Charli, Dixie Overcome Internet Hate: Hulu Series Revelations

Giving fans an inside look. Charli, Dixie, Marc and Heidi D’Amelio didn’t hold back in their Hulu series The D’Amelio Show.

All eight episodes debuted via the streaming service on Friday, September 3, and viewers were immediately introduced to all four members of TikTok’s first family, plus their four family dogs — Cali, Rebel, Belle and Cody — and the one pup (named Jim) that Dixie decided to foster amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“The main goal of ours is to tell a true story of us,” Marc told viewers during one confessional. And that’s exactly what they did.

Throughout the eight episodes, fans of the TikTok stars are welcomed into the D’Amelio family as they hang out with their friends — Madi Monroe, Quen Blackwell and Avani Gregg — and get visits from family — Marc’s mom, Mama, and his sister, Aunt Mimi. While fans get to watch the fun interactions between Charli, Dixie and their parents, they’re also now privy to the not-so-great moments, too.

“The most important thing is: A. That we keep our family together, B. That everyone’s happy,” Marc said in a separate confessional. “Ultimately, both Charli and Dixie love what they’re doing, we just need to get better at handling rumors and gossip. The negative comments are, hopefully, just noise.”

While watching the show, viewers experience internet hate along with the girls as comments “pop up” on the screen throughout each episode. And yes, some positive messages are sprinkled among the negative.

What fans expected to be a “reality show” of sorts actually took a more of a serious turn to become a comment on mental health for those in the public eye. Charli told J-14 exclusively in June that “this isn’t a reality show where we’re going to be flipping tables,” and she was right.

“This is our lives that we’re documenting, and it’s not for drama,” the Connecticut native shared at the time. “If that’s what people are looking for, they can find another show because that’s not what we’re going to give them, because that’s not our real lives.”

Charli and Dixie’s real lives consist of breakdowns over the constant hate comments, struggling with anxiety, public relationships, loving their work and two supportive parents who are trying to help them through it all.

“I don’t consider myself famous,” Charli explained in her confessional. “I’m just a person that a lot of people follow for some reason.”

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Dixie’s Mental Health

“Between Marc and I helping her get a therapist and helping her in every way we knew how, she was doing so much better,” Heidi explained in her confessional. “Then, the rise on social media was OK for a while, and then, it got really heavy.”

During one heart-wrenching scene, Dixie had a full breakdown after receiving a barrage of hate comments.

“Everyone just picks apart every single thing I say and do and the way I look. It sucks,” she said through tears. “I know it’s just people’s opinions but it hurts so much. Everyone else can show emotions and talk about things, and everyone supports them. Any time I talk about literal s–t I’ve been through, it doesn’t matter, it just turns into a joke.”

Charli’s Dance Career

The internet star reveals that she never wanted to stop competitive dancing, even amid her fame.

“It’s been my normal throughout all of this, and it would be nice to keep my normal and keep my life a little bit sane,” she shared. “I still have two years of competition left, I’m not going to throw that away because of social media.”

Charli’s Hometown Best Friend

Fans are introduced to her hometown BFF, Gemma.

“I think I’m definitely missing out on things with Gemma, and it definitely is frustrating just because that was such a huge part of my life for so long,” Charli said. “If I was upset that she was moving forward, that wouldn’t make me a very good friend. I’m also doing different things and she’s there for me.”