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Kristen Hancher (b. May 17, 1999 [1] ) is a Canadian actress and social media personality.

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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 NameRelease DateGenreEpisode(s)
Chills (James Barker Band song) March 24, 2017Music VideoN/A
Misshaps [1] June 12, 2017Comedy10 episodes
The Pain of PaintingJuly 19, 2017Comedy Talk1 episode
ManiAugust 31, 2017Comedy3 episodes
Troubled YouthJanuary 19, 2018Horror1 episode
Sitting in the 80’sFebruary 15, 2019ComedyN/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]

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