Karen, Brighton
Australia’s original Karen is a Brighton native who made national headlines when she locked down Premier Daniel Andrews and railed at him during his record-breaking stay in Australia.
Jodi Grollo, the daughter of pokies baron Bruce Mathieson, complained she was sick of walking in the same streets after Melburnians were urged to exercise locally.
You get tired of the same streets. Nine News reported that she had walked all of Brighton.
“Karen of Brighton” (pictured above) said that she had become sick of seeing Melburnians walking on the same streets.
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews reacted with a thinly disguised message to some of the people who were unhappy by the lockdown.
On Saturday, he stated that “Stay at Home” does not refer to Brighton or Broadmeadows.
“And if your daily routine is dull, you can be bored. This is what I am trying to convey.
Ms Grollo said she was not bothered by Mr Andrews’ rebuke, or the hundreds of angry comments online, and hadn’t seen them anyway.
I’m not on Social Media so it didn’t appear to me. [of the backlash]. To be honest, I found it funny – it made my weekend,’ she told the Herald Sun.
“I am providing light entertainment to people in order for them to make it through this Dan-demic.”
Her father, Mr. Grollo, is one of the richest individuals in Texas. He has an $870 million fortune as of 2019.
Her husband Gianni Grollo is also well-heeled, being related to construction and developer giants Bruno and Rino Grollo.
Ms Grollo did get some backup from her local MP James Newbury, who called Mr Andrews a ‘creep’ and used the furore to score political points.
‘He has taken a nasty swing at Brighton — another example of the Premier attacking Victorians,’ he wrote on Twitter.
From then on, she used her celebrity to attack the head of state. Insta page “The Real Karen from Briiighton.”
She decided to move to Queensland in late 2020 after she had spent two weeks in quarantine at the NT Howard Springs facility.
It didn’t take her long before having a shot at her new state’s premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk.
“Anastasia’s not that much better than Dan but the weather’s great and life up there is pretty much as normal,” she wrote.
“It’s a shame that I don’t love Melbourne.
Jodi Grollo is the daughter of pokies baron Bruce Mathieson, one of the state’s richest people having an estimated $870 million fortune in 2019
Karen in Byron Bay:
Two young couples were grilled by older English men last year for sitting at an unoccupied table at Byron Bay’s most popular café. They demanded they return their preferred spot.
TikTok uploaded the video. It shows an older couple from Britain telling them they must give up their Cape Byron Lighthouse Cafe table because it was’reserved.
They refuse to go and ask them repeatedly to stand before calling Covid-19 ‘false’ and ‘rubbish’.
“Have You Heard of Karen?” The young man asks the older woman, “You’re acting like Karen?”
She replies, “Well, it’s mine actually.”
‘Your name’s Karen? He says that it’s ironic that your name is Karen and you don’t believe that Covid exists.
The footage was shot before the 2021 Covid epidemic in NSW. This has forced the beachside community into lockdown.
The video begins as the British couple approaches the Aussie couple at their table near the lookout.
“We have reserved this spot so we would like to ask your partner if you are able to move,” the woman said as she stood over her young husband and his girlfriend.
“We have reserved the table.” The British woman claims that it’s not apparent, but she has.
Apparently they reserved the table for this spot at Byron Bay. The man continued, “Apparently they have this table, but we were there first.”
“There were no reservations whatsoever.”
The British man stated that the young couple was reserved and signed off. He arrived at the cafe just after the Aussies.
“We asked the staff at the canteen if we could sit there. [We reserved it]Karen speaks out, “A minute ago, before your arrived,”
“There are plenty of seats available, and people don’t bother us there,” the young lady says.
“No, no. We want to sit here.” This is called social distancing. The man responds, but the woman says that he should stand aside as he’s only 1.5m from her.
Karen responds, “Don’t be fooled, there’s no such thing a Covid,”
“Did I say that there is no such thing as Covid?” Karen then doubles his down.
She says, “There is no such thing called Covid. That’s just a bunch of rubbish. It’s all garbage, it’s all fixable.”
Two young couples have filmed a British Covid denying man and woman grappling over a table in a Byron Bay café.
Land Rover Karen
A Melbourne resident screamed at a young couple unloading their belongings from a moving van next door – earning her the nickname ‘boomer Karen’ because she claimed blocked her driveway with their truck.
TikTok reported that the woman had objected when the couple parked their car near her garage. This made it difficult for them to transport the SUV, which cost $60,000 to park in the Melbourne street.
In a vicious spray of insults, the young couple – who filmed the exchange – are branded ‘f***ing millennials’ while the woman is called a ‘boomer’ and mocked for ‘not using moisturiser’.
‘Listen – move your truck forward. He could you please move the truck. She asked her husband and wife to move the truck at the beginning of the footage. They were at that time moving into their new home.
After a scathing rebuttal, the younger man accused the woman of infusing saliva into his face while she rants during Melbourne’s Covid lockdown.
‘You were f***ing yelling at me – projectile f***ing particles. She told him that he didn’t require her saliva.
According to the couple, they’d already back the truck so far that it was possible. This left enough room for her to transport the Land Rover Discovery.
She said that the Land Rover driver should have stopped because she didn’t have enough room, but the woman was younger and wanted to reverse the turn so that she could exit.
According to the young woman, there was a wall behind their truck. Moving the vehicle forward would have resulted in the couple blocking driveways.
The bearded man stated, “I can’t negotiate the distance between the wall and pavement lady,”
‘If you want I can back up your s***ty Discovery and run it out that way.’
He refused to let the driver back her car, and told him that he was not allowed to touch my car.
“You’re very antagonistic. The woman behind the camera said, “It’s not necessary.”
“Millenials” vs. “Boomers”: After she claimed that their Land Rover was stopping her from backing off her driveway, a woman and her husband drove head-to-head.
Karen Gold Coast:
After receiving a rude email from a customer complaining that she received free lollies with her order, a small business owner broke down and wept. She has since vowed not to stop handing out sweet treats.
Carissa Collins of TLC Body is a Gold Coast resident who shared with TikTok her dismaying story after she added the thoughtful gift to a woman’s order for beauty products.
In a rude email, she was informed that Karen had been unhappy with her’sugary crap’. They would no longer purchase anything from Ms Collins as she could not be trusted.
Carissa Collins (pictured) who lives on the Gold Coast thanked her supporters for their kind comments over the last two days
The young business owner, however, revealed in series of videos that she refused to be let down by the customer and would still include free treats.
“These last two days have been insane,” I’m all that can really say. I am so blown away by your supportive comments,’ Ms Collins said.
Kimmy K was not expecting to be seen crying online by so many people. But I wanted to let you know that I truly appreciate all of you. I am grateful for your kindness and support.
On Friday and Saturday Ms Collins packed new orders. She didn’t just pack one Haribo Gummi Bear, but several.
These were pulled out of a cardboard box with enough Mentos, Chupa Chups, and other lollies to last her for many weeks.
This video has received over 300 comments, which was overwhelming supportive.
One person replied, “Yes, girlfriend. You may have lost Karen’s business, but you got mine.”
“This is the return we hoped to see.” We only visit the sushi shop that offers lollies in our town, which is why there are actually two of them.