How 'self-love' YouTuber The Wizard Liz is gaining a new army of fans as it's revealed her husband cheated on her while she's four months' pregnant
As the internet's resident 'girl's girl' promoting the value of 'self-love' and receiving the 'princess treatment' from men, The Wizard Liz had already gained millions of loyal followers on social media.
But this week, Liz, real name is Lize Dzjabrailova, who originally hails from Antwerp in Belgium, has shockingly found herself in the limelight after revealing she was cheated on by her husband Landon Nickerson.
Releasing a statement on Instagram, Liz, 26, then dropped a further bombshell - telling the world that she's currently four months' pregnant with their child.
What's followed has been an onslaught of outrage, with devastated fans declaring that it proves you 'can never fully trust a man'.
'The story of The Wizard Liz made me dislike men even more and realize that I truly need to rely on myself,' one person said.
'I have to study hard, and even if I fail, I need to keep trying again so I can find a job and never have to depend on a man's money.'
Another noted that Landon, who is from Dallas, Texas, and a self-proclaimed 'nerd', had looked like the 'most loyal man on Earth' - with only one post on Instagram (his engagement to Liz), sending her 750 flowers at a time and making a whole book about how much he loves her.
Writing on social media this week, Liz said: 'A man will spend almost 1mil on you, insist being around you 24/7, move in with you be sooo lovely all day and still cheat on snap and call your relationship fake. RELEASEEEEEE ME.'
Posting on his Instagram stories, Nickerson admitted he had made a huge mistake, but said that all he did amounted to 'a few minutes of texting.'
According to Liz, on a recent trip Landon, 26, had made a Snapchat account and reached out to another girl, saying his relationship was 'fake'.
The girl in question happened to be a long-time follower of Liz's content and had messaged a friend to tell her what had happened.
Liz said: 'How you going to spend close to a million on me, REFUSE to be more than a week without me and refuse to do long distance until we get our visa stuff done because you want to be attached to my hip, make me get rid of my apartment, move with you all over the world staying in Airbnbs whilst we wait for the visa process...
'Cuddle to sleep together four days ago, message me on the plane how much you miss me and so excited to build our family. To then the day you land, decide to cheat on Snapchat?????????
'The girl was a long time follower of my content and she told you no multiple times. Can't even cheat cause she didn't want you, oh lord.'
Revealing that she's going to sell her $100,000 engagement ring and donate the money to single mothers, she added: 'Meanwhile my cats are with him in Dallas, all my stuff is there in our apartment and oh I'm four months' pregnant.
'He says he's incredibly sorry but honestly I feel like I didn't know him at all. I feel stupid for ignoring the signs and dreams I had that I even told him about and he told me I was crazy (listen to your intuition, women).
'Men want to lead the world but can't even control their lust, It's weak. A man that can't control his lust will never be able to lead.
'I'm absolutely heartbroken and shocked. I will always have the last laugh tho. He lost everything and I gained everything. Thank God.'
The furious reaction on social media has hardly been surprising as YouTuber Liz - whose videos included the likes of 'why everyone is always obsessed with me', 'how to manifest a new life' and 'becoming selfish is the best thing I ever did' - made it seem like Landon had struck gold.
On her channel, she has previously shared tutorials on 'how to receive princess treatment', telling her followers: 'I heard you don't know how to get spoiled by man'.
In other videos, she encouraged people to 'manifest their dream life' and 'create a new version of yourself'. Elsewhere, she reiterated that 'being a queen is your birthright'.
In a recent Q&A video about their marriage, Landon and Liz revealed they had first met four years ago after he sent her a message on Instagram.
At the time however, they were both pursuing other relationships - though Landon admitted he would 'get excited' whenever she would message him.
'I immediately thought, oh my gosh, there's something so special about this person,' Landon reflected, while Liz said she thought he looked 'cute and nerdy'.
Three years later, they met again purely by 'chance' in an airport, when Liz was flying to Santorini with her friend.
After bumping into Landon, she invited him to join them on the trip, saying they were 'inseparable' from then on.
Liz said: 'We couldn't stop talking about marriage, we couldn't stop talking about starting a family, which is crazy because I've never been the person to want to start a family.
'There was something within him that made my inner child feel so safe.'
What followed was a whirlwind romance, with Landon sending so many flowers to her apartment - 750 of them - that security refused to let them up just one month into dating.
Seven months ago, Liz took to her YouTube account with the shock announcement that she and Landon were engaged, and in recent months, has begun to refer to him as her 'husband'.
'This is not clickbait, it's very real,' she said, showing off the sparkling ring now on her finger.
It appears she was in the process of moving from her home in Dubai to be with Landon in his hometown of Dallas.
But she was keen to make sure that the relationship didn't appear picture-perfect, priding herself on appearing 'authentic' to her followers.
The court of public opinion appeared to sway heavily in Liz's favor on sites such as X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok in the wake of the revelation
In their recent Q&A video, Landon said 'I don't think any relationship is 100 per cent perfect, I think a lot of YouTubers will just come on and they'll make it look like everything is rainbows and butterflies. At the end of the day you get into relationships to grow.'
When asked if they ever argue, Landon said: 'We definitely butt heads over things we should be talking through.'
Liz meanwhile pointed out that Landon has 'mood swings'.
Even before the cheating allegations came to light, she was keen to reinforce that women should remain financially independent from their partners.
She advised, in words that now seem very prophetic: 'People can fall in love with other people, all these things can happen.
'So make sure that you always have yourself no matter what. I always say your partner should add to your life but it shouldn't be your whole life.' Someone said, "what would you do if your husband left you?"
The young influencer has talked about having back-to-back jobs from the age of 13, including waitressing, working in a factory and even cleaning toilets.
'I would just continue with my life. I still have my own life I have my own finances,' she said.
'I don't need to be here, I want to be here and that's the most important thing, especially for a woman. Make sure you and your children are safe in a financial aspect. Love will not buy you an aspect.'
The court of public opinion has appeared to sway heavily in Liz's favor on sites such as X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok in the wake of the revelation.
One X user said: 'Wizard Liz 'choosing herself over her dream of a husband and family after being cheated on, is something that I truly admire.'
A user noted that Liz 'got cheated on and here's a reminder for all the women, you do you.
'Never sacrifice your life for anyone, don't make a relationship your whole world. Focus on yourself, earn money, stay happy. Loyalty is rare these days. Be strong and learn to be happy on your own.'
Another explained Liz's appeal in the content creation world.
'For people who don't know: The Wizard Liz is a self-development content creator known for her empowering and motivational videos on platforms,' the user said. 'Her content primarily focuses on Self-love and confidence ,Mental health and healing, Feminine energy.'
One X user said of her decision to sell her ring: 'The wizard liz selling her engagement ring instead of throwing it at his face is such a goated move btw.'
Liz has now edited her Instagram captions on any posts featuring Landon. On one video reading 'you fall in love with a pair of eyes then become blind to all others', she has now added: 'I was too blind'.
Both Wizard Liz and Landon have sizeable followings on YouTube: She has 8 million, while he has 2.99 million.
She said she was astounded to learn about his infidelity - 'He made a whole book about how much he loves me,' she noted - as they had recently taken a romantic trip to London.
The pair announced their engagement last autumn with a series of posts on Instagram hearkening their upcoming nuptials. Landon said at the time: 'I've never been happier, thank you God.'
Nickerson in an Instagram Stories post admitted he had made a huge mistake, but said that all he did amounted to 'a few minutes of texting.'
Liz vowed that with the money she made from selling the ring, she would donate it to a cause helping single moms.
She also took to Instagram on Wednesday to make clear details being tossed around in online discussions.
'I want to clarify something I have been send and lies being spread: Landon was ABSOLUTELY SINGLE when he met me,' Liz said. 'We were both not in a relationship.
Liz said: 'I don't know how people even came to that conclusion or who made that up but I would definitely not be dating him if he wasn't single to begin with.'
She added, 'When we first met over Instagram 4 years ago we talked for a couple days and I got into a relationship AFTER and so did he.
'Stop this false narrative that's just even more harmful people love to make up shit weird af.'
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