{"id":2463520,"date":"2026-06-17T10:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2463520"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:01:44","slug":"nannytok-and-the-perks-of-nannying-to-hnw-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nannytok-and-the-perks-of-nannying-to-hnw-families\/","title":{"rendered":"#NannyTok and the perks of nannying to HNW families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F06%2Fcrop-39657451.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019re caring for the kids \u2014 and signing NDAs,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/25\/society\/fake-cartier-heiress-defends-her-lineage-and-says-mean-girls-wont-stop-her-partying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carrying Louis Vuitton bags<\/a>, vacationing to luxe islands like Ibiza and making six figures.<\/p>\n<p>A new reality show, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/million-dollar-nannies-d014161b-cbd4-42e8-8eaa-6cdc5db96069\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Million Dollar Nannies<\/a>,\u201d reveals what it\u2019s really like to be a Mary Poppins to the 1%, from being beholden to strict privacy agreements and undergoing extensive background checks to being on-call all the time and providing near-constant updates to wealthy, neurotic parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much goes into being a high-profile nanny,\u201d Leah Barrs, 31, who co-stars on the series, told The Post. \u201cI was doing doctors appointments, school events \u2014 keeping track of calendars. Not only the parents\u2019 schedules but the kid\u2019s schedules, closet organization. Travel.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Leah Barrs, 31, moved to Los Angeles without a plan more than a decade ago. Now, she\u2019s running a highend childcare business for wealthy families.  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show, which premieres today on Hulu and Freeform as an unscripted series, features Barrs and seven other nannies who temporarily move to Ibiza to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/05\/lifestyle\/im-a-superyacht-nanny-i-get-paid-to-travel-the-world-in-luxury-while-watching-rich-peoples-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch a luxury boutique childcare agency<\/a>\u00a0from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>Barrs, a Connecticut native, dropped out of college and moved to Los Angeles in her 20s without a plan.\u00a0Then, her pastor at The Way LA, an interdenominational Christian church in Los Angeles,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/11\/society\/tao-group-relaunches-avenue-with-starry-bash-celebrating-new-york-knicks-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">connected her with Kourtney Kardashian<\/a>, who needed a nanny.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cMillion Dollar Nannies,\u201d out Wednesday on Hulu, is taking viewers behind the scenes of what it\u2019s really like nannying for the richest families in the world.  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was fate,\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe said, \u2018I think you would be perfect for the position. Would you want to work for the Kardashians? I was like, \u2018Holy s\u2014t. This is crazy! YES!&#8217;\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soon, she was caring for Kardashian\u2019s three children whom she shares with Scott Disick \u2014 Mason, 15, Penelope, 12, and Reign Disick, 10. The job involved getting them to and from school, prepping snacks \u2014 and shielding her charges from the prying eye of paparazzi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was beyond nannying,\u201d she said. \u201cI learned a lot about myself \u2014 [Kourtney] really taught me to be a better worker. Networking, being the best version of myself. Representing that family. Everyone always said, \u2018You should start your own agency.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Barrs connected with fellow nannies and mannies on #NannyTok. They formed an agency to one-percenters carrying for rich kids on Ibiza.  <span class=\"credit\">Hulu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barrs leveraged the\u00a0#NannyTok network, which has more than 32,000 posts on TikTok, to find other nannies and mannies for her agency.<\/p>\n<p>The cast also includes Jack McCann, 23; Olivia McMahon, 22; Mitchell Bienvenue, 24; Taylor Hayward, 25; Hannah Joy Davis, 26; Tamaya Denae, 23, and Sydney Siegel, 28.<\/p>\n<p>McCann, a New York-city based manny and influencer, had some high-highs and uncomfortable lows.<\/p>\n<p>He got to fly via private jet to Paris so he could babysit while his bosses enjoyed a Valentino fashion show. The next day, he tagged along to the family\u2019s caviar tasting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was their normal,\u201d said McCann, but for him it was \u00a0an \u201cout of body experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> Olivia \u201cLiv\u201d McMahon, 22, once had to charter a private jet with 24-hours notice, so a family she worked for could jet-set to Mykonos, Greece. The perk? She got to join.  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But there were also strange requests. While interviewing to work for another family while on Ibiza, he had to spray-tan a dad, alongside another manny, to get the gig.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was being put up against the other manny, to see who was going to be the best fit for their son,\u201d he recalled. \u201cIt was definitely out of my comfort zone \u2026 I never had to spray tan even my closest girlfriends \u2014 it was jarring to do with men in Speedos standing right in front of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fellow cast member McMahon said her most over-the-top task was having to charter a jet from Miami to Mykonos, Greece \u2014 assembling a crew and gas for the plane in just 24-hours, plus figuring out hotels and staffing abroad \u2014 so the family she worked for could jet-set at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York City-based manny Jack McCann recalled having to spray tan two dads in Speedos \u201cfor work.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Emmy Park for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think I blacked out during the process but at the end of the day it got done,\u201d she told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Such tasks aren\u2019t uncommon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re booking travel, you have to do household maintenance, there\u2019s a lot more that goes into it than just caring for children,\u201d McMahon said, adding, \u201cThe perk is everything is free \u2014private jet flight, accommodations, my meals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plus, she makes six figures, something she didn\u2019t think was possible after leaving university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dropped out of college and was told I wouldn\u2019t be able to make a lot of money \u2026 [I] was instantly greeted with this fear to not make enough money to sustain myself or live the lifestyle I wanted to live,\u201d she said. \u201cNow, I\u2019ve made a nurses salary plus perks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She is now based in Los Angeles, working with a family featured on the show and still enjoying the job.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe perk is everything is free \u2014 private jet flight, accommodations, my meals,\u201d McMahon said of the experience working for high-net worth families.  <span class=\"credit\">Hulu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy day starts around 2 p.m. when I\u00a0pick up the kids from school \u2014 we get home. I make them a snack. We\u2019ll go in the pool. The kids have playdates or we go to their favorite store in the mall. I do some household chores \u2014 folding the kid\u2019s laundry, unloading the dishwasher. I make dinner, get them ready for bed \u2014 that\u2019s really the spiel of the day,\u201d said McMahon who dreams of one day being a stay-at-home mom. \u201cI\u2019m literally playing house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another plot twist in\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/29\/woman-makes-up-to-167-an-hour-nannying-for-the-ultra-rich-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nannying for the rich?\u00a0<\/a>Caring for niche pets \u2014 like a bearded dragon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nannying for the rich, Barrs told The Post, can command a six figure salary, plus perks like free trips around the world via private jet. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved the finer things in life,\u201d Barrs said.  <span class=\"credit\">Hulu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>McMahon, who dropped out of nursing school to pursue nannying full-time, told The Post that a generous family she worked for once gifted her a Louis Vuitton bag just because \u2014 and a Cartier bracelet for Christmas.  <span class=\"credit\">@livmcmahonn\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love all animals but I will never go and touch reptiles. My nanny family have a bearded dragon. I had to become pretty well-versed in carrying for this bearded dragon, taking it on walks. I never thought I would have to give a bearded dragon a bath,\u201d McMahon said.<\/p>\n<p>But, she said, it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor my birthday, they gave me a Louis [Vuitton] bag \u2014 the duffle bag with the pink. I saw it when we were in New York shopping. I said \u2018Oh my god\u2019 I love that bag. I didn\u2019t think they would get it for me. I was also able to get a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/25\/society\/fake-cartier-heiress-defends-her-lineage-and-says-mean-girls-wont-stop-her-partying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cartier bracelet for Christmas.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The perks come at a cost though, nannies typically have to be on-call 24\/7. <span class=\"credit\">Hulu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Off duty, while working on Ibiza, McCann, McMahon and Barrs got to enjoy the fruits of their labors at local beach clubs. <span class=\"credit\">jackcmccann\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barrs agrees that the once-in-a-lifetime perks outweigh the challenges.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cI\u2019ve always loved the finer things in life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re caring for the kids \u2014 and signing NDAs,\u00a0carrying Louis Vuitton bags, vacationing to luxe islands like Ibiza and making six figures. A new reality show, \u201cMillion Dollar Nannies,\u201d reveals what it\u2019s really like to be a Mary Poppins to the 1%, from being beholden to strict privacy agreements and undergoing extensive background checks to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2463521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[21741,25404,28786,349350,340339,436599],"class_list":["post-2463520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-kardashians","tag-parenting-advice","tag-rich","tag-wealthy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NannyTok-and-the-perks-of-nannying-to-HNW-families-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463522,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463520\/revisions\/2463522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}