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Emmaline Carroll Southwell: TikToker parts with viral Richmond pad

Emmaline Carroll Southwell: TikToker parts with viral Richmond pad

Children’s author and TikTok star Emmaline Carroll Southwell has sold the Richmond apartment where she made it big in lockdown.

The mother of three and her family became an internet sensation with the murals they created on their home’s floor while stuck at home.

The fabric scenes featured Harper, 12, Levi, 6, and Violet, 4, traveling everywhere from Sydney Harbour, to Abbey Road, and to a Galaxy Far, Far Away.

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She also penned her hit children’s book, Our Family Pledge, at the two-storey abode at 709/8 Howard St, which is under contract for about $1.3m-$1.35m.

“We called it our little pandemic palace, but it was still three kids in a somewhat small place, although it’s pretty large by Richmond standards,” she told Property Confidential.

“Being able to see the city and outside world from the apartment, and feel like you’re still in a place with a pulse, really, really helped.”

The three-bedroom property is next to the Yarra River where Church St becomes Chapel St, with views taking in the neighboring nature and CBD skyline.

Ms Carroll Southwell said lockdown was “little kids and chaos” for her and husband Kenny, and she began the floor murals as a creative person stuck at home and family activity.

“Our little urban oasis has a lot of little stories, so it’s very sad to leave, but it’s definitely the right time for us,” she said.

Whitefox agent Nathan Verwoert said the apartment attracted “a really broad spread” of buyers including young families who “still wanted to be inner city”, with the views a big drawcard.

Ms Carroll Southwell now has more than 600,000 followers on TikTok after downloading it during lockdown. She and her children de ella revealed their family’s “mission statement” by way of a poem on the platform, which became a viral video and then a book deal.

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Originally published as Emmaline Carroll Southwell: TikToker parts with viral Richmond pad

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Open relationships: Abbie Chatfield’s only sees boyfriend Konrad Bień-Stephen twice a week

Open relationships: Abbie Chatfield's only sees boyfriend Konrad Bień-Stephen twice a week

When Abbie Chatfield revealed she was in an open relationship with boyfriend Konrad Bień-Stephen, people had a lot to say.

Despite the onslaught of unsolicited criticism she received, the “outspoken influencer” has been candid about their romance, regularly explaining why being “non-monogamous” works for them.

Now the 27-year-old has detailed exactly what makes the couple click in an exclusive new interview with Stellar magazine.

“I’ve never been upset or threatened by someone (I’m in a relationship with) sleeping with someone else. It’s my kink. I just never really valued monogamy that much,” she told the publication.

“It sounds awful, but I don’t really see him all that much, maybe two days a week. I don’t know if it’s scarcity, but he’s very good at communicating, and so am I.”

The couple first spoke out about their open relationship in February, sparking a barrage of criticism online that Abbie labeled “embarrassing”.

“Some of you f**kers are so embarrassingly triggered because you’re so insecure, you’re like ‘but if you love someone’, not me, not him,” she said on an episode of her popular podcast It’s A Lot.

“It’s fine, if that’s how you feel, be monogamous, love that for you

“But why do you care if I f**k someone else or he f**ks someone else.”

In a separate Instagram Stories post, Abbie told everyone who had strong opinions about their romance to “get a grip.”

“Just because you want everyone to want monogamy as much as you do, doesn’t mean that someone not wanting monogamy is a bad thing,” she said.

“Why does it affect you which genitals touch each other? Get a grip.”

Since first going public, Abbie has also been open about the highs and lows of being non-monogamous, most recently revealing she’d “finally” had sex with someone else.

The new Masked Singer panelist proudly announced she’d got some action during a podcast episode talking about her night at the 2022 Logies on the Gold Coast.

“I finally rooted someone which is nice. Good for me,” she said.

As well as discussing the dynamics of her relationship, Abbie also told Stellar she had “no idea” she would become so successful off the back of her stint on TheBachelor in 2019.

“It’s been fast and overwhelming and I do feel like a fish out of water a little bit,” she told the publication.

“On The Masked Singer I sit there with my water bottle thinking, ‘What the f*ck? Why am I sitting next to a Spice Girl’ and ‘how did all this happen?’

“It’s been a lot very quickly and I’m very grateful. But it also makes me think that it can very easily be taken away.”

Read Abbie Chatfield’s full interview in Stellar, available now in The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun and The Sunday Mail

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