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Influencer Nara Smith reveals 2-year-old daughter has cancer

Influencer Nara Smith reveals 2-year-old daughter has cancer

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more South African influencer Nara Smith has opened up about her young daughter Whimsy’s cancer diagnosis. Smith, 24, shares Whimsy, two, with husband Lucky Blue Smith, 28. The couple also shares three other children — Rumble Honey, five, Slim Easy, four, and Fawnie Golden (born in September) — as well as Lucky’s eight-year-old daughter, Gravity, from a previous relationship. They have been married since 2020. The model, who is popular online for her elaborate cooking videos, said Wednesday that her daughter was diagnosed with a type of cancer late last year. “When we saw something suspicious on her, we took her to the ER and they didn’t quite know what to make of it,” the content creator recalled. “When we took her into our pediatrician, …

Lifestyle Creator Nara Smith Reveals Her First Cookbook, ‘Homemade’—and Wants to Clear Up Some Things

Lifestyle Creator Nara Smith Reveals Her First Cookbook, ‘Homemade’—and Wants to Clear Up Some Things

Published by Sam Flores

Smith, 24, and her husband now share four kids: Rumble Honey, Slim Easy, Whimsy Lou, and Fawnie Golden. Because of their large families and the nature of their viral content, Smith and Neeleman both tend to get cited in conversations about a conservative cultural resurgence; in 2024, Nara and Lucky Blue Smith even took their kids to visit the Neeleman clan in Kamus, Utah. But Smith herself identifies as a working mom rather than a “hardcore Mormon.” In an exclusive interview, she tells VF that she’s hoping to shift the emphasis away from online debates and back toward her real passion: cutting processed foods out of her family’s diet. Smith says she started reverse engineering things like cereal and Oreos as a young mother, after suffering a bad case of eczema. Now, the goal is to keep expanding her business outside of your iPhone screen. “Ultimately, I’m building a culinary lifestyle empire, and we’re only at the very beginning,” she says. “The most natural thing to do is put this cookbook out, and then just …