Aussie influencer’s surprise move to the US

An Aussie influencer has revealed she will be relocating her family to the US, much to the shock of her millions of followers.

Aussie influencer Kat Clarke has revealed she is moving to the US – much to the shock of her millions of followers.

The Gold Coast mum-of-two, who has a combined TikTok and Instagram following of more than 8 million, announced last week she, her husband Jonathan and youngest daughter Deja, 14, will be heading to America in a few weeks time. The exact location has not been disclosed.

Her eldest daughter Latisha, 21, will remain in Australia.

Kat explained the reason behind their move is to pursue more work opportunities.

“We have had some opportunities come up in America and we are going to give it a go,” she said in a TikTok that’s since gone viral.

The popular influencer and businesswoman made it clear she loves Australia, but added that a needed change was also part of the reason.

The 38-year-old’s announcement, however, has been met with some criticism as fans questioned why she would ditch Australia for America, particularly given the country’s current controversial government policies.

“Moving to America in this political climate is crazy,” one person wrote.

“Yep nope why would you do that …” asked another, while a third added: “She thinks living in America will be like visiting America for a holiday, can’t wait for the ‘we’re moving back’ video.”

Kat Clark (left), with her husband Jonathan, and daughters Deja, 14, and Latisha, 21. Picture: Instagram/kat_clark_

Following the backlash, Kat, who hosts the Basically Besties podcast and co-runs skincare brand Kalade with her daughters, detailed the reasons for their move in a new episode.

She also said it’s been in the works for about a year, citing visa and paperwork part of the lengthy process.

“I didn’t want to tell people where were moving until we got confirmation,” she said on her podcast hosted alongside Deja.

“But I also didn’t want to tell people because I knew people would get mad at me – which happened.

Kat revealed her family will be moving to the US. Latisha (right), however, will remain in Australia. Picture: Instagram/kat_clark_

“If you didn’t know, I did a TikTok a week ago where I announced we were moving to America … at the end of it I said, ‘please be nice and show me support because it’s scary’.”

Instead, she copped a barrage of negative comments.

“I understand where everyone is coming from. Living in Australia we get a lot of negative media about the US – you see all the US shootings, you see crazy people that live in America, so I get it.

“But a lot of people don’t understand with our jobs and what we do, there isn’t as much opportunity in Australia then there is in America – and that’s one of the main reasons we are going there, for our work.”

Deja, who is currently being homeschooled by her father, will enrol in online education. She also hopes to pursue a career in modelling while over there.

Kat, who co-owns a skincare company and hosts the Basically Besties podcast alongside her daughters, said there are more work opportunities in the US. Picture: Instagram/kat_clark_

Meanwhile, Latisha, who is a content creator with 3.4 million TikTok followers, will remain on the Gold Coast.

She revealed she was in the process of applying for her visa, but pulled out.

“There was one point I was fully on-board with the idea,” she said in a recent clip.

“I was applying for my visa, but something didn’t feel right for me, it didn’t feel like I was making the right decision – it felt too rushed for me personally.

The popular influencer who has more than 8 million TikTok and Instagram followers, copped backlash after revealing the family’s plan. Picture: TikTok/katclark

“My parents and sister absolutely love America. I really love Australia, I am a water baby at heart and I need to be by the beach. So I have decided to stay.

“It’s going to be a really good test of my strength and resilience and make me a stronger person.”

Latisha will continue to record the podcast with her mother and sister from a studio on the Gold Coast.

Admittedly, Kat said she is “scared” about the move and while it will be a big change for the family, “life is about taking risks”.

“Like I said, I don’t want to go through this life and get to the end and have any regret,” she explained.

“I want to take every single chance and experience life.

“A lot of people might look at me and think – ‘Oh my God you are making a big mistake’ and you might be right, but life is about mistakes, life is about experiencing life.

“If it’s the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my life I am going to come back home and some of you might look at that as failure, but I look at that as I’ve done something with my life – I’ve made memories, I’ve learned from mistakes and grown as a person.”

News.com.au has contacted Kat for comment