VICKY Pattison has hit out at a ‘millionaire’ trad wife influencer for ‘lying to impressionable young followers’.

The former star, 38, shared her thoughts on Hannah Neeleman AKA Ballerina Farm, a social media star who boasts an impressive 10.3m followers on , as well as 10.5m on .

Vicky Pattison speaking into a microphone with her hands raised.Vicky Pattison has slammed a ‘millionaire’ trad wife influencer Credit: getagriplove/ Instagram Vicky Pattison smiles at the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards.The TV favourite shared her thoughts on her Get A Grip podcast Credit: Getty

Her Instagram bio states: “Married to @hogfathering. Mothering 8 littles. Juilliard School graduate. City folk turned ranchers @ballerinafarmstore.”

Vicky, who tied the knot with husband Ercan Ramadan in 2024, expressed how she thinks that she is “cosplaying as a trad wife”

Cambridge Dictionary states that a trad wife is: “A married woman, especially one who posts on social media, who stays at home doing cooking, cleaning, etc. And has children that she takes care of.“

Vicky said on the Get A Grid Podcast: “If you’ve got no real interest in climbing the corporate ladder, if you’re really passionate about being a mother, a housewife, whatever.

Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan on the "This Morning" TV show.Vicky pictured with her husband Ercan Credit: Shutterstock Editorial

What is a trad wife?

A trad wife (short for traditional wife) is a woman who chooses to take on an ultra traditional role in marriage, meaning she makes dinner and looks pretty whilst her husband goes to work.

The trend takes inspiration from the idea of a 1950s housewife.

Many ‘trad wives’ choose to dress in the style of clothing popular in this period (think floral dresses and frumpy cardigans).

Additionally, the values considered important to trad wives are similar to strict Christian values.

Trad wives believed they were not forced into this way of life, and that it was their purpose to be homemakers.

The trend, which has garnered attention on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, glamorises a time gone by with little acknowledgement of the economic challenges facing families and mothers today.

“If that is your journey, there’s absolutely not one part of me that has any judgement.”

She continued: “What bothers me is women like Nara Smith, or Ballerina Farm, or whoever it may be, cosplaying as trad wives essentially.

“And then parroting that propaganda back to young impressionable minds when actually, they are multimillionaires.

“And they’ve done it in their own right.”

Her co-host asked: “But how are they parroting propaganda?”

Vicky replied: “So the image with which they are portraying, in my opinion, is that of a trad wife.

“In particular, with Ballerina Farm.

“I think Nara Smith is getting a lot of stick here. But lets bundle them all in together.

“I think that they are creating this image of like all I do is stay at home and I cook in my nice clothes, my life is a dream, I do what my husband wants, I’m there to serve my kids.

“Actually, you’re a millionaire.”