. During a podcast interview with comedians and actors, KevOnStage and ThatChickAngel, Lee told the story of how growing up he suffered from authority issues, anger management, anxiety, and depression all causing him to be expelled from Detroit and Southfield public schools.
In 2021, Lee was signed on a six-figure contract but would eventually lose due to losing two fights in a row. Devasted, Lee had to find another way to provide for his family, he decided to pursue content creation full-time.
During this pursuit, Lee would start his journey of becoming a food critic. However, he nor anyone else, could predict where this would take him and the lives he would change.
He has changed the trajectory of a few local Las Vegas small restaurant owners lives over by rating their food and customer while also explaining how some of their business was very slow. Now restaurants, such as Frankensons Pizzeria, have lines outside the building daily with people traveling from across the country to try their food. He was even able to raise over 50 thousand dollars for a local food truck owner, Gary Shanks, because Lee kept his promise of making sure he would come order a burger from him since he couldn’t eat the seafood the local food truck owner served.
Since, the growth of his food content, he has accepted a six-figure contract with Wingstop, coming shortly after losing his six-figure fighting contract.
Lee has touched the lives of many one day at a time. He has fought for small businesses and content creators who have been exploited by big corporations. He is starting to be known as “The People’s Champ.”
To learn the full story of Keith Lee, you can watch the full interview on KevonStage’s YouTube channel titled “The Keith Lee Story.”
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