Vlog Squad Influencers Zane and Heath Talk "Opening Back Up" to Fans on Patreon (EXCLUSIVE)

Publish date: 2024-05-16

Vlog Squad influencers Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar spoke solely with 'Distractify' about launching their Patreon platform.

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Known for documenting their hijinks as a part of the illustrious Vlog Squad, in addition to sharing their ideas and evaluations on their common weekly podcast Unscripted, Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar are launching a slew of new VIP stories on the independent subscription service, Patreon.

"We're going to be offering a couple of vlogs a month like we used to film back in the day when we lived together, and like we used to post on YouTube. And [fans are] going to be getting, you know, our high energy vlogs that we used to put out. It's going to be exclusive to Patreon," Heath solely advised Distractify.

He added, "And then also there's a lot of behind the scenes content that we're posting that has to do with our Unfiltered podcast, the set redesign, and just kind of getting to see deeper into Zane and our lives that we just stopped posting for a long time." Additionally, the content material author additionally revealed that fans could have get admission to to additional bonus episode podcasts and members-only live streams.

In an unique interview with Distractify, Zane and Heath opened up about feeling "closed off" from fans, finding a core group of pals, and more.

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'Unscripted' podcast hosts Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar release Patreon platform.

Though their podcast is called Unfiltered, Zane explained that for the previous couple of years, the duo have "been very closed off ... when it comes to the public."

"It can get very stressful and everything you say, you have to just watch out, [and] everything you do," Zane endured. The influencer opened up about how he and his podcast partner are very "free people" and like to say and do what they would like, however in recent times, they have got felt "very restricted."

However, Zane defined that he thinks the brand new VIP experience on Patreon will ease that rigidity, as he and Heath will feel more comfy being their unique selves to their devoted fanbase.

When requested if as of late's "cancel culture" made them fearful, Zane stated that he does not actually fear about it.

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"We kind of limited our online presence to just our podcast. We both stopped filming our own YouTube videos, and we kind of restricted our content to just that. So we're excited to be able to open back up again, but only for our biggest supporters and people who really care about us," he informed us.

Zane and Heath talk finding a core workforce of pals in the Vlog Squad.

Before TikTok launched the careers of influencers like Charli D'Amelio and Addison Rae, and earlier than content properties — which are made up of emerging young influencers — in point of fact started to transform a thing, the Vlog Squad hit the scene as a bunch of pals who were just "hanging out."

When looking back on their time as rising influencers to these days's TikTok properties, Heath mentioned that he feels "fortunate enough to get into a friend group" ahead of making so much content in combination, adding, "We really solidified our core group."

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He endured, "I feel like we kind of got to avoid that, you know ..."

"Awkward stage of not knowing if they're your friends," Zane interjected.

Overall, Heath described the pair as being "true to who we are" and not focusing on having a "clean image ... [or] look[ing] good for brands."

"That's where we're gonna move our Patreon towards," he added. "We miss being able to be like us, freely."

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