TikTok Creator Apologises for Faking Cancer Diagnosis

TikTok creator Britney Miller from Oxfordshire has apologised after admitting she lied about having cancer in 2017

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Nov 11, 2025 - 22:27

TikTok Creator Apologises for Faking Cancer Diagnosis

A TikTok influencer has been forced to apologize after admitting to lying about having cancer.

Britney Miller, originally from Oxfordshire, is known for posting food and lifestyle content to her three and a half million followers on the platform.

But the 29-year-old recently ran into trouble on the app when a piece of content went viral showing a fundraising page claiming she had been diagnosed with gastric cancer.

In a video posted to social media on Monday, Ms. Miller confessed to lying about the diagnosis, saying it was "a stupid thing that I deeply regret."

"I confided in one of my closest people," she said in the emotional post. "I said that I had an illness, which was cancer."

"I didn't do it with malicious intent or to deceive people, I did it out of desperation, I did it to keep people close to me in my life."

The mother-of-two said the incident happened in 2017 when her "mental health was really bad."

"I didn't realize how bad it was at the time, but it was bad," she said.

"I was depressed, I was suicidal, I was lost, I was confused – I lost my partner, I lost my job and so many things happened that year that made me mentally unwell."

Ms. Miller stressed that the fabricated story "wasn't some long-running scam or manipulative story as it's being made out to be."

She said the fundraising page in question was created by a friend in her name. She explained, "As soon as I saw the donations coming in, I immediately shut the page down and I didn't take a single penny from it." "I've learned so much from this; I'm trying to be the best version of myself."

"I know how awful this illness is, and I know how much it affects people, so I'm incredibly sorry for it."

Since the 2017 incident, Ms. Miller's online content, featuring parenting, home cooking, and online shopping hauls, has gained a large following on social media.

Thames Valley Police said they could not confirm whether Ms. Miller was convicted of fraud by false representation in July 2020, but the police also stated that the investigation into the incident has concluded.