TikTok Star Charli D'Amelio Talks Cyberbullying And Schools Jimmy Fallon In Dance Challenges

If you're not on TikTok, you're probably a little bit curious about it. And late-night host Jimmy Fallon is also guessing what the hype is about. On last night's (March 10) episode of The Tonight Show, he discussed to viral TikTok star Charli D'Amelio about the popular video platform, her rapid rise to fame, and why she's working to combat cyberbullying. And yes, she even schooled him in several viral TikTok dances.


D'Amelio kicked off the interview by diving into what exactly TikTok is. So if you're unsure, listen up. "TikTok is a very creative app," she mentioned before explaining that it can't be deposited into one single category. "It's 15- to 60-second videos of really doing whichever you want. Some days I vlog, I mostly dance. A lot of people do comedy, there is lots of art. It's really all over the place."


But D'Amelio, who mostly posts videos of herself dancing, has seemingly noticed the formula for success. "In far less than per year, you have almost 35 million followers on TikTok," Fallon mentioned. "You have over 2 billion likes. Billion. You have 9 million followers on Instagram and also you were actually featured in a Super Bowl commercial. This is far less than a year."


The viral sensation's meteoric rise all started with an individual video, which she posted before heading off to dance camp. And but she's grown so much so fast, she still recognizes the significance of staying true to herself and making the kind of content she loves. "You just have to be authentic," she mentioned. "You can't fake a smile. You need to do what you actually enjoy."


Unfortunately, as well as viral internet fame are usually come online hate, and D'Amelio told Fallon that she definitely gets her fair share. That's why she and her sister Dixie — who's also well known on TikTok — teamed up with UNICEF for Safer Internet Day. "I feel like it's really critical to raise awareness about that because a lot of people don't like talking about the hate they get," she mentioned. "And I know — especially me — I get a lot."


However without consideration of whether you have 35 million followers or just 35, cyberbullying hurts the same. And D'Amelio understands because she's experienced it prior to viral fame, as well. "It hurt the same Whenever I was in school and someone would comment 'oh, you're ugly' under my Instagram post and I had like, what, 40 followers?" She mentioned. "So I just feel like it's very, very crucial raising awareness and showing each person it's OK to not be OK. You just have to know that these people aren't worth your time."


Though her message about cyberbullying is definitely a crucial one, D'Amelio couldn't leave the show without teaching Fallon some of the most popular dances on TikTok. And immediately after teasing that she could be heading out on tour this summer, she schooled the host in everything from Doja Cat's mention So" to the Spooky Scary Skeletons dance challenge. And yes, she crushed them all.