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Mrs hinch and Stacey Solomon

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midnightblue12 · 29/04/2023 22:14

Ok so going to start off saying I follow Mrs H and I enjoy her content.

But.... I just find their social media friendship SO annoying... the montages, the reels, the "I love yous". I just find it really annoying.
Like do they only talk about their celeb pals like this is?! What about their other friends?
I don't know, I just feel like all their catch ups turn into a dramatic reels/paragraphs and I don't find it genuine.

Am I alone 🙈

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FurAndFeathers · 30/04/2023 05:40

midnightblue12 · 29/04/2023 22:32

@Littleworkaholic why do you keep posting same I'm worked up? 😅

Just to clarify I'm not, perfectly fine! Just having a chat about some influencers! I'm barely sat here crying into my cup of tea!

It bothers you so much you started a thread to complain about it 🤨

QuizzlyBears · 30/04/2023 06:26

The Hinch/SS sheep are out in full force I see!

Cosycover · 30/04/2023 07:15

PinkButtercups · 29/04/2023 23:44

I don't follow any of them. But who's the scammer? 👀

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MissGreedy.

Scammed pensioners with her ex partner.

Has scammed a charity within the last 6 months or so too.

Her sheep then attacked the charity and Greedy gets off with it again.

Don't understand why she hasn't been cancelled yet tbh.

orangesandlemonsthebellsofstc · 30/04/2023 07:17

I don't follow Mrs Hinch and don't understand what the appeal is but I agree with you @midnightblue12 My impression is they used each other to become more popular. I highly doubt they'd be posting the same gushing posts about a friend who has 50 followers. Not saying they aren't friends, more that the friendship serves a bigger purpose. Doesn't bother me. I think all sorts of influencers and celebrities do it, perhaps just not quite so overtly.

MumUndone · 30/04/2023 07:19

I agree it doesn't seem genuine and all seems for show. It irritates me as well OP, even though I enjoy some of their other content.

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Pottedpalm · 30/04/2023 07:34

YABVVU to hive a single moment of your life to thinking about any of these people, in my opinion.
No one needs advice from these vacuous, narcissistic people.

JenWillsiam · 30/04/2023 07:44

Cosycover · 29/04/2023 22:54

I agree.
It's all for the likes.

At least they didn't invite their wee scammer hanger on this time.

Scammer?

Lovelystuff · 30/04/2023 07:51

I for one fully admit that I’m jealous of Mrs Hinch. I would love a spotless house, mine is falling apart and with a cat, dog and 3 year old it’s always a mess

NurseCranesRolodex · 30/04/2023 07:56

midnightblue12 · 29/04/2023 22:21

Hahah, that made me chuckle. No not jealous 😅

I think it's really normal for people to find celebrities/influencers irritating and that doesn't necessarily stem from jealousy 😅

Of course it's not genuine, it's their employment! Photographed, branded and packaged to make them feel 'relatable' and increase the liklihood of you spending your £££ on goods that crop up in their 'stories'. Load of utter bollocks. They have probs got the same agent and that agent must be very good!! I cba with insta/tik tok so don't follow anybody however I enjoy the Goss on MN.

Hocuspocusnonsense · 30/04/2023 08:04

No you’re not alone in finding them annoying but you are part of a brainwashed group that buy in to this crap!

Stacey Solomon and Mrs Himch are both brands!

I saw Stacey Solomons ‘surprise’ baby shower which clearly was completely staged and everything from the balloons to the cake providers being # and thanked! Blatant marketing!

They make their livings out of being ‘brands’, showing their lives online and quite frankly will sell any details about their lives to keep themselves in the media and make money.

Stop following them! And stop believing everything you see/read about them!

monsteramunch · 30/04/2023 08:05

@HolodayPictures

There is something called stories. What happens is anyone you follow will pop up in an AI generated order and I can be watching stories maybe up to half an hour a day and along with everyone else she will come along the list.

So you do choose to follow her?

You think she's a 'scammer' and sound annoyed she has brand deals etc, watching 'agog' as people buy stuff she's involved with.

Yet you follow her? You realise her value to brands is based in large part on her social following - how many followers she gets and the engagement from them (including story views)?

Bit hypocritical of you to say what you say when you're literally buying into her brand with your social media activity...

NurseCranesRolodex · 30/04/2023 08:12

TenThousandFireflies · 30/04/2023 00:36

Aw I quite like Stacey. I like her bbc programme.

i do think she’s sometimes a bit…tone deaf though.

It seems so sad and inconsiderate to sell out your DC's entire childhood, from in utero for content. The normally private moments, the emotional ups and downs. Don't these children deserve a private life. These are the people who do anything for money. Reminiscent of the Brand Beckham offspring, plastered over any page their whole lives. Now the hapless eldest is ridiculed as talentless, pathetic and dependent as he flies about in a Ferrari, dropping shit content about how to butter bread in a bid to become a chef? He could be a lovely, kind young guy or not but he had no choice in his parents flogging his life, it's horrible. I think it says alot for the marketing Teams and speaks volumes of the parental acumen.

EdieLedwell · 30/04/2023 08:12

The Tattle is strong in this thread.

Whose the "wee hanger on scammer"?

ThisSingleMama · 30/04/2023 09:00

@HolodayPictures

Can you explain all this 'scamming' you seem to think is going on?

trisfreya · 30/04/2023 09:04

TeaKitten · 29/04/2023 22:26

But you like Mrs Hinch, you find her irritating when having fun with another influencer, that’s why it sounds jealous.

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How does that sound jealous, or did you just want to be second in line to say it?

I find all sorts of things irratating, like girls who overblow their lipstick, or go so crazy with filters you cant see what they look like - but I am so far from jealous i would not want to look like that!

Sorryyoufeelthatway · 30/04/2023 09:04

I always wondered what kind of **s followed these people. Now I know

ThisSingleMama · 30/04/2023 09:05

@Sorryyoufeelthatway you are clearly a follower too if you've 'always wondered'!

You've been following! 😂

WildFlowerBees · 30/04/2023 09:29

I don't follow either, both are disingenuous I feel and Stacey's 'Pickle' everything and 'love you to the moon and back' is nauseating. But, what they do is none of my business and so instead of getting worked up I just don't follow them. Instagram and real life are very different places.

converseandjeans · 30/04/2023 09:55

I don't think it's right that they release so many details and photos of their children. I think they're popular because they show they are flawed and not perfect so they are relatable.

I can't get too worked up about them though. I think fair play if they can make that sort of money at a young age. They aren't harming anyone else. If you don't like their content and what they stand for then just ignore them.

Littleworkaholic · 30/04/2023 09:57

NurseCranesRolodex · 30/04/2023 08:12

It seems so sad and inconsiderate to sell out your DC's entire childhood, from in utero for content. The normally private moments, the emotional ups and downs. Don't these children deserve a private life. These are the people who do anything for money. Reminiscent of the Brand Beckham offspring, plastered over any page their whole lives. Now the hapless eldest is ridiculed as talentless, pathetic and dependent as he flies about in a Ferrari, dropping shit content about how to butter bread in a bid to become a chef? He could be a lovely, kind young guy or not but he had no choice in his parents flogging his life, it's horrible. I think it says alot for the marketing Teams and speaks volumes of the parental acumen.

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That’s very unfair. She doesn’t sell out their whole clearly and I’m quite surprised anyone would think that those children’s whole life is what you see on insta. Bizarre even.

Qilin · 30/04/2023 10:08

TeaKitten · 29/04/2023 22:17

Maybe their other friends don’t want sharing with millions of random people who will slag them off for being happy. Also they both have small children so probably don’t get to meet up often. You really just sound jealous.

Say you enjoy the content hence, I assume following, the celeb. Clearly you don't like all the content. Just unfollow. It's social media. It's optional.

Swimminginpink · 30/04/2023 10:47

I have no thoughts on any of this, clicked on the link as I follow them both but now I really want to know who the scammer hanger on is.

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midnightblue12 · 30/04/2023 10:57

I think others have very much articulated what I was trying to say in my OP.

I just feel it's very disingenuous and just all for the clicks and attention.
Obviously I don't buy into everything that influencers post, I know that a lot of it is all set up and staged for the aesthetics and I guess that this is just what social media has evolved into now, but I just cringe when I see them tagging eachother because I just don't buy it 🙈 I just feel like Mrs H only posts about her hubby, he animals, her boys (so her family)...... and Stacey Solomon 😅

I don't hate either of them and it's perfectly fine for people to have opinions and preferences. If you're putting yourself out to make money in the social media world which is basically a popularity contest then it's fine for people to have an opinion on the content.

It's not like I came on here make nasty personal comments about them!

I do have a soft spot for Mrs H though, followed her for years and I'll continue to follow her as I do enjoy the rest of what she posts! But thanks once again to the responders reminding me I can unfollow 😅

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NurseCranesRolodex · 30/04/2023 11:06

Littleworkaholic · 30/04/2023 09:57

That’s very unfair. She doesn’t sell out their whole clearly and I’m quite surprised anyone would think that those children’s whole life is what you see on insta. Bizarre even.

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So flogging pictures and film of your v young children in return for press attention, endorsement deals and is a good thing? It's there forever, how can these little kids consent to that, or is it okay because they are too young to realise. Private, intimate details of the lives of babies and children being monetised is not nice. Clueless 'followers' who copy the tone and parade their DC like show puppies on insta etc is testament, I guess to how successful the strategy is. How will these kids feel in 20 years time and who will have seen these pictures.