As longtime viewers of her TikTok account will already know, Annie Bonelli got her scar when she was a 15-year-old high school junior in March 2021. But while the social media star has been happy to share the when of her facial blemish, she’s been much more reticent about the how.
Speaking to NBC News in 2023 about the fascination surrounding her scar’s origin story, Bonelli explained she didn’t want to reveal too much and said, “[It’s] just a very personal subject.” She continued, “Looking in the mirror, sometimes it can be hard because I know exactly where it’s from.” Luckily, Bonelli is able to take something positive from whatever caused her scar, adding, “But at the same time, I feel like in a way it’s empowering. It’s like, you know, I got through that.”
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During an appearance on the BFFs podcast earlier that same year, the social media star did at least reveal that her blemish wasn’t the result of a dog attack. And in a chat with Rolling Stone, Bonelli hinted that she may reveal the whole truth at some point, too: “Maybe one day I’ll decide that this is something I feel like people need to know. But for right now, I feel like where I got my scar doesn’t matter as much as [what] I’m doing with it now.”
