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Indy Clinton was determined to unmask her trolls. She's just been handed a 64-page report.

Australian influencer and mum-of-three Indy Clinton has reached her limit with trolls.

So, she decided to hire a private investigator to find out who they are.

In response to a fan question on Instagram, which asked how she was handling the hate she gets online, the 27-year-old revealed she has hired a professional to help her "find out who some of the horrible people are behind these accounts."

She said she has been "working with a PI for a few months" and was compelled to enlist their services to put an end to the relentless trolling she receives on a daily basis.

"No change is made, if no change is done," she said. "I'm here to make an impact and a difference."

Clinton has maintained she is willing to take legal action against her trolls.

After revealing the extreme measures she was taking to combat trolls, Clinton took to her Instagram stories to thank her fans for sending "thousands" of messages of support for her decision.

She also said she reached the point of saying "when is enough, enough" before hiring a PI.

The popular influencer has since taken to her TikTok to share a somewhat celebratory video holding a 64-page dossier full of information from the private investigator after a three-month investigation.

According to Clinton, the report has focused in on a group of mothers who have allegedly "bullied, defamed and trolled" her for "months and even years."

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'There are women that are still trying to bring other mothers down.'

Clinton is known for sharing the raw and chaotic side of motherhood and was crowned TikTok's Creator of the Year in 2023.

But the public scrutiny reached new heights after she underwent a rhinoplasty earlier this year. The procedure was to correct a nose injury from a surfing accident — not that it matters — but that didn't stop the critics from weighing in.

In a recent episode of Mamamia's You Beauty podcast, Clinton spoke candidly about the public response and the deeper narratives that plague her, none of which have to do with her physical appearance.

"It's crazy to me that we're in 2025 and people are still commenting on what you do to your own body," Clinton told You Beauty's host, Kelly McCarren.

Watch: Indy Clinton shares what's in her bag. Post continues below.


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"Everybody wants progression in society. Yet there are women — mothers — that are still trying to bring other mothers down. To me, that's just crazy because I have no time to literally wipe my bum in peace. How do people have time to comment these nasty things?"

Online trolls began making cruel comparisons after her procedure, while others criticised her for not being "transparent" enough about her nose job.

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"When I came back online, and I got my cast removed, it was obviously a shock to everyone, including myself, because you go under the knife, and you put your trust in someone," Clinton, who is the face of Bouf Haircare, explained.

The online bullying became so intense that Indy felt the need to shield her nose behind a face mask when she appeared online until the swelling came down.

"I had to kind of deal with that internally. If I speak on it, it gives them more ammo... I've just had to live this whole thing multiple times, going online for the last three months reading all these comments about how botched I look," she said.

Indy Clinton Image: TikTok @indyclinton

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"For me, it's hard, because I was a mum at age 22. My identity changed from such a young age — when most girls are going out, I grew up a lot earlier. It was my choice, and I love it, and I wouldn't change it for the world. And I always wanted to have kids young, but I've had to change my identity multiple times. I've had three kids, and every time you have a child, something changes."

The influencer revealed that many of her cosmetic procedures were decisions delayed by motherhood and motivated by various reasons that her followers never saw.

"There were little things I always wanted to do, like change my teeth, and I never had a chance because I was pregnant for five years. So then I started doing these things to myself, and people were commenting, 'Oh my god, she's unrecognisable. I used to like her. I don't like her'," she said.

"There are so many things that people wouldn't really know about. The first time I got lip filler was so I could smile with my mouth shut, because I hated my teeth so much. I would never show my teeth when I smiled. So I changed my teeth, and then people didn't like that. And then after I breastfed three kids, I changed my boobs. I'm just like, 'Oh, my God, you can't win.' But for me, I'm changing in real time. So people are just going to have a view on everything because I'm allowing them."

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Listen to the full interview on You Beauty. Post continues below.

What seems to bother Clinton most isn't criticism of her appearance, but rather the impossible standards placed on mothers — particularly the expectation that they shouldn't focus on themselves.

"People have this perception of mothers that they can't focus on themselves, and obviously your kids are your main priority. But as soon as you start focusing on yourself and levelling up, glowing up, going to the gym, focusing on your fitness, feeling good again, people say, 'I don't like you.' People love to see me struggling. And that's the craziest thing about social media," she said.

"People loved me when I was sleep-deprived, depressed, and leaking milk."

"Looking like Adam Sandler on the internet," Kelly added.

Clinton laughed in agreement: "Literally, and I didn't care that I was. I knew that was a stage, and I'm in another stage now. But people are saying, 'Oh, she's unrelatable.' Why? I'm still f*cking sleep deprived. I'm still exhausted. I still have constipation, so I'm actually internally still the same, but just not on the outside."

Watch Indy Clinton's full interview below.

Feature Image: Instagram @indyclinton/TikTok @indyclinton

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