Meet The Snapchatter: 31 Questions Answered By Paulie Blogger

Another week, another Snapchatter you need to follow...

This weeks Snapchatter is Paul from Kildare who is famous for creating the artistic chick series - If you don't know what that is then you need to check it out. Paul takes a celebrity each week and paints them as chicks and it's as brilliant as you can imagine.

Paul kindly answered 31 of our pressing questions and didn't hold back:

1. Why did you decide to start Snapchatting?

I really can't remember why I started to snap. I probably knew a few people at the time who encouraged me to do it to get my art out there. I wasn't counting on people liking my personality so I just definitely wasn't doing it to be a Snapchatter and to be honest I don't think there was Snapchatters back then, certainly very few used it as a way of daily vlogging.

2. What're three things you’d love to banish forever?

I'd love to banish avocados. I'm always challenged on this. I can't stand them and far too many people love them. I honestly think people have been brainwashed into liking them somehow. I'd also banish people who buy 57 items in Penneys, or at least have a queue for only a few items Penneys. I'd banish wasps, like I'm sure they provide something to the world but their attitude stinks.

3. Who needs to make a comeback?

This is probably the most random answer you'll receive but I'm a huge Corrie fan and I'd LOVE if Karen McDonald made a comeback! She was amazing!

4. Ketchup Or Mayo?

Ketchup.

5. What’s your favourite book of all time?

I read a book once from the school library for an English project. It was SO good! It was a ghost story set in England. The library was burnt down and I could never remember the name of the book.

6. Who’s your favourite Irish president of all time?

Mary Robinson. Being the first female president in 1990s Ireland was huge. Also, all her work for the United Nations and human rights and fighting racism is amazing.

7. Have you ever watched Ru Paul's Drag Race?

Love Ru Paul's Drag Race. It's Gas! I actually painted Ru Paul before and some previous contestants and winners.

8. What song could you win a lip sync battle with?

Any Celine Dion song to be quite honest (I'm fun at parties - honestly, I am).

9.The Breakfast Club or Mean Girls?

Mean Girls. I've never seen The Breakfast Club but I'm always trying to watch classics so I'll watch that!

10.What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?

I don't want to say what the job was in case someone I worked with reads this, but it was really stressful because I suffered terribly with anxiety at the time but I loved the people there.

11.What’s the best thing about Ireland?

The Irish sense of humour - I think it's fantastic. We'll make a joke out of the worst situations and I think that's such a strength.

12. What’s the worst?

I think we fear other people's begrudgery. I know so many people who don't follow their goals because they're afraid of what Mary down the road might see them do on Facebook.

13. What’s one thing people take for granted?

I think people take their mental health for granted. Once you suffer from some form of mental health issues after not having any, you realise what it is to feel good I think.

14. Do you believe in the paranormal?

I might sound a bit crazy but I've heard some many mad stories from friends and people I've never heard a word of a lie from in my life. Even my mam manages to have something happen to her every time she goes to the local church.

15. Spice bag or 3 in 1?

Spice Bag

16. What cause is important to you?

Repeal The 8th. I've 4 sisters, 4 nieces, and most of my cousins and friends are women. It's crazy to think they don't have certain freedoms over their own bodies.

17. If you could relive any moment in your life what would it be?

I'd relive the day I wore a runner and a shoe to secondary school accidentally. I was standing at the radiator waiting for the first class when I realised. I didn't have a phone on me so I tried to hide it as long as I could and made it to my third class before my friend noticed and screamed: "PAUL'S WEARING TWO ODD SHOES!" People came to point and laugh, literally pointing and laughing. So I'd relive that day to NOT wear odd shoes.

18. Barry’s or Lyons?

Barry's.

19. Who’s your favourite Snapchatter?

That's difficult. I have a few Snapchat faves: Germaguire and Jen_hatton, Ktktoo, Cunninghamlaura has such a good sense of humour too. Oh, and CarolineKay117 love her positivity.

20. What makes you proud to be Irish?

I love that for such a small country we've made such a huge impact on the world.

21. Halloween or Christmas?

Halloween! I could write an essay on the reasons I love Halloween. I love anything spooky anyway but I just love the feeling of Halloween. It takes on a life of its own. I go all out with decorations. The people in the shops ask me am I having a party when I go Halloween shopping.

22. One thing about you not many people know?

People might not know that as well as being an artist, I write children's stories. I'm not published but I hope to be soon. I have been writing for years.

23. What’s your favourite cheese?

Parmesan is my favourite cheese. My friend used to joke about how many spoons of it I'd like in my tea.

24. Father Ted or Ms. Browns Boys?

I use a quote from Father Ted daily.

25. What advice would you give your teenage self?

I'd tell teenage me, to be me. People like me for me and it took me years to realise that. Actually, it took SNAPCHAT to make me realise that. I never knew people would just follow me for being me. It was such a nice thing to realise people just liked you. I didn't like drawing attention to myself and now I'm so much more confident.

26. Someone who makes me laugh?

Baz Ashmawy's mam, Nancy! LOVE HER!

27. Nagin or bag of cans?

Bag of cans

28. Who, dead or alive, would you invite to a dinner party?

I'd invite Marilyn Monroe because she fascinates me, Andy Warhol to pick his brain about art and tips, one of the girls from Fatima to find out the third secret *laughs*. Cleopatra, just because, and Barack Obama!

29. What's one thing you can’t stand about Snapchat?

Something I can't stand about Snapchat is when people think they can say anything to you because "you put yourself out there." - their words.

30. What’s the best thing about Snapchat?

My favourite thing about Snapchat is how many friends I've met through it, solid friendships. I love that I can just talk and be myself, I love how it's given me the confidence I lacked for so many years. It's such a great platform to get yourself out there.