Which Reality Stars are Losing the Most Followers on Instagram?

 

We all know that celebrities rely heavily on their social media strategy, making sure they keep up a good following to give them clout as well as those all-important advertising and sponsorship opportunities. 

 

However, keeping followers is easier said than done, and with a combination of fake followers and real followers with short attention spans, some celebs see their follower numbers dropping at quite a rate. But which reality TV stars are losing the most followers?

 

We looked at a number of UK and US-based reality TV stars from a range of different shows, paying attention to their followers during a 30 day period between May-June 2021 to see who is losing followers.

 

The Reality Stars Losing the Most Instagram Followers

 

Out of the 50 reality TV stars with falling follower numbers, we see some TV shows make repeat appearances, such as Love Is Blind and Love Island. However, the star who tops the list is a well-known face from the American reality show, Dance Moms. Maddie Ziegler might be known for her dance moves in music videos, but she started out on reality TV. And with over 32,000 followers lost in just a 30 day period, Maddie is losing followers at the fastest rate.

1. Maddie Ziegler – Dance Moms – 32,070 lost followers
2. Giannina Gibelli – Love Is Blind – 21,720 lost followers
3. Lauren Speed – Love Is Blind –  17,400 lost followers
4. Antoni Porowski – Queer Eye – 13,200 lost followers
5. Morgan Simianer – Cheer – 12,990 lost followers
6. Amber Gill – Love Island – 12,960 lost followers
7. Ovie Soko – Love Island – 11,730 lost followers
8. Curtis Pritchard – Love Island – 10,650 lost followers
9. Lexi Brumback – Cheer – 10,200 lost followers
10. Lauren Conrad – The Hills – 10,110 lost followers

 

The US Reality Stars Losing the Most Followers

 

The list of US reality stars losing the most followers features a number of names from Love Is Blind, including Giannina Gibelli and Lauren Speed, who round out the top three alongside Maddie Ziegler.

1. Maddie Ziegler – Dance Moms – 32,070 lost followers
2. Giannina Gibelli – Love Is Blind – 21,720 lost followers
3. Lauren Speed – Love Is Blind –  17,400 lost followers
4. Antoni Porowski – Queer Eye – 13,200 lost followers
5. Morgan Simianer – Cheer – 12,990 lost followers
6. Lexi Brumback – Cheer – 10,200 lost followers
7. Lauren Conrad – The Hills – 10,110 lost followers
8. Amber Pike – Love Is Blind – 9,720 lost followers
9. Melissa Gisoni – Dance Moms – 8,190 lost followers
10. Damian Powers – Love Is Blind – 7,800 lost followers

 

The UK Reality Stars Losing the Most Followers

 

When it comes to the UK reality stars, it’s a Love Island wash-out! Some of the best-known names from the series feature in our top 10, with 2019 winner, Amber Gill taking the top spot with 12,960 followers lost in just 30 days.

1. Amber Gill – Love Island – 12,960 lost followers
2. Ovie Soko – Love Island – 11,730 lost followers
3. Curtis Pritchard – Love Island – 10,650 lost followers
4. Luke Trotman – Love Island – 8,610 lost followers
5. Sam Gowland – Love Island – 8,190 lost followers
6. Chris Hughes – Love Island – 7,830 lost followers
7. Amy Hart – Love Island – 7,020 lost followers
8. Chris Taylor – Love Island – 6,960 lost followers
9. Amber Davies – Love Island – 6,570 lost followers
10. Georgia Steel – Love Island – 6,270 lost followers

 

Methodology:

 

We collated the names of US and UK reality TV stars, using a number of sources, such as Wikipedia, Radio Times and The Tab. In total, we looked at more than 200 reality stars, taking just the 50 stars losing the most followers, featuring 25 from the US and 25 from the UK.

Lost follower numbers and current follower numbers were taken from Social Blade.