14-year-old mom supports daughter with TikTok earnings, leaves Mzansi inspired

14-year-old mom supports daughter with TikTok earnings, leaves Mzansi inspired

Meet Saffron Kelly: the 16-year-old teen mom taking TikTok by storm! With over 400k followers, Saffron shares her day-to-day life as a young mother and uses her earnings from the platform to support her daughter, Ivy-Mae. Despite the initial shock of finding out she was pregnant on her 15th birthday; Saffron says she ‘wouldn’t change anything for the world’. Follow her journey as she navigates motherhood with her boyfriend, Jake Mercer, by her side.

“I was so scared when I found out I was pregnant, but I wouldn’t change anything for the world,”

“I’m so grateful that my TikTok content gives me an income,” she said.

Being a teen mom isn’t easy, but Saffron Kelly is making it work with the help of her TikTok followers. Despite the challenges of leaving her daughter for school, Saffron is grateful that her TikTok earnings allow her to afford childcare. Her mother, Helen, who became a grandmother at 43 when Saffron’s sister fell pregnant at 17, was initially devastated by the news but now finds joy in her granddaughter every day. Follow Saffron’s journey as she navigates the ups and downs of young motherhood.