Thumbnails from the TikTok account of Hannah Neeleman, a.k.a. "Ballerina Farm."
Utah's "ur-Tradwife" influencer, Hannah Neeleman — aka Ballerina Farm — is back in the headlines with a homegrown recipe from her family's ranch near Kamas.
Driving the news: The New York Times featured Neeleman's beef stroganoff recipe this week alongside an in-depth profile of the ballerina/beauty queen/Internet celebrity.
Catch up quick: Ballerina Farm has been a lightning rod for controversy around women's roles.
Fans say she should be celebrated for choosing a traditional path as a mother of eight who sacrificed her budding ballet career to marry and move to the countryside.
Critics say she paints an unrealistic picture of the true drudgery of homemaking — and note that she married into the family that owns JetBlue, giving her financial freedom that most women don't enjoy.
The big picture: Her rise to international fame came amid growing scrutiny of the wealth and conservative politics that support some "tradwife" and "farmfluencer" content.
What they're saying: "'People stand on the road and take pictures [of our house], they come up the driveway, they offer to live with us for a week to help with chores,' she said, sounding more surprised than upset that fans don't always respect the boundaries of her real life," per the NYT story.
