Germany-based Kenyan TikToker Roseline Ngolo, widely known as Nyako, has candidly spoken about what she believes caused her fall from fame on the popular social media platform, placing much of the blame on the same TikTok gifters who once propelled her success.
Speaking during a TikTok Live session on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Nyako reflected on her journey to the top of the platform and the events she says triggered her decline.
According to her, trouble began when her supporters started gifting her heavily during livestreams but later became resentful after she openly displayed how she was spending the money she received.
Nyako explained that her gifters initially supported her enthusiastically, but their attitude shifted once they felt she was living a better life than they were.
She claimed that some supporters began questioning why they were sending gifts to someone who appeared financially comfortable, a reaction she believes marked the start of her problems on TikTok.
“In my case, my gifters were the reason for my downfall,” Nyako said. “They gifted me, but they didn’t want me to show what I was doing with the money.
When I started showing how I was living my life, they became angry. They started asking why they were gifting a woman who was living a better life than them. That is how everything started going wrong for me.”
She recalled that at the peak of her popularity, gifts would stream in effortlessly during her live sessions, sometimes without her even prompting viewers to engage or tap the screen.
According to Nyako, the sudden withdrawal of that support was a harsh lesson on the temporary nature of online fame and financial success.
Nyako went on to caution fellow content creators against becoming too comfortable or complacent, stressing that TikTok success is unpredictable and short-lived.
She described the platform as “seasonal,” noting that attention and popularity constantly shift from one creator to another.
“Let me tell you one thing: TikTok is seasonal. Today it is one person; tomorrow it is another,” she said. “I used to be very big on this platform.
I didn’t even need to ask people to tap the screen; gifts would just roll in. Then suddenly, boom, everything went down. Just like that.”
Despite the setback, Nyako appeared accepting of her experience, saying it taught her an important lesson about the realities of social media.
She warned that every creator, regardless of their influence or success, eventually experiences a decline.
“Everyone has a downfall,” she added. “Even if you hide your development under the bed, one day it will still come.”
Her remarks have since sparked discussion among TikTok users, with many debating the dynamics between creators and gifters, as well as the pressures that come with online visibility and monetisation.
By Creatorhub