“I figured I should write this myself because who would be able to tell my story better than me?”

I’m Cody Orlove, a 23 year-old content creator who got an early start on life as a social media star. From ages 14 to 18, I filmed relationship and comedy-focused content every day until I unpredictably amassed 10 million followers across all platforms. Soon after all the success, I experienced my lowest low in the public eye. I slowly became inactive on every platform but over the 3 years, I reconnected with who I was offline, bought my first home and most importantly, I reconciled with my passion. In 2022, I began to post stories on Snapchat filled with spontaneous days and relationship shenanigans and accumulated more than 5 billion views in under one year. Although I will forever be proud of my continued success, I didn’t respect the content I was creating. When I turned 22, I decided to fully pursue content creation once more. I packed up my house in Texas, moved to Los Angeles and kick-started each of my platforms. After almost a year of living in California, I reconnected with the life I used to live while filming every day whether I’m in denial with my content or not. I’m 23 now and amongst all of the ups and downs, understanding who I am and who I want to be, I’m nonetheless thankful and proud for where I am today. I want to always be able to share my life on the internet and since I've fortunately been able to for the last decade, I can't wait to see what the future holds for me.