'The kindest thing people could do is stop tuning in.' As Ballerina Farm trad wife Hannah Neeleman's awkward interview goes viral, experts reveal very telling details that have sparked frenzied concern among her 18m fans

EXCLUSIVE 'The kindest thing people could do is stop tuning in.' As Ballerina Farm trad wife Hannah Neeleman's awkward interview goes viral, experts reveal very telling details that have sparked frenzied concern among her 18m fans By Helen Carroll Published: 02:21, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 02:21, 6 August 2024 e-mail View comments So intriguing is Hannah Neeleman’s life as a mother of eight – a mother who eschews help with childcare, cooks every meal from scratch with a baby on her hip, and who entered a beauty pageant just 12 days after the birth of her youngest – that more than 18million people follow her every move on social media. Queen among the so-called ‘Trad Wives’ (trad is short for ‘traditional’), Hannah is part of a movement, with huge followings on TikTok and Instagram, which rejects modern gender roles in favour of women being at the beck and call of their families.

Sharing videos of herself at home on the family dairy farm in Utah , straining homemade yoghurt, rustling up lemon meringue pie and cookies made with freshly-laid eggs, and baking sourdough bread, she appears to be the perfect antidote to more usual depictions of modern motherhood, especially for a generation which watched their own frazzled mums stick fish fingers and chips in the oven after a long day in the office. Queen among the so-called ‘Trad Wives’, Hannah Neeleman is part of a movement, with huge followings on TikTok and Instagram, which rejects modern gender roles in favour.