Nikki Pindor defends herself after backlash over Peacock’s Campus Confidential: Miamiand according to her, viewers may not see the full picture.
In a TikTok video responding to criticism, Nikki said she didn’t take part in the Peacock project because she thought it would make her famous.
“I didn’t do it to be famous. It’s not going to make me famous. It’s just a little micro-drama,” she said.
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Instead, Nikki was upfront about why she agreed to appear.
“I just did that shit for the bag,” she said, explaining that she was paid “a couple of thousand dollars” to participate.
Campus Confidential: Miami is Peacock’s new mobile-first micro-drama tied to Bravo’s reality TV universe. The series follows University of Miami students through social drama, Greek life, friendships and influencer conflicts. One chapter, “Influencer Enemies,” focuses on the fallout between influencers Sienna Long and Nikki Pindor on campus.
But Nikki says she didn’t quite understand what she had signed up for at first. According to her TikTok, she only found out after signing the contract and starting filming that the project would be a “micro-drama.”
She also pushed the idea that everything viewers saw was completely organic. While Nikki said other girls involved have claimed the show wasn’t scripted, she says her experience was different.
According to Nikki, she was given a script and instructions to follow during filming.
The backlash seems to have rattled her, especially since she still has to return to campus.
“Please don’t be mean to me when I go back to school because I’m already scared,” she said. “I’m a nice person, I promise.”
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