A woman has revealed she was once told she “shouldn’t be in a man’s world” because of her unusual job – but she says it’s one of the best things she’s ever done.
Abbey Moring spends her days filming the work of her boyfriend’s scaffolding business, Stellar Scaffolding, wearing a pink hard hat and hi-vis.
The 28-year-old’s role often sees her standing on roofs up to 150ft high, filming on apartment blocks or even burnt-out buildings, in all kinds of weather.
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Abbey, from Fleet, Hampshire, says the job can feel like a “day at Go Ape” but has opened up huge opportunities for her and the business.
She began the role after her partner, Joe Carr, 33, spotted some of her previous filming work for his mother’s business.
“My role is to follow my boyfriend around on his sites in my pink hard hat and pink hi vis and film whatever happens that day,” Abbey told What’s The Jam.
“Joey saw some of my videos and thought they were good, and said I should be his videographer.
“So it started from there.
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“We originally just started with content from my iPhone, and since then, we have upgraded to cameras, drones, GoPros, etc.
“But it is still the same format.
“I spend the day with my boyfriend and the scaffolders and film whatever happens that day on site.”
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Abbey shares her work on social media, and a recent clip about being told she “shouldn’t be in a man’s world” went viral, racking up over 13,000 views.
She said: “When I first started, I got a lot of comments on my TikTok saying things like ‘I’d hate if my missus followed me round all day’, ‘why are you on site’, ‘that’s not a job’ and ‘I wouldn’t want you filming me’.
“But people didn’t realise it was the best marketing tool we could have ever used.
“Now everyone knows Stellar Scaffolding, and it has created so many amazing opportunities for the business, and for me and my boyfriend.
“We got flown out to Lithuania in the summer to create a YouTube video for the Scaffolding Olympics, we’ve been on the TV, and my TikTok has blown up.
“When I first started, the scaffolders were a bit sceptical about it, which is fair enough because who wants a camera filming you work.
“But now they love it, and it’s become the norm.
“I always finish my videos by saying ‘back to being just a girl’, playing on the crossover of being a girly girl in a typical man’s world.
“I think also because it’s for my boyfriend’s business, they don’t take it seriously and say it’s not a ‘job’, but like I said, the amount of opportunities and business it has brought makes it the best marketing job you could have for your business.
“It doesn’t bother me.
“People love to hate on social media, but I think it always comes from insecurity because they would be too scared to step out of the norm.”
But Abbey said the reaction online has mostly been positive.
She added: “I think because I’m a super girly girl with my pink hard hat and blonde hair extensions, it’s just completely different to what you would expect.
“I defo get double takes when I’m on site from the other tradies with a huge camera in my hand, but people love it.
“I love it too. It was one of the best things me and my boyfriend have ever done.
“We have so much fun together doing it, and the scaffolders all love to be on YouTube.
“People come up to us all the time shouting ‘stellar’ and ask for selfies.
“It’s still so new, so we are all very excited to see where it will go in the future.”
