Kristen Hancher

Kristen Hancher (b. 1999 or 2000[1]) is a Canadian actress and social media personality.

Hancher in 2017

Career

Hancher was born in Ontario, Canada. She began her career on the live broadcasting site YouNow, then moved to Instagram and the social media service musical.ly,[2] which was later merged into TikTok. On April 1, 2020, she was the 11th most followed person on the site.[2] As of March 2020 she has over 5.8 million Instagram followers and 1 million subscribers on YouTube.[3]

In July 2019, Hancher was criticized on social media for riding on a horse swimming in water. BuzzFeed News noted that horses are able to swim and that research has shown swimming can be beneficial for them.[4]

Filmography

Hancher has starred in the following films:[5]

Film Name Release Date Genre Episode(s)
Chills March 24, 2017 Music Video N/A
Misshaps[1] June 12, 2017 Comedy 10 episodes
The Pain of Painting July 19, 2017 Comedy Talk 1 episode
Mani August 31, 2017 Comedy 3 episodes
Troubled Youth January 19, 2018 Horror 1 episode
Sitting in the 80’s February 15, 2019 Comedy N/A

Awards and nominations

Hancher was nominated for Choice Muser at the Teen Choice Awards in 2016 and 2017.[6][7] She was also nominated for in 2017 for Breakout Creator at the Streamy Awards.[8]

References
  1. Hallett, Stephanie (June 27, 2017). "Musical.ly superstar Kristen Hancher has a new show, and she told us all about the funniest moment on set". Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. Fuentes, Tamara (April 1, 2020). "Everything You Need to Know About Kristen Hancher". Seventeen.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. Tenbarge, Kat. "An influencer whose visa expired threatened to 'sneak into the US' or marry someone for a green card in a livestream, saying 'I'll risk getting banned for 10 years'". Insider. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. "A YouTuber Is Defending A Photo Of Herself Riding A Horse In Water After She Was Accused Of Endangering The Animal". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. "Kristen Hancher". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. Takeda, Allison (August 1, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016: All the nominees and winners!". US Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  7. Vulpo, Mike (August 13, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List". E! News. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  8. N'Duka, Amanda (September 28, 2017). "Paradigm Signs Social Media Influencer Kristen Hancher". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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