Nara Smith Reveals the Simple Reasoning Behind Her ASMR Voice in Her Videos

Mar. 15, 2025

Nara Smith.Photo:Arnold Jerocki/Getty

Arnold Jerocki/Getty

Nara Smithis opening up about how her viral from-scratch cooking videos came to be.

In a profile withThe Sunday Times,published on Saturday, Oct. 5, the 23-year-old model and TikTok chef explained why she speaks in her well-known whisper to narrate her videos — in which she makes increasingly complicated foods, such as name-brandcerealsand evenCoca-Cola, completely from scratch.

Smith told the outlet she is a “huge fan” ofASMR(autonomous sensory meridian response), aninternet-famous termwhich often refers to videos of people speaking in soft voices or making small noises to soothe the ears.

“I listen to ASMR a lot, so if I can tap into that, why not?” she added.

Nara Smith in 2022.Darren Gerrish/Getty

Darren Gerrish/Getty

Elsewhere in her interview, Smith shared why she first started her “from scratch” series on TikTok, crediting her upbringing in Germany for wanting to cook non-processed foods for her three kids, whom she shares with husband Lucky Blue Smith.

“I still feel a little foreign in America,” she toldThe Sunday Times. “The food culture there is insane: everything’s so processed. I grew up going with my grandma and dad to the grocery store every single day. It was normal to make fresh bread, sometimes fresh pasta.”

“Food in Germany goes bad in two or three days, whereas in America … We bought a lettuce in Costco once and three weeks later it was still as good as new. I didn’t want to go anywhere near it, wondering what might make it last so long,” she added.

Smith also addressed critics who call her a “trad wife” — short for “traditional wife” — a term which most broadly refers to a woman who practices conventional gender roles within a relationship. The term has gained negative connotation on social media and is often associated with conservative, far-right political movements — something Smith said she has no interest in associating with.

“I’m not a trad wife. I’m a working mum,” she told the outlet,noting that she and her husband split most childcare and household duties. “I’ve addressed it several times, but people still want to run with that narrative. I wanted kids, but I did not want to compromise my career. I do work that allows me also to be home with the kids. I know that’s a privilege.”

Nara Smith cutting an onion.Nara Smith/TikTok

Nara Smith/TikTok

However, cooking is still her “love language,” she added. “Taking care of my family makes me happy, but I can do that and work — it doesn’t have to be one or the other.”

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Smith married her husband in February 2020, and the pair went on to welcome their three children —son Slim Easyand daughters Rumble Honey andWhimsy Lou.

Smith has previously given disclaimers about her lifestyle, telling her followers at the start ofone of her September 2023 videosthat she enjoys cooking for others and that she isn’t expected to do it.

source: people.com