Meet This Daughter Father Duo That Went Viral During Quarantine

We’ve covered a bunch of Tik Tok content creators in the past. The content creator we’re going to cover today will hit us all with the feels. Meet Mia Finney and her extremely creative dad. They’re a father-daughter duo who went viral on Tik Tok during the pandemic. 

Who are they?

Mia Finney is a 21-year-old Tik Tok creator currently sheltering at her parents’ home in California. She grew up in a Military family where her parents have a collective 50 years in service. We really think she’s born to be in front of the camera. As a Military kid, she did not have many friends. As she told us, this is what fueled her passion for content creation. She would walk around their house filming while her family does their daily activities.

Because of the stay at home orders and the virus, Mia has been missing her go-to places outside. She told us in an interview that she loved going outside for movies and fast food. It was one fateful night when Mia and her dad were cooking a stovetop popcorn where they conceptualized their viral content. As Mia told us, they did not mean to recreate more places after the movie theatre.

As a result, Ernest Finney made Mia’s ideas happen. He helped in recreating Mia’s favorite places in the comfort of their own home.

Your Favorite Places, in the Comfort of Your Own Home

Mia’s dad recreated her daughter’s favorite food places and activities while they were asked to stay at home because of the virus. From McDonalds to a makeshift movie theatre, Papa Finney has got it all covered. 

Earlier this year, Mia gained even more followers after a series of Tik Tok videos went viral for all the sweet reasons. There was one Tik Tok where her dad hosted a movie night in their homes. He even made theatre-style popcorn, dressed up as a theatre attendant, and turned their house into a makeshift cinema. 

In another video, her dad acted as a Starbucks Barista and made Mia an ice cream-based drink. They even recreated the whole drive-thru experience using their kitchen window!

They even created their own McDonalds, complete with props and costumes.. Mia’s dad served her with a homemade milkshake and fries because he knows Mia loves the chain a lot. 

Starting from February 2019, she has steadily gained 100,000 followers monthly. Her first million followers came in November 2019. Do you wanna guess how many she has now? Over 4 million. 2 million of her followers came in during the pandemic. That’s some crazy surge.

Lesson: Bond with your family

The preparations made for their video were extremely time-consuming. This did not matter to them though. Ernest told the Insider:

“It’s terrible what’s going on with COVID-19 right now, but with any terrible situation, there’s always a silver lining, and that is that I get to spend more time with Mia.”

We also asked her what she wants to do in the future, she replied:

I want to continue video content creation and see where it takes me.
Ultimately, I want to start a few businesses and explore the entertainment
industry. I’m living my best life right now, but in five years, I still want to be
living my best life, doing what makes me happy. I also hope to be able to
give back to my family and also the world. I really want to start a
foundation that helps for different causes, such as racism and elderly
homelessness.

Right now, her platform of focus is Tik Tok but she wants to dabble a little more on YouTube. She hopes to convert more of her Tik Tok followers into YouTube subscribers. This is to show people other sides of her creativity and grow her brand in the process.

If you would like to follow their adventures, make sure you follow her on Tik Tok. If you want more Tik Tok content, consider reading this.