Right now, everyone is talking about Bobbi Althoff.
The mumfluencer-turned-comedy podcast host has had her time in the spotlight for the past four months, and right now, she's one of the most polarising podcasters making waves.
Since launching The Really Good podcast in 2021, the 26-year-old has managed to nab A-list interviews with Drake, Mark Cuban, Tyga, Lil Yachty and others, in a short amount of time.
But what was once considered a hilarious shtick by Althoff has now turned into a point of contention with her audience.
She became popular for her niche interview style. It involved not really interviewing her guests by speaking in a low, quiet voice.
She offered sarcastic questions and responses and instigated uncomfortable conversations and situations.
Basically, Althoff's goal was to make the podcast episode as awkward as possible.
And it worked — really, really well. Her first interview with YouTuber Colleen Ballinger went viral and so did her second episode when she welcomed Undateable actor Rick Glassman.
The virality of the clips led her to her famous interview yet... Drake.
Watch a clip of Bobbi Althoff and Drake on The Really Good Podcast. Post continues below.
Her journey to internet stardom didn't begin with awkward podcast episodes, but with social media offerings about her pregnancy journey and life as a married mother of two.
Her original account, @bobbialthon, which has more than 1.2 million followers (it has since been set to private), was once used to post video blogs about her life as a mum. It wasn't until early 2022 that she made a completely new TikTok account and announced she would be turning to full-time comedy.
There were definitely hints that she had a talent for entertaining people, even when discussing her children. While we can't see many of the videos that put her on the map any longer, there are a few floating around. In one clip, she shares she doesn't believe in allowing babies to crawl.
In another, she announces her daughter's name is "Richard". In a third clip, she reveals she apparently named her second child "Concrete". These might have been jokes, but her tone confused viewers and thus ensured they kept coming back day after day.
One well-meaning TikTokker shared their opinion on a Bobby Althoff skit. Post continues after video.
"My biggest issue with Bobbi is not her dry humour, it’s her insistence on making a career out of being in spaces she thinks she’s too good for," another observer wrote while someone else pleaded, "Please cancel her already. I’m tired."
However, Althoff has remained unfazed. In fact, she hasn't addressed any of the criticism, or the rumours alleging why she and Drake stopped following each other.
We did get some form of explanation in June, though, when she posted another interview with rapper Lil Yachty.
The two joked about being young parents, fame and their careers. In the middle of the interview, Drake even called Lil Yachty and shouted hello to Althoff, thus squashing the beef rumours.
In August, she interviewed Mark Cuban.
She confessed her podcast popping off felt "crazy".
"I always wanted it to blow up obviously, you hope for something but it's crazy when it actually happens," she said.
Feature Image: Instagram @bobbialthoff.
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