If you’ve been on TikTok lately, chances are you’ve seen some elaborate recipes from TikToker Nala Smith on your For You page. But who is she?
Nala Smith (née Pellman) is a 22-year-old South African-German model who has amassed over 6 million followers on TikTok by sharing how to make different foods and meals from scratch.
Smith was born in South Africa, then moved to Germany when she was three months old, where she grew up and began her modeling career at the age of 14.
She then moved to the United States on her own at the age of 18, and in 2020 married fellow model Lucky Blue Smith, who rose to online fame in 2015.
Nala and Lucky have three children, Rumble Honey, Slim Easy, and Whimsical Roo (Nala is also stepmother to Lucky’s daughter Gravity Blue from a previous relationship).
The couple’s children’s unique names have sparked debate online, with Smith naming similar baby names such as Pear, Pepper, Frosty and Flick, which she liked but wouldn’t use during her third pregnancy. They became a hot topic after sharing their names.
Another point of discussion is the fact that the couple are Mormons, although Smith has previously spoken out to clarify that she is still “learning and understanding” her religious beliefs. made a statement.
Although her videos often show her wearing stylish dresses or cashmere loungewear, Smith almost always documents the process of making her dishes from scratch, describing each step in soft-spoken, soft-spoken (sometimes German) It is narrated in Japanese).
The reason Smith makes her food from scratch is due to her lupus and eczema diagnosis, which she openly shared about her health journey on Instagram last year.
“I drastically changed my diet (eliminated grains, dairy, and sugar) and replaced all products with more natural ones,” she explained.
Smith does everything herself, from making her own bread, bagels and cheese to Snickers bars and Pop-Tarts. And in her latest video, she makes chewing gum from scratch.
In the video, Smith details how she made green apple and cinnamon-vanilla flavored gum for her sister-in-law, Piper America.
The comments section often receives a variety of opinions, including people who were surprised to see that she made the dishes from scratch.
One person said, “No one has gum base lying around at home.”
“So…was this cheaper than buying gum?” asked another.
Another source added: “I think it’s a symbolic thing where she wanted some gum and you just happened to have a gum base.”
“How did she find these instructions,” a fourth person commented.
Another added: “Making GUM from scratch is wild.”
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