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Who is Roxie Nafousi, the influencer who ‘manifested’ the father of her child? She was born into wealth and used to date Harry Styles, and her book has sold more than 1 million copies

Who is influencer Roxie Nafousi, who dated Harry Styles and Damien Hirst ... and did she “manifest” her baby’s father? Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram
Who is influencer Roxie Nafousi, who dated Harry Styles and Damien Hirst ... and did she “manifest” her baby’s father? Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram

Touting the power of positive thinking, Nafousi has spoken about her struggles with mental health and drug addiction; she had a son with actor Wade Briggs and they are co-parenting post break-up

If you’ve been on social media at all recently, you’re likely to have come across the term “manifestation”. Manifestation – a term for making one’s goals reality through focused thinking – has been the poster child of wellness and self-help influencers since the term shot to fame during the Covid-19 era; and the league of manifesters around the world has only grown since.

Manifestation is no sorcery; it’s just a way of describing a means to shift one’s mindset to help one act a certain way, the better to achieve one’s goals.

Roxie Nafousi is the author of Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life. Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram
Roxie Nafousi is the author of Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life. Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram
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In fact, manifesting has been championed by all kinds of big names: Oprah, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and many other A-listers have championed manifestation (or some form of it) as a driving force behind their success.
And behind the term is none other than Roxie Nafousi, who told the world that if you’re looking to improve your life, you should look no further than manifestation. Her book, Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life, can be seen in the hands of stars like Bella Hadid and had sold more than a million copies as of last autumn.

Here’s what we know about her.

She’s a manifestation champion

Roxie Nafousi believes in “the law of attraction”. Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram
Roxie Nafousi believes in “the law of attraction”. Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram

It all started with a podcast Nafousi, 34, listened to in 2018, through which she discovered the idea of manifestation. “I became obsessed with the idea that you could use your mind to change your reality,” she told Citizen Femme in 2024 about diving headfirst into the world of self-help.

For her book, she developed a seven-step practice that involves emphasising “high-vibe” emotions – such as gratitude and happiness – instead of negative ones – such as anger or anxiety.

And according to the law of attraction, she says, the more you make room for positive thoughts and “good” energy, the more positive outcomes you’ll experience in life. It all comes down to perspective, Nafousi believes and by fine-tuning our minds to emphasise positive experiences in this way, the process of achieving goals is accelerated.

Her struggles with addiction and mental health

Roxie Nafousi has battled mental health problems and drug addiction. Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram
Roxie Nafousi has battled mental health problems and drug addiction. Photo: @roxienafousi/Instagram