Taylor Rooks Details Strategies for Maintaining Privacy Amid Rising Profile
Sports broadcaster Taylor rooks discussed the challenges of preserving her personal life as her career ascends, including recently landing the lead hosting role for NBA on Prime on Amazon Prime Video. In a recent interview on the Marchand Sports Media podcast, Rooks explained her approach too navigating public interest and online speculation.
Rooks emphasized the importance of disengaging from every online narrative. “I believe that you don’t have to comment on everything,” she said.”It’s OK to just let people be wrong. I see a lot of people who feel like they have to, like, lend their voice to any rumor that’s out there or they have to clap back at people online. I just don’t believe that.”
The discussion followed a viral moment last year when Rooks faced criticism for a sheer dress she wore to a GQ event. She subsequently criticized the reaction, stating she didn’t want to be judged for her clothing choices or used to debate standards for women.
Rooks revealed she’s long been subject to inaccurate rumors, recalling instances of being reported as engaged to numerous different people before her marriage. She attributes this to the nature of her profession, observing the pitfalls of oversharing and the pressure to meet public expectations.
“As of the nature of what we do,I am around people that are actually famous,and I know the pitfalls of that. Of giving people so many people so much of you that you almost feel like you don’t have anything left for yourself,” Rooks explained.
Despite being a “public-facing person,” Rooks doesn’t identify as a “celebrity,” believing her personal life shouldn’t be a subject of widespread interest. She prioritizes establishing boundaries and avoids fueling speculation by actively countering online narratives.
Rooks surprised many last year by sharing photos from her wedding, an event she hadn’t publicly announced the engagement for. She explained she doesn’t view “personal milestones as content,” but chose to share images with GQ to create a record of her relationship and address ongoing coverage of her romantic life.
Ultimately, Rooks aims to maintain a distance from public perception. ”I understand that there is an interest. That just, to me, doesn’t make me think I need to feed every aspect of said interest,” she stated.
