Can you really make a living from being a TikTok star?
ABC Everyday Thomas Cheung and his grandma have more than 5 million followers on their TikTok account, thechainzfamily. ( Share Print text only Cancel Thomas Cheung describes himself as a "regular guy". He's 33, works in retail and lives in Hornsby in Sydney's north with his wife and five-year-old daughter. On the internet, Thomas is better known as Ricky Chainz, an alias he created when he joined TikTok in 2018. Since then, he's built up a following of more than 5 million, making his account one of the most popular in Australia. But the controversies haven't stopped people flocking to the pl...