Influencer Victoria Rose told her 3.7 million followers she was kidnapped. Then she made a confession.

When a series of since-deleted tweets appeared on the X account of influencer Victoria Rose, the panic was instant.

"I have kidnapped Vicky. She is with me in Nigeria. I am demanding $1 million for her release," one tweet read.

After sharing the posts, a person claiming to be friends with the content creator said a police report had been filed.

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Hours later, a photo with Rose and a mystery man appeared on the influencer's Instagram account, leading some of her 3.7 million followers to speculate that he was the kidnapper.

But it wasn't long before the US-based influencer — who goes by the internet name 'Woah Vicky' — revealed the truth.

Appearing on a live-stream, the 24-year-old told viewers that she had faked the kidnapping during a trip to Nigeria because she was bored.

"Everything good y'all… sorry about that," Rose said on the stream. "I was just bored and having fun. Just getting a laugh, just getting a laugh in, that's it.

"But it's all love though. I'm just having fun with my brother, everything good. Please forgive me."

She went on to say that she and her brother got "carried away with the joke".

"I don't drink or go to the club, so this is how I find my entertainment," Rose continued.

"You know, it's probably not the best way to do it. I'd probably be like reading the Bible or something like that."

Rose then used the Bible to defend her actions, saying the religious text purports that "laughter is good for the soul".

"So I'd be wanting to laugh, and this is how I find that funny," she said.

The 24-year-old then posted a further statement to X, writing: "I just wanted to come on here one last time to sincerely apologise to anyone I may have harmed during this prank. Not thinking things through comes with consequences, and I'm paying for it now.

"I also apologise for how this situation reflects on me — I never intended to make any Black man or any country, especially Nigeria, look bad. If it came across that way, I'm truly sorry. I love Nigeria, I love my brother, father, and I love my people."

Victoria Rose - or Woah Vicky - posted photos from Nigeria. Image: Instagram/@woahvicky

She explained that the prank had started by calling people she knew from America, at which point one of them posted about the 'kidnapping' online.

"Afterward, my brother from the USA suggested I make a tweet to keep it going, saying it was a good prank… He even mentioned we could make money by creating a cryptocurrency based on the prank."

She initially agreed, but realised "in hindsight it was a terrible idea".

"We weren't thinking at all," she wrote. "It quickly became clear how bad this was when his friends started calling him, concerned. That's when we decided to go live and explain that it was all fake.

"I've learned a lot from this, and I'll be taking time off the internet to reflect, fast, and grow closer to God. Please keep me in your prayers," she finished the statement.

Rose is no stranger to controversy. The YouTuber rose to fame in 2017 when she uploaded a video on Instagram claiming she was of 25 per cent African American ancestry, according to a DNA test.

These claims, along with her frequent use of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE), have received considerable backlash.

Rose has also been in a public feud with rapper Danielle Bregoli, better known as Bhad Bhabie, who you may remember as the 'Cash Me Outside' girl from Dr. Phil, or the singer of TikTok hit Gucci Flip Flops.

The feud began in 2017 when Bhabie reacted to a racist diss-track that Woah Vicky recorded about fellow rapper RiceGum

Bhabie, now 21, called the song "disgusting" as it is full of racist remarks and gestures about Asian people.

In April 2018, the two media personalities had a physical altercation outside a mall in Los Angeles, California, and another one a year later in a studio.

Two years ago, Rose finally addressed the beef with Bhabie, saying "it was clout on [her] end".

"I was at the crib laughing making those videos," she told The Shade Room. "I'm like this girl's crazy, she don't realise how much fame she giving me."

Feature Image: Instagram/@woahvicky