Tomlinson created her TikTok account in June 2019 at the request of her friends, originally using the handle She posted her first video, a Snapchat video about her 'depression meal', which quickly went viral, a month later. She then worked in trust and investment services at a bank, where she was fired after her boss discovered the kombucha video and determined that Tomlinson's viral fame would put the company in jeopardy. She subsequently worked at a call center but left after it made her depressed. She graduated from Texas A&M University magna cum laude in 2018 with a degree in communications. During both high school and college, she was a part of her schools' improv troupes. She participated in theater growing up, acting in local productions of The Addams Family, Bus Stop, and Spamalot. Brittany Tomlinson was born on May 10, 1997, and raised in Dallas, Texas.
