Hannah Ricketts

[Mark81]

Youtube has to be paying her well.that new handbag in this weeks food vlog seems to cost £2000 when I looked it up online, unless I missed something

 

[whatsever you]

Bit confused with tonight’s review. Hotel looked very basic yet she gave it a 8.25 - same as the Goring.
Think she’s getting a bit bored of these reviews.
Also wondering why she’s not doing the 5 stars people want to see- she hasn’t done Claridges yet!

 

[Uncle Maniac]

I was really surprised that someone so into branding, design and fashion didnt know the hotels history with Ian Schrager and Philippe Starck (who also did Paramount and Hudson hotels in NYC among many others) who are responsible for the design of the hotel.

Its also why it kind of looked dated as they were at their peak late 90s/early 00s.

Indeed @Mark81 and providing that history near the beginning of her review would make it much more interesting. I am frequently surprised at her lack of knowledge. Was it only a few weeks ago, when she paused for a cocktail in the Rosewood Bar, with its Gerald Scarfe cartoons, that she didn’t know his work. Some basic online research would provide this information. Scarfe is also interesting in that he married the actress Jane Asher, the girlfriend of the young Paul McCartney, who inspired some of his most beautiful lyrics … so there would be many interesting anecdotes to tell the would-be visitor to London. The cost of the KitKat in the mini bar is so prosaic.

 

[lalalandinmyhead]

I do enjoy watching Hannah’s vlogs, but it annoyed me when Hannah mentioned at the beginning of the F&M video that she thinks filming inside isn’t allowed or it’s discouraged, but proceeds to film anyway, resulting in the short shots. I LOVE F&M and especially miss it during the holidays, but if she knows that filming is frowned upon, why does she keep doing it? I know it’s for the YT $$, but why risk getting kicked out? It’s probably why there aren’t many video tours of F&M on YT.

She did mention running into a security guard, I think, who didn’t say any to her, so it’s also F&M’s fault for not enforcing their own rules (if indeed they have any regarding filming in their shop).

you are kidding right? I think you need to get a life. She always films respectfully and never does anything wrong. She just said she wasn’t sure. I’m sure you’re happy to watch her free content and then come on here and moan.

if you don’t like her, don’t watch it. Her vlogs are fantastic and probably the best vlogmas out there. They have really helped us in lockdown outside of the UK

Also you clearly haven’t watched many of her vlogs. She without a doubt doesn’t do YouTube for the money, she’s minted and does it for fun.

 

[Silverback]

I actually miss the mooching around Kensington/ Selfridges videos. But of escapism and fluff. I agree that the hotel vids are all incredibly similar- the only ones I’m really keen on seeing are Claridges and the Ritz. Everything else just blends into one.

 

[Sunshineandfreestuff]

For the Restaurant reviews, I wish she’d order at least one drink, entree, main and a dessert.

For the Hotels, I wish she’d try everything. Take a dip in the pool, a spa treatment. Room service etc

 

[Mark81]

As YouTubers go I actually really enjoy her and her videos. When I just want to chill for a bit I like watching her mooch around shopping, plus she seems to like similar stuff to me. She doesn’t seem full of herself like a lot of them do.

That's fair

I think a lot depends on when you discovered her. I started pre pandemic and she was very judgmental/mocking of youtubers, and called out their poor behaviour, click bait and was always adamant she would never do stuff like clickbait, sponsored ads, youtube was nothing serious for her etc etc. Which was refreshing, she just seemed a normal person (albeit with a comfortable life).

But now she has turned into just another youtuber. Admittedly she isn't as bad as others, but she isn't the holier than thou vlogger she once acted like. And she has become a bit repetitive so I rarely watch her now.

 

[Mark81]

I’d LOVE for her to do Hotel 41!

I still just feel there is no substance to these videos, like she doesn’t really “experience” the hotel it’s just going, checking some boxes and filming herself make tea at the end.

Exactly

She doesnt even talk about their locations really and what and who its good for, whats nearby and how long it takes to get there.

Its clear she checks in after work and checks out first thing.

 

[Sabbie]

The tea/coffee stuff and chocolates and fruit bowl probably came with the suite. That was it. The strawberries, bear, (who knows what else she didn’t add), and probably evening meal were gifted. She even slipped up and said they were asking her for feedback on her experience of the hotel at dinner. Totally normal customer experience. Not.

 

[emm]

Guys, I am in Selfridges today!!! Actually I am returning a handbag that I am not sure I liked. But, on the way to the relevant concession I passed the Chloe Paddington! Pictured here and on sale for £2050.00

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Each to his/her own it’s horrible! That padlock is a significant amount of blingy ironmongery. It’s a handbag version of a medieval chastity belt.

Hideous, looks so cheap

 

[whatsever you]

Just watched her BA video and wow she was desperate for people to like, subscribe, follow her on insta and watch all her other videos the whole time. She must’ve said it like 7 times throughout the video.
is this really the same girl who said she was doing this for fun?

 

[emm]

I watched the Gail’s vlog and it annoyed me, it just seemed wasteful, unprofessional in terms of culinary critique… wrinkling her nose and saying she doesn’t like something after a bite. Especially when there are starving people in the world. There is a Gail’s in my town and some of the stuff is overpriced and doesn’t taste that good. I’ve left things before now … buy and throw.

As someone said before, I wish she'd go to independent places, the last thing london needs is more chains which are increasingly taking over everywhere

 

[Sunshineandfreestuff]

Yes!!

I am a big fan of Walk with me Tim and Gabby lol I won’t apologise for this haha but at least he’s more in depth, same as Trek Trendy.

You’re right, she doesn’t really go into the area at all. She could even walk around the surrounding streets to show the “vibe”. It would be best if she did room service and dined in one of the eateries.

 

[Sabbie]

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There's a massive influx of blokes from other countries that think she's top totty and born with that faux accent, so she's cashing it in with views and comments. She doesn't even have to take off her coat for them. She's on to a winner with this formula of going on a 'date' and asking people (men) to pick what they want from the menus. Fair play to her. She'll be at half a million (or more) followers before the end of the year.

 

[Tatooine_legend1]

That's fair

I think a lot depends on when you discovered her. I started pre pandemic and she was very judgmental/mocking of youtubers, and called out their poor behaviour, click bait and was always adamant she would never do stuff like clickbait, sponsored ads, youtube was nothing serious for her etc etc. Which was refreshing, she just seemed a normal person (albeit with a comfortable life).

But now she has turned into just another youtuber. Admittedly she isn't as bad as others, but she isn't the holier than thou vlogger she once acted like. And she has become a bit repetitive so I rarely watch her now.

I think it must be difficult to not accept sponsorship approaches etc. I think if I had a youtube channel and it grew exponentially like hers has, I would find it hard to resist the sponsorship money/monetisation of the channel. I believe we all would think it would remain a bit of fun on the side until it's possible to make money from it.

The other thing is, she doesn't have to put that much effort into her content because of what it is. It's not like it's educational. It's actually pretty easy money really. She is receiving about 80k to 100k views on average for almost every video. As a side gig goes, that's pretty great.

 

[Theodore]

“GOODBYE YOUTUBE” more clickbait from a desperate, talentless wannabe.

 

[constantneedforattention]

What time stamp shows her bag, can't find it. Don't want to watch & give her more views.
She's become insufferable or has this always been the 'real' Hannah. Can't wrap my head around these lonely men giving her money. Are they unaware of how much she makes via YT along with her day job.

The hideous new bag is shown in all it's full tackiness as she does the talk to camera piece at the closing moments of her most recent lunch 'date' video to that canal restaurant.

The men giving her money are probably very well aware of how much money she already is making. They don't care, they like what they see on the screen and are trying to buy the chance at winning her individual attention. They think this is the way that she might notice them above the other men. Basic peacock behaviour.

 

[emm]

I miss the shopping/afternoon tea vlogs , the hotel ones are ok, the food ones..meh! Like you all say, these new ones are making her money so why would she stop. I don't watch her as much anymore.

Yeh I'd like a hotel one every now and then, maybe once a month at the most, but they're all quite similar. I think they could be much shorter than they are too

 

[Hot_Dogs_Or_Toes]

I find it hard to believe that these ‘influencers’ can earn so much for content that is often so vacuous. Even those who start off with good intentions seem to be corrupted by the money or their perceived fame. People that I once liked eventually change. Gary Eats, for example, now uses clickbait titles with a stupid selfie pulling a silly faux-shocked face superimposed over some restaurant they are reviewing. Take Hannah’s review on Tuesday …

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She actually enjoyed the meal! But here she is with an intentionally ambiguous/misleading title pulling an exaggerated face like a bad actor in a hammy silent movie. Gary has started to do similar which is disappointing. I do find it quite surprising that these fundamentally very unexceptional people can make a lot of from this content, in an economy where it can be challenging to make ends meet. Poncing around buying ugly handbags for £thousands. It’s a strange world indeed. Forgive the rant folks, had a trying day yesterday.

Ugh Gary Eats, I can't stand the guy. He waffles on and on and takes about half an hour before he even has a bite of the food then takes another half an hour to finish it no doubt by which time it has gone cold and turned to shit anyway. Just shut up, eat the food and then tell me if it's nice or not thanks Gary.

 

[Tatooine_legend1]

To be honest, I like Hannah and think she's just capitalising on the growth of her YouTube channel. I would do the same honestly.

It can start out as a hobby (and usually does for many YouTubers) but then they realise they can make decent money from it and capitalise on that.

She's at 100k or almost 100k subs, right? Also, maybe her job doesn't bring her as much satisfaction as it once did and she is exploring the option of YouTube as a second
(maybe main income) right now.