Late last month paperwork circulated showing that an influencer had filed for bankruptcy, however, the name was blacked out. Now, a savvy social media user has discovered who lodged the paperwork and posted the proof to the gossip forum Tattle Life.
A user discovered that the influencer in question was Christie Swadling, who has 110,000 followers on Instagram and 63,000 on TikTok.
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“Well well well look what we have here. Best $15 spent. Public register states she has been bankrupt since 29th December. She probably got approval to leave for Bali but chances of her travelling again are slim to none,” they wrote alongside an image of the paperwork.
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The paperwork that had Christie’s name blacked out was originally circulated on social media by gossip account Dutch Minty.
Christie has numerous stories posted on Instagram over the past 24 hours, and many are partnerships with brands, meaning that she’s making a form of income or receiving gifts from them. Yesterday, she shared an image of her in lingerie as a deal with Fashion Nova. She also shared a photo of her and her partner’s brunch and tagged a NSW cafe and hashtagged the post #ad.
Today she posted a photo of her and her partner with bags full of shopping from Peter Alexander with the caption, “successful shopping/brunching deserves a wine”. She’s yet to publicly comment on her bankruptcy filing.
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According to the government organisation The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA), Australians who file for bankruptcy must seek permission from their official trustee to travel overseas. Different types of bankruptcy take varying times to end, but their record will generally be cleared after three years.
Other consequences of filing for bankruptcy include having your name permanently appear on the National Personal Insolvency Index, having difficulty receiving future credit and having a trustee sell your assets.
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