A list apparently comprising the hottest names currently working in media has sparked bemusement amongst many who’ve cast an eye over it.
The Hollywood Reporter says its first ever ‘Creator A-List’ includes ‘staggeringly talented TikTokers’ and ‘Instagram stars we can’t look away from’ – but those who’ve spied the selection of 50 social media movers and shakers say they’ve ‘never heard of most of them’.
Described by the magazine as ‘New Fame’, the list features writers, comedians, make-up artists, producers, interviewers and fashionistas with one thing in common – they’re all also described as ‘influencers’, who ply their trade on TikTok, Instagram and other social media landscapes, often with millions of followers hanging on to their every word.
German born model turned home cook Nara Smith, who’s been branded a ‘Tradwife’ influencer thanks to her complicated ‘from scratch’ recipes makes the list
Despite the hype – and the glamorous West Hollywood party last night to officially announce the list, there was a more muted response elsewhere.
The reaction on Twitter was almost universally one of questioning, with most people saying they didn’t recognise anybody, or very few people on the Creator A-List.
One wrote: ‘I literally recognize one out of like 21 people…’
Another added: ‘I must be so old. who are these people.’
One exasperated X user wrote: ‘Boy, you kidding! WHO are these people?’
Others were a little more enlightened. One wrote: ‘I know The Good Mythical Morning guys, and Kai Cenat never heard of anyone else here.’
Californian Chase ‘Huddy’ Hudson has evolved from teen viral sensation Lil Huddy to a Gen-Z icon with 47 million followers, including 30 million on TikTok
A date with fame: Brit Amelia Dimoldenberg has been inviting increasingly famous celebrities on chicken shop dates across London for the last ten years…and has attracted the likes of Cher, Billie Eilish and Paul Mescal to her YouTube show (Pictured with Sabrina Carpenter)
Aimee Song, who founded the Song of Style fashion blog early on, has seen her profile soar online in recent years – and is now at the top of couture houses’ invite lists for catwalk shows
So, who’s made The Hollywood Reporter’s Creator A-List top 50? Here’s a few of the names the US magazine have included…
MODEL AND INFLUENCER NARA SMITH
German-raised model Nara, 22, has been credited with the evolution of the controversial ‘tradwife’ lifestyle, which sees women embracing traditional gender roles and preparing homemade meals
Smith has been wed to fellow model Lucky Blue Smith, 26, since February of 2020, and the couple are parents to three children. Pictured in London in 2022
German model and influencer Nara Smith has, whether she approves or not, become a poster-girl for the ‘tradwife’ lifestyle, which sees women who don clothes in the 1950s style while embracing traditional gender roles and preparing homemade meals.
The 22-year-old, who’s married to model Lucky Smith, was born in South Africa and raised in Germany, and describes herself as ‘a working mom’ – her fans love her from scratch recipes, which see her baking her own bread and even making her own cheese.
Smith has been wed to fellow model Lucky Blue Smith, 26, since February of 2020, and the couple are parents to three children: daughter Rumble Honey, three, son Slim Easy, two, and daughter Whimsy Lou Smith, four months.
SINGER AND ACTOR CHASE ‘HUDDY@ HUDSON
Call him Huddy! The Gen-Z star has seen his online presence explode in the last five years; the California native, 22, co-founded TikTok collective The Hype House and has branched out into acting in recent years
Beloved of Gen-Z, Chase ‘Huddy’ Hudson, raised in California, has a dizzying fanbase online, with some 47 million people following the singer on accounts across various online platforms.
The 22-year-old actor and singer has effectively grown up online, shooting to fame more than four years ago with his Lil Huddy presence and teen romance with Charli D’Amelio.
He co-founded the TikTok collective the Hype House and is a regular chuch-goer.
QUEEN OF THE CHICKEN SHOP DATE: AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG
You may expect to see superstars like Cher, Billie Eilish and Jennifer Lawrence on the cover of glossy magazines like Vogue.
But the trio, alongside other Oscar winners, No.1 artists and musical legends have leaned in to a much less glamorous form of interview of late.
They are among the many stars who have appeared on Chicken Shop Date, an independent YouTube series by influencer Amelia Dimoldenberg who started the channel 13 years ago as a project for a youth club.
Amelia Dimoldenberg, 29, who is known for her awkward and deadpan style of humour, takes stars on ‘dates’ to chicken shops in London. She is pictured at Wimbledon earlier this year
A recent chicken shop date with Billie Eilish – viewers praised the pair’s chemistry
From little known Grime stars to Cher: The music legend is one of the biggest stars to appear on the show
The concept is simple, Amelia, 30, who is known for her awkward and deadpan style of humour, takes stars on ‘dates’ to chicken shops in London.
When she began, aged 17, she took out ‘friends of friends’, usually grime artists who aren’t well-known and wrote about it in a column for youth magazine The Cut.
But she’s since ventured out beyond just grime stars with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Lionnesses Lucy Bronze and Beth Mead, Matty Healy and Paul Mescal among her recent guests.
She’s now had 500,00,000 views – with A-listers like Drake publicly declaring they want to make an appearance on the show.
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