‘MrStealYourGrandma’ Refuses to Quit His Day Job As a Second Grade Math Teacher Amid Growing Fame As Social Media’s Newest Style Influencer: ‘It Keeps Me Sane’

Irvin Randle is not your grandmother’s second grade math teacher. But he may be grandma’s secret crush. A grandfather, married almost four decades, 63-years-old … nothing in Irvin Randle’s profile screams style influencer. But, as the Houston educator will tell you, numbers don’t lie. “Instagram it’s about 1.1 million (followers),” he told CBS Mornings recently. “TikTok is about 1.7 million.” (Credit: Irvin Randle/IG Video Screengrab) Most of them are half his age. Even his students, ages 7 and 8, know Mr. Randle is fly. “They do watch me carefully,” he said. “‘Hey Mr. Randle, are those new tennis shoes you have on? Is that a new watch?’ “ “I’ve been dressing like this all my life,” he told CBS. A few years ago, he started posting photos of himself on social media. On June 29, 2016, a Twitter user named @_magamedze shared four of Randle’s photos under the hashtag #MrStealYourGrandma. And just like that, a 55-year-old star was born. The post was retweeted more than 10,000 times. Within a month he was featured in& People& and& Cosmopolitan& magazines. TMZ aired a segment on Randle. Now, brands pay him to wear their clothes. He made $20,000 for a series of posts...