Garron Noone returns to social media after self-imposed content creation break
Two months ago, Garron announced that he would have to say 'a little goodbye' to his followers as he prioritised his mental health recovery over his social media presence but this week, he provided an update to his fans.
The Co Mayo man broke his Instagram silence as he shared some of the thoughts he'd been jotting down over the past few months.
"Hello, how are ye getting on? I haven't made a video in two months so I've got two months of complaining built up in me but don't worry, I have written it down so let's just start cracking through it," he said.
"First of all, the past two months have been far too f**king warm for my liking. I don't mind being hot and I don't mind being cold but I f**king detest being warm. I'm struggling to sleep most nights because I'm f**king moist, I'm not even really sweating. My body is just f**king threatening to sweat - it's like a sneeze you don't get to do.
"And it's too warm for me to put a blanket on me and if I don't have a blanket on me, my body doesn't know I'm going to sleep. It thinks I'm just f**king lying in bed... I should probably move on."
The TikTok sensation had previously explained how he needed a short break after posting videos daily for years and had been putting too much pressure on himself. He is back now, however, it seems! Garron Noone on Late Late Show (Image: Instagram/latelaterte)
In typical 'Garron Noone style', the influencer and musician then went on a rant about a recent meal before venting about Scrabble frustrations.
He continued: "The other day, I got a sandwich and a soup of the day - can we f**king stop with this 'soup of the day' stuff? I don't want to gamble with soup. And what soup was it? F**king tomato soup! The worst soup.
"Tomato soup is not a soup. It's a sauce. You're not f**king fooling me.
"C**t is not a word in scrabble - I'm f**ing running out of time - anyway, I lost a triple word because of it. Follow me. I'm delicious."
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