We aren't sure exactly where in Australia Ellie is based, but because of the continent’s widespread humidity, mold can accumulate pretty quickly. Basically, Ellie shared that she liked the look of her mattress on the floor and wanted to skirt around the need to buy a bed frame. But six months later, when gifted a mattress from Koala as a collaboration, she decided to switch out her old mattress.

And when Ellie picked up the old mattress, she found mold “everywhere.” It was all over the mattress and her carpet — there was so much that she had to get professional mold removal. However, when commenters asked to see the mold, Ellie already had the mold removed, so there was nothing to show. Even still, we believe Ellie’s nightmare and appreciate the lesson in what not to do with our mattresses!

After Ellie’s video about her mattress went viral, she made a few of other videos with some updates. Her dad insisted on buying her a bed frame, so she posted a short clip of her dad building the bed frame behind her. She also responded to requests to see the mold and explained that after the cleaning, there’s luckily no more mold to see! Even still, she’s sad to get rid of her old mattress, which still smells like mold. Too bad we can’t smell through TikTok!