Millionaires: Hannah Montoya Gets the Royal Treatment
If you’ve seen Hannah Montoya‘s videos, you probably know her as fast-talking, quick-witted, wined-up New Jersey aunt Jackie. Jackie–with her hallmark Jersey accent–is Montoya’s flagship character. The one that sent Montoya viral overnight, and in the past three years, has helped her build an audience of 5 million followers across TikTok and YouTube.
We know 5 million makes us a little late marking Montoya as a millionaire, but we’re making up for that a bit by celebrating her achievement with a different kind of millionaire. The sort that lives in Malibu.
Because Aunt Jackie (and Montoya’s self-dubbed “multiverse” of other characters) also helped Montoya show off her vocal talents, which led to her being cast in the next season of The Royals of Malibu. The audio series, based on the book Paper Princess by Erin Watt, follows teenager Ella (played by Alyssa McKay) as she struggles to make ends meet. When a very wealthy (like, suspiciously wealthy) family steps in, she is “determined to come through it all with her soul intact,” per the show’s official description.
Montoya and McKay are both repped by The Network Effect, and became fast friends. McKay ended up coaching Montoya for a Malibu audition, and she was cast in a part for Season 2.