A toddler became a TikTok sensation and is earning a wage - just for being Scottish.<br /><br />Ivy Connelly, aged two, has 86,600 fans and was recognised on holiday in Cyprus.<br /><br />She racked up 7.7million views on one video and got 5.1million likes on her account, 'Ivy the Scottish toddler'.<br /><br />The chatterbox tot, who loves using Scots slang, entertains viewers with her antics - and was paid nearly £300 in the past two months.<br /><br />Mum Sam Connelly, 34, who works as a nurse, set up the TikTok account during lockdown and has unsuccessfully tried to teach Ivy to 'talk posh'.<br /><br />Ivy, from Greenock, Inverclyde, earnt £169 last month - which will be put away for her future in a bank account.<br /><br />In the past 60 days she had 6.8 million video views, 981,000 likes, 14,000 comments and 179,000 profile views.<br /><br />Sam is expecting a baby and plans to carry on making the clips of Ivy, which also include their pet dog Alfie.<br /><br />Mum-of-one Sam said: "It's crazy, we were on a boat trip in Cyprus and a little girl from England said 'is that Ivy from TikTok?'.<br /><br />"We were in Blackpool and she was recognised there.<br /><br />"It's got so big now - she's got more than 80,000 followers.<br /><br />"I've had people ask for Ivy to send a video message to say happy birthday.<br /><br />"At Christmas people were asking me to make a wish list on Amazon."<br /><br />"She's really clever, she's got a really big vocabulary and it's like having a conversation with an adult.<br /><br />"Ivy was born really small and she wears 12-month-old clothes although she's nearly three.<br /><br /> "She's really tiny, it's the way she talks and walks and because she's so small, people are attracted to her.<br /><br />"She's like a little doll.<br /><br />"She loves the camera.<br /><br />"Until July she's an only child.<br /><br />"She's so cute and she knows it."<br /><br />Sam began using TikTok properly in 2021, after initially used it for friends and family.<br /><br />She has tried to teach Ivy to use proper English but the mouthy tot loves using regional slang to annoy her mum.<br /><br />Sam said: "She's got a really strong Scottish accent.<br /><br />"Instead of saying 'wasn't', she will say 'wisn't.'<br /><br />"She will tell the dog to 'get doon' and I'm saying to her 'it's get down'.<br /><br />"My boyfriend talks really Scottish and she copies him and uses his lingo.<br /><br />"She's very cheeky."<br /><br />Ivy shot to fame with a video of her crying after pet dog Alfie snatched her lolly away racked up millions of views.<br /><br />Sam said: "We were howling at it.<br /><br />"It's got 7.1million views.<br /><br />"She's absolutely sobbing, saying 'Alfie stole my lolly'.<br /><br />"It is chaos at home."<br /><br />The first payment was £80 based on followers and views but last month £169 was made from TikTok.<br /><br />Brands have also gifted outfits and a star projector for Ivy.<br /><br />Sam said: "She had an elf suit which was very cute,<br /><br />"She would love modelling, she just loves the camera.<br /><br />"She knows she's funny as well and she loves to make people laugh.<br /><br />"There's a video where she's eating crisps, saying 'I'm not giving Alfie the pizza'.<br /><br />"It's just things we do on a day-to-day basis.<br /><br />"I ask her questions and start filming, we do one or two a week."<br /><br />Sam has not accepted gifts from the public due to safety concerns and has been trolled online which she said was disturbing,<br /><br />When the account was temporarily taken down Sam got messages from people saying they missed Ivy as she cheers them up.<br /><br />Sam said: "My boyfriend worries about privacy, I'm conscious about making sure she's clothed and not posting our address.<br /><br />"I got quite a lot of abuse about one video where she was wearing a coat, sitting in a car seat.<br /><br />"The car wasn't moving but trolling a child happens as well.<br /><br />"It was quite upsetting, a lot of negative comments that I don't respond to.<br /><br />"So many people have sent messages to say how much they would miss her videos and to say it cheers them up.<br /><br />"Brands have sent gifts, the general public have offered but we haven't taken that.<br /><br />"Promotions are through a 'creator' tool so it's safe.<br /><br />"I'll ask her questions and video them.<br /><br />"She's great company."
