GraceFatUK - Part 2
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^^ Exactly
She’s going bodypower (same day as gymshark pop up) BUT isn’t selling her merchandise there.
It’s really bad business decision (if it was hers) not to go pop up. If the pop up was last thing she did for GS then yes I’d be inclined to say it was mutually agreed
However it seems she didn’t get contract renewed or was terminated.
She’s going bodypower (same day as gymshark pop up) BUT isn’t selling her merchandise there.
It’s really bad business decision (if it was hers) not to go pop up. If the pop up was last thing she did for GS then yes I’d be inclined to say it was mutually agreed
However it seems she didn’t get contract renewed or was terminated.
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Lurker here but I’m watching her video about leaving gymshark. I doubt it’s because she wants to focus on her own products... it’s more likely that her brand is in conflict with gymshark’s brand. I remember watching another ex-gymshark athlete or affiliate’s video (maybe Lauren Tickner?) and she said she got dropped because she started selling workout gear, blender bottles etc and maybe even clothes. I think grace’s bands were fine but when she started taking the business further and selling clothes and having her own popups was probably when she breached her contract. I’m sure there’s something about not being allowed to run a business that may be considered a competitor. The guides are fine because they don’t compete with any product gymshark makes, but actual products would be a violation.
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^^ especially as gymshark seems to be branching more into lounge wear now, and grace is starting to make hoodies etc.
Maybe they warned her about it but she went ahead with her own stuff anyway so they felt they had no choice but to terminate her contract.
Maybe they warned her about it but she went ahead with her own stuff anyway so they felt they had no choice but to terminate her contract.
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I don’t think it’s because she’s coming out with clothing as Whitney has her own clothing line and so does Nikki iirc? I feel maybe it was down to her talking about how she’s not that into fitness anymore and saw how much muscle she lost, or maybe they’ve seen how controversial she’s becoming with her Gucci belt hypocrisy
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Or maybe gymshark is looking to branch out and develop their own line of gym accessories and think they’ll clash?marshnellow wrote:I don’t think it’s because she’s coming out with clothing as Whitney has her own clothing line and so does Nikki iirc? I feel maybe it was down to her talking about how she’s not that into fitness anymore and saw how much muscle she lost, or maybe they’ve seen how controversial she’s becoming with her Gucci belt hypocrisy
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I rarely watch Grace but I put on her video to see what she said about gymshark and...does she not know she’s orange? She seems to have quite nice skin, no need for her to turn it orange
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Could it be because she’s working with Aflete? Whitney and Nikki do merch but it’s all on their own and definitely not verging on becoming a brand per say. Like you’d never worry about Nikki’s merch running into gymshark profits lol. And whit is way too valuable as well as she runs the merch biz with her mom so again not going to go to be too big. I’m guessing grace is a combo of things. Like school made her late to the last pop up, she’s ditching fitness, working with other brands to sell fitness gear/branded clothes, and i wouldn’t be surprised if her clicks weren’t as good or not matching other athletes based on following. She never wears gs. I can’t even recall seeing her wearing anything other than the seamless set. Tbh I’d be more sold on buying lulu or pumas from grace than gymshark.
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The thing I notice with Whitney and her brand is that she still seems to put gymshark first, I feel. At least that’s the vibe I got from her videos. She still talks about her brand but it doesn’t ever feel like this huge focal point of her videos. Whereas grace seemed like she was really into her brand and putting more work into it and putting that first. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I feel like if you want to work for a company like gymshark, you have to have some level of commitment that she just wasn’t reaching compared to how committed she is to her own merchandise.marshnellow wrote:I don’t think it’s because she’s coming out with clothing as Whitney has her own clothing line and so does Nikki iirc? I feel maybe it was down to her talking about how she’s not that into fitness anymore and saw how much muscle she lost, or maybe they’ve seen how controversial she’s becoming with her Gucci belt hypocrisy
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Her clicks will have been fine. Ditching fitness isn't a problem either if you have the fans she does. School is a bonus as Oxford is a USP in the fitness world.treelee wrote:Could it be because she’s working with Aflete? Whitney and Nikki do merch but it’s all on their own and definitely not verging on becoming a brand per say. Like you’d never worry about Nikki’s merch running into gymshark profits lol. And whit is way too valuable as well as she runs the merch biz with her mom so again not going to go to be too big. I’m guessing grace is a combo of things. Like school made her late to the last pop up, she’s ditching fitness, working with other brands to sell fitness gear/branded clothes, and i wouldn’t be surprised if her clicks weren’t as good or not matching other athletes based on following. She never wears gs. I can’t even recall seeing her wearing anything other than the seamless set. Tbh I’d be more sold on buying lulu or pumas from grace than gymshark.
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I'd put money on it being her own pop-up. It's ok casually selling a few items of clothing from home but partnering with Aflete and running a physical store made it a lot more serious. The timing adds up imo.
No one will confirm it online but I bet if you ask someone like Nikki in person she'd say.
If I were CG I'd throw big money at her and sign her up. Let her do her own thing at the same time if she wants. Alphalete's female athletes are terrible right now.
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I think it has something to do with her pop up and also not respecting the brand (or taking at as seriously) as well. She is so invested in her own brand and hardly posts about gymshark & clearly flaunts other brands, whereas Whitney is wearing gymshark is 80% of her pics. Even Nikki mostly wears gymshark (at least when she trains with Mack in her videos and stuff). Idk I honestly just don’t think grace genuinely felt confident enough to wear gymshark since the brand looks shitty on anyone that doesn’t have Barbies ratios, and as we all know, grace lost a lot of muscle (not body shaming she still looks amazing)
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lol because Grace would TOTALLY sign up with Alphalete...Spid wrote:Her clicks will have been fine. Ditching fitness isn't a problem either if you have the fans she does. School is a bonus as Oxford is a USP in the fitness world.treelee wrote:Could it be because she’s working with Aflete? Whitney and Nikki do merch but it’s all on their own and definitely not verging on becoming a brand per say. Like you’d never worry about Nikki’s merch running into gymshark profits lol. And whit is way too valuable as well as she runs the merch biz with her mom so again not going to go to be too big. I’m guessing grace is a combo of things. Like school made her late to the last pop up, she’s ditching fitness, working with other brands to sell fitness gear/branded clothes, and i wouldn’t be surprised if her clicks weren’t as good or not matching other athletes based on following. She never wears gs. I can’t even recall seeing her wearing anything other than the seamless set. Tbh I’d be more sold on buying lulu or pumas from grace than gymshark.
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I'd put money on it being her own pop-up. It's ok casually selling a few items of clothing from home but partnering with Aflete and running a physical store made it a lot more serious. The timing adds up imo.
No one will confirm it online but I bet if you ask someone like Nikki in person she'd say.
If I were CG I'd throw big money at her and sign her up. Let her do her own thing at the same time if she wants. Alphalete's female athletes are terrible right now.
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there is nooooo way Grace would be moronic enough to join Alphalete omg...!! i guess unless she wanted to be an outcast from all the girls she's currently friends with like Whitney and Jaz and Nikki. if that happens i'm running outside to watch the pigs fly.waffle_luver5 wrote:lol because Grace would TOTALLY sign up with Alphalete...Spid wrote:Her clicks will have been fine. Ditching fitness isn't a problem either if you have the fans she does. School is a bonus as Oxford is a USP in the fitness world.treelee wrote:Could it be because she’s working with Aflete? Whitney and Nikki do merch but it’s all on their own and definitely not verging on becoming a brand per say. Like you’d never worry about Nikki’s merch running into gymshark profits lol. And whit is way too valuable as well as she runs the merch biz with her mom so again not going to go to be too big. I’m guessing grace is a combo of things. Like school made her late to the last pop up, she’s ditching fitness, working with other brands to sell fitness gear/branded clothes, and i wouldn’t be surprised if her clicks weren’t as good or not matching other athletes based on following. She never wears gs. I can’t even recall seeing her wearing anything other than the seamless set. Tbh I’d be more sold on buying lulu or pumas from grace than gymshark.
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I'd put money on it being her own pop-up. It's ok casually selling a few items of clothing from home but partnering with Aflete and running a physical store made it a lot more serious. The timing adds up imo.
No one will confirm it online but I bet if you ask someone like Nikki in person she'd say.
If I were CG I'd throw big money at her and sign her up. Let her do her own thing at the same time if she wants. Alphalete's female athletes are terrible right now.
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Lauren tickner didn't get dropped because she started selling her own stuff, it's because she's irrelevant and her exposure is minimal. She spun it to make it sound like its because of her 'business' but her entire 'gymcred' business was made up of wholesale aliexpress equipment, i very much doubt gymshark were worried about thatLexLuther195 wrote:it’s more likely that her brand is in conflict with gymshark’s brand. I remember watching another ex-gymshark athlete or affiliate’s video (maybe Lauren Tickner?) and she said she got dropped because she started selling workout gear, blender bottles etc and maybe even clothes. .
I think it's because Grace is venturing more and more into merch & clothing and probably wasn't adhering to the amount of gymshark posts expected of her etc etc
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Tbf the only time she will now see those girls is when she goes to LA for a holiday. It didn't seem like they hung out at all in Melbourne. It will never happen but Alphalete women's range would get a shot in the arm. She is following the brand on IG though.Healthyish85 wrote:there is nooooo way Grace would be moronic enough to join Alphalete omg...!! i guess unless she wanted to be an outcast from all the girls she's currently friends with like Whitney and Jaz and Nikki. if that happens i'm running outside to watch the pigs fly.waffle_luver5 wrote:lol because Grace would TOTALLY sign up with Alphalete...Spid wrote:Her clicks will have been fine. Ditching fitness isn't a problem either if you have the fans she does. School is a bonus as Oxford is a USP in the fitness world.treelee wrote:Could it be because she’s working with Aflete? Whitney and Nikki do merch but it’s all on their own and definitely not verging on becoming a brand per say. Like you’d never worry about Nikki’s merch running into gymshark profits lol. And whit is way too valuable as well as she runs the merch biz with her mom so again not going to go to be too big. I’m guessing grace is a combo of things. Like school made her late to the last pop up, she’s ditching fitness, working with other brands to sell fitness gear/branded clothes, and i wouldn’t be surprised if her clicks weren’t as good or not matching other athletes based on following. She never wears gs. I can’t even recall seeing her wearing anything other than the seamless set. Tbh I’d be more sold on buying lulu or pumas from grace than gymshark.
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I'd put money on it being her own pop-up. It's ok casually selling a few items of clothing from home but partnering with Aflete and running a physical store made it a lot more serious. The timing adds up imo.
No one will confirm it online but I bet if you ask someone like Nikki in person she'd say.
If I were CG I'd throw big money at her and sign her up. Let her do her own thing at the same time if she wants. Alphalete's female athletes are terrible right now.
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Not sure I agree with the idea that she doesn't post about the brand enough. She posts plenty of pics wearing it and plugging releases.
She was obviously in their future plans in mid march because they had her do a photoshoot whilst she was travelling round Australia.
She was obviously in their future plans in mid march because they had her do a photoshoot whilst she was travelling round Australia.
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She really doesn’t, she only posts gymshark when new releases. Compared to Whitney where it’s 90% GS. They want someone who GS is number 1 priority, not their own brand.Spid wrote:Not sure I agree with the idea that she doesn't post about the brand enough. She posts plenty of pics wearing it and plugging releases.
She was obviously in their future plans in mid march because they had her do a photoshoot whilst she was travelling round Australia.
Remember when Grace sold her peach emoji tops? That was small time, both in terms of sales & effort
Her GFG brand is now clearly her main focus and if I was GS, I’d wonder am I getting enough exposure/effort for my money.
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I wonder if this decision was made with Grace or Gleam, i think her stopping GS will mean she ends up doing something bigger or at least hypes something up to be bigger and better
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It depends on percentages.703ninjaginger wrote:I wonder if this decision was made with Grace or Gleam, i think her stopping GS will mean she ends up doing something bigger or at least hypes something up to be bigger and better
Her “own” thing (funded by Aflete) might earn her significantly bigger percentage. We have no idea how much gymshark paid her, remember whilst they’re big, they aren’t Nike.
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I wonder how many people who’ve called her out on her faux-vegan bs have been blocked. I sent her a message calling her on it (at least I tried to be nice). She wanted people to go to her directly with comments, well I did.
We’ll see how long it takes her to block me. I’m betting maybe a few hours.
We’ll see how long it takes her to block me. I’m betting maybe a few hours.
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She will obviously do leggings soon as she is the booty legging queen and she is basically direct competition for Gymshark so, she can’t really be doing both.
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Ps spoiler alert- Aron was a rebound