China girl, 10, shares daily life, family-related content with 7.5 million online followers, becomes one of country’s top young influencers
- Douyin account run by girl’s mother, shares clips on fashion, hairstyles
- Mum hopes her daughter will be financially independent as adult
With 7.5 million followers, one of the top new influencers in China is a 10-year-old girl whose mother shares adorable videos of her daily life, which feature beautiful dresses, unique hairstyles, and her passion for jazz dance.
Surnamed Liu and nicknamed Gege, the girl, who lives in Hunan province in central China, is the star of family-related content shared by her mother on social media, a project that began four years ago, the Post found.
Gege’s most popular video features the girl showcasing how she tied her braids into four different fashions to cater to various scenarios. Published in March 2023, it has attracted 8.7 million likes.
One style, in which half of the hair is kept short and the other half long, was dubbed “jellyfish hair” online and resulted from a compromise because the girl rejected her mother’s insistence on cutting the hair short.
In another viral clip, which received 1.15 million likes, Gege’s mother asks two helpers to work with her to make a gown for the girl that looks similar to one a celebrity wore at a recent event. The next day, Gege wore the fairy-style dress at her 10th birthday party.
Gege’s mother, who has remained anonymous, was born in the 1990s and said she liked playing computer games, tailoring clothes, and dancing before having a child. She is married to a vegetable trader and values her husband who supports the family.