By Noor Nanji
It’s scary just how relatable Sydney Jo’s TikTok series is.
The 27-year-old content creator from New York posted her first video, about friends communicating in a group chat, back in March. She told me me her social media account has blown up since then.
We see the girls bicker, talk in side chats, and send passive aggressive messages to each other, something Sydney said is “a universal experience”.
“My friends, work colleagues and sisters all had similar stories about their texts and group chats,” she said. “This is something that’s only going to continue, as we start having bachelorettes and weddings.”
Sydney says she filmed the first episode hungover on a Sunday morning.
But as her followers rocketed from 264,000 to 1.6 million in just a few months, she now has a huge fan base, with Today calling her series “the internet’s favourite show”.
With season three now out, Sydney said we can expect more camaraderie, more feel good moments, but also more shared common enemies.
She also hinted there could be a boys’ group chat series next. “I didn’t anticipate the male audience I would draw. I had a 50-year-old dad recognise me recently,” she said.