Spencer Pratt.Photo:Amanda Edwards/Getty
Amanda Edwards/Getty
Spencer Prattis receiving some good fortune after the recent tragedy of losing his home.
Spencer, 41, shared in a new interview that he’s made a “life-changing” amount of money on TikTok after his and wifeHeidi Montag Pratt’shome was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires.
“I made, like, $4,000 on TikTok this week, but on TikTok LIVE, where people can just give to me direct, I think maybe $20,000. So that’s phenomenal, and life-changing,” he toldVarietyin a new interview published Jan. 17.
“That’s the power of individual supporters, people just backing you and getting behind you,” saidThe Hillsalum. “And that’s the most powerful — when you don’t have to rely on ads or AI and algorithms when just actual human beings just want to give. It’s unbelievable and incredible."
Spencer’s TikTok pagereached two million followerson Friday, Jan. 17. He gained nearly a million new followers in the past week after uploading videos more frequently on the platform as he has documented the aftermath of losing the L.A. home shared with his wife Heidi, 38, per the outlet.
Spencer and Heidi Montag Pratt.Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Jon Kopaloff/Getty
“When everything was going on, I saw an email pop up that the album was going live, and I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ I just made a TikTok reminding people to stream,” Spencer toldVariety. “I was looking for anything income-wise.”
Unlike his TikTok page, however, Spencer said he has “no idea how much money” the album has made despite it doing considerably well compared to its original release back in 2010.
“Everybody keeps telling me, don’t expect any money. I’m more excited about the energy and opportunities that come from it. I don’t think these streams [make money],” he said. “Based on what people are telling me, the music business is about touring, it’s about merchandise, it’s about all the things that come with it.”
Spencer shared that he hopes to start sellingSuperficialT-shirts — which he‘s received 5,000 orders for from fans — once he is able to return to his Pratt Daddy offices in the Palisades,Varietyreported.
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Spencer and Heidi have been updating fans on the aftermath of losing their home, where they lived with their sonsRyker, 2, andGunner, 6, since the fires broke out in Southern California on Jan. 7.
Dad of two Spencer revealed onTikTokthat his family is currently residing in his parent’s rental home after losing their property in the Pacific Palisades wildfire.
“I’m being optimistic because truly, it’s the only way to get through all this,” he toldVariety.
source: people.com