“I Dated A Celebrity As A Non-Famous Person…”: This Woman Is Going Viral For Sharing What Her Celeb Relationship Was Allegedly Like Behind The Scenes
“When we first started dating, he didn’t know if he should give me his real number or his burner number.”
So, I think it’s safe to say people are CURIOUS.
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In one of her viral videos, Myah says, “When I first started dating my ex, he told me that he had a real phone number and a burner phone number. He wasn’t sure if he should give me his real number or his burner number…”
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She continued, “I am sure it is very common for celebrities to have real numbers and burner numbers because…he didn’t know if I was a superfan or a stalker or any of those things.”
“As you can imagine, if you’re dating somebody and that is the precedent they set from the beginning, it obviously influenced how I viewed everything moving forward,” she admitted.
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“He used to say, ‘You just get used to people recognizing you all the time.’ So, that was the dynamic that was created. He was the celebrity-famous person; I was not. There were all these social rules I had to follow in order to be with him and make him feel comfortable. And because I genuinely liked him, I did my best to follow those expectations and rules — whatever you want to call them,” she shared.
“I questioned my self-worth a lot… I think that is the toxicity of fame and celebrity and me being an unknown nobody — whatever you want to call me, not famous,” she said while explaining that this breakup has been really hard for her.
BuzzFeed spoke to Myah who confirmed that the celebrity she was referencing and claims to have dated was Tony Revolori. She was shocked when some people said they don’t consider him a celebrity. “People calling him ‘not famous’ is actually wild to me. Out of all the comments I thought I’d get from these storytimes, I never thought that was going to be the main call-out.”
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“In my eyes, he’s a celebrity for a couple of reasons: He set the precedent he was one with his behavior. He was very protective of what information he felt comfortable sharing with me and what information he had to be more guarded about, which made sense to me. Outside of behavior, he’s been in some massive franchises and has been fortunate to play very iconic characters. To me, if you’re walking red carpets and have character posters with your face on them, you’re a celebrity. I mean, people have his face tattooed on them; that’s a celebrity.”
Tony Revolori is best known for playing Zero in The Grand Budapest Hotel and Flash Thompson in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
According to Myah, she met Tony on a dating app and they were together six months, talking nonstop. “It might not seem like a long time, but in Los Angeles, that’s equivalent to like two years, lol. Our first date was one of the best dates I’ve ever had. We closed down this sushi restaurant, and then we went to the bar next door and closed that down, too. He asked me on a second date that night,” she said.
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Since he was famous, Myah said in public she tried to be a more reserved, quieter version of herself. “I did feel like I was an outlier when we were in group settings. It was almost like I understood his world, but I wasn’t a part of it because I wasn’t a celebrity or famous either. In a way, it was almost like there was plexiglass between us – I could see him, but I couldn’t really be alongside him.”
Myah said she often wished he wasn’t famous. Not because she was intimidated or star-struck but because, in her experience, fame complicates things. “Celebrities have a ton of options. It doesn’t matter how secure you are, people are going to try to get with your partner even if you are in an exclusive relationship because they want clout. You have to protect your self-esteem and self-worth. I know as our relationship progressed, I started to feel more subconscious anxiety because I feared he was going to get bored of me since I knew I wasn’t the only option. You have to have frequent check-ins and make sure those check-ins are authentic; otherwise, you’ll start to crumble.”
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“It’s important to make sure you’re comfortable with what it entails. It’s not a typical relationship dynamic. Communicating feelings and expectations is important, but make sure there’s action behind what you’re communicating, otherwise it’s going to get very mentally taxing,” she added.
Finally, Myah said that sharing all of this has been nerve-wracking, especially since her song inspired by their breakup (“The Lobby”) has started to get a lot of attention. “I wasn’t expecting it to blow up. I kind of feel like a whistleblower but I don’t think what I’m doing is out of line. Taylor Swift and big names put their breakups into their art all the time. Everyone should be allowed to share their life experiences. I want people to know my vulnerabilities so when they listen to or watch my art, they know the person who’s making it. Giving insight allows my audience to understand the motivation behind why I do what I do.”
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“As much fun as it has been to poke fun and heal from the whole breakup in this setting, I’m not in any way trying to discredit everything he’s accomplished in his career. If I had also been a ‘known’ person, this would’ve been business-as-usual breakup news, but because I’m mostly unknown, I think the complexities of this are more layered, and people are interested in understanding what that experience was like. I’m a pretty secure person, and I’ve always been happy with my success as an indie filmmaker and musician. I hope people who listen to my story feel empowered to share their stories, too. Being open is important. We have a merch line that matches the music video, and a portion of the proceeds are going to charity,” she concluded.
