Seeing Rory’s Instagram story today reminded me: I got a message the other day from someone, I have no idea who, claiming affiliation with him and advising me to report anyone I saw impersonating him. I didn’t reply, because for all I know THAT was an imposter pretending to be affiliated with him. Did not see a need to encourage the behavior. But in case she reads here: Yes ma’am, I did get your message and I assure you, I already report these assholes. No problemo.
But I’ll spell it out again: This is Rory McCann’s only legitimate Instagram account. Accept no substitutes. I don’t even have a Rory-related account there anymore. I shut it down a couple years ago.
A funny story related to this: When I had the fan Instagram, I got a direct message once from a lady wrestler. I can’t remember her name and probably wouldn’t tell you if I could. She thought I was Rory and thanked me for supporting her career. I knew he takes the nephews to professional wrestling matches, or he used to, so I figured that had something to do with it — he probably met her backstage or something. Also I suspect he’s into brown-eyed blondes, and she was at least one-half of that description. So that likely added to the fandom quotient. But anyway, I informed her that sorry, no, I wasn’t Rory, just a fan IG about him — which, by the way, it always stated that in my profile, which she would have had to see when she went to message me so I’m not sure what happened there. She went quiet after that. Not even an “oops, my bad.” I found the whole thing amusing anyway. If there was ANY flirtation there whatsoever, thank fuck she didn’t try it in the DMs. Talk about awkward…
But anyhoo… please stop DMing me about this shit. I don’t know who you are, I’m already aware that Rory-impersonation is a big problem (as it is for most celebrities actually), and I do report them when I see them. I suggest you all do the same. IG will take them down faster.
Wish they’d do something about the lunatic who took up my real-name handle and stole my photo. I have lost count of how many times I’ve reported that asshole. But I’m not important at all, so what can you do.