Tefi Pessoa Says She Wants to Write a Book, Find a Hobby that ‘Has Nothing to Do with External Validation’ in Next Chapter (Exclusive) Meredith WilshereSun, August 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC 0 Tefi Pessoa at TMobile, Tefi Pessoa hosting ‘Love Island: Aftersun’Credit: TMobile; Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty Tefi Pessoa reflects on her evolving career since starting on TikTok in 2020 and hosting Love Island: Aftersun Pessoa caught up with PEOPLE at TMobile’s Club Magenta at Lollapalooza She is exploring new storytelling formats, including writing a book, short films, and poetry, while setting personal...
Tefi Pessoa Says She Wants to Write a Book, Find a Hobby that ‘Has Nothing to Do with External Validation’ in Next Chapter (Exclusive)
Meredith WilshereSun, August 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC
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Tefi Pessoa at T-Mobile, Tefi Pessoa hosting ‘Love Island: Aftersun’Credit: T-Mobile; Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty -
Tefi Pessoa reflects on her evolving career since starting on TikTok in 2020 and hosting Love Island: Aftersun
Pessoa caught up with PEOPLE at T-Mobile’s Club Magenta at Lollapalooza
She is exploring new storytelling formats, including writing a book, short films, and poetry, while setting personal boundaries
Tefi Pessoa is “constantly evolving.”
The creator caught up with PEOPLE at T-Mobile’s Club Magenta at Lollapalooza on Aug. 2 to talk about how her career has evolved since she first started posting on TikTok in 2020.
She jokes that looking back on her last six years is like “looking at your Instagram caption from six weeks ago” or “looking at your Facebook status from years and years ago.”
“You’re like, ‘I can’t believe I would ever make ‘Single Ladies’ by Beyonce my Facebook status for the day,’” the 35-year-old says. “We’re constantly evolving.”
The influencer, content creator and recent host of Love Island: Aftersun says that her next chapter is all about “exploring more ways of telling stories.”
Ciara Miller and Tefi PessoaCredit: Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty
“I’m trying to finish this book I’ve been trying to write for two years. I’m trying to write my own short films and short stories, and I really want to put out a book of poetry,” Pessoa shares. “I’d like to develop a hobby that has nothing to do with external validation. I’d like to talk about that, but I don’t want your approval.”
She admits that “there’s a lot to explore with storytelling.”
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“I think I’ve only explored a few ways of storytelling, and I know there’s so much more. I never talk about my life as it’s happening,” she tells PEOPLE. “I’d like to bring in my audience in a more personal way. I’m just trying to figure out those boundaries too.”
Of course, after her Love Island experience, she says, “I would like to talk more about reality television, in general.”
She notes that there are so many “cool creative people” who are finding their own ways to tell stories and create art nowadays.
However, she has learned to focus on her own wants and desires.
“You know, when you journal, you’re writing as if someone is one day going to find it, like your future children? The only person I would like to look up to or get advice from would be me in 10 years,” Pessoa shares. “I think that takes a lot of pressure off, because I think my perspective is what I want to treasure the most.”
The Tefi that she imagines in 10 years “has a great morning routine” and “her sleep schedule has been resolved.”
“She’s figured out how much wine is too much, and she has a dog, and she is probably still considering whether she should buy or rent,” she shares. “But, I think that she still throws a great dinner party and I think that’s what’s most important. Without dinner parties, we can’t get stories and I love stories.”
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Published: August 9, 2026 at 05:45PM on Source: PRIME TIME
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