'Internet meme ruined my career' BBC News

Model Heidi Yeh says an internet meme ruined her career and had a damaging effect of her family. Social media is a part of most people lives. We share photos and videos, laugh together at cute cat videos and memes. But how would you feel if you were the unwitting victim of a meme? That's what one model - Heidi Yeh - says happened to her when she became the focus of jokes and internet memes claiming that she'd had plastic surgery. She says it has had a huge effect on her career and family.

[chxrryvanillakoo]

*Am I the only one here that hasn't seen that meme?*

[Agrarius]

She’s literally saying things about suicide but they didn’t translate it

[Cornholio]

wow 8 years ago but i still see this meme from time to time. the internet is a terrible place sometimes.... a lot of times

[pprkut]

I really hope she is okay now. So sad to see a life go out of control because of something you can't control.

[paulomoreira]

It didnt ruined her career, it ruined her life, she couldnt even sleep well.

[harshitrajsingh]

"Why is it happening to me?" That really disheartening. Its sad how a trivial thing like this meme can ruin someone's career. I hope she's okay now after disclosing the reality via BBC News.

[amanchaudhary]

Life can be so tragic sometimes. More power to this woman for speaking out and continue living bravely.

[trashtaste]

She talked about cyberbullying leading to suicide, please don't ignore that.

[kingaragornii]

*BBC didn't even translate her whole monologue... She was talking about suicide, but BBC did not even include it...*

[penguinpie]

i find it a bit concerning people actually believe an ad is real life. but then that speaks to the average human intelligence these days.

[乂]

I laugh at memes, but I would not laugh if I was a meme

[the_donut_kat]

that moment you have NEVER seen this meme before

[corporategunner]

That's not a meme, its just cyberbullying and its just wrong.

[myuan]

poor girl - knew of the meme, not of the story...thanks for sharing and hopefully she has found success/peace again by now!

[ArtemKonstantinovich]

It’s a lesson. Don’t believe anything you see on the Internet 100%. Anything.

[chasingthethunder]

*I was one of those fools who actually believed that.* I'm really sorry. You're beautiful indeed.

[dhanehlayeh]

Imagine being so beautiful that people start believing that you had plastic surgery. It’s so sad that it ended this way.

[alantan]

There are always many cruel people around who are jealous of someone who is successful or having happy life....

[zac]

I have never wanted to give someone a hug this bad before, I hope things pick up for her

[tangchangrvhs]

I couldn't hear her clearly under the voiceover, but she actually talked about depression and suicidal thoughts which the translation omitted. Too dark for BBC I suppose.