Hannah Berner

Background

Hannah Berner was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., on August 21, 1991. Young Berner spent more of her time on Shelter Island during summers and major celebrations. Unbeknownst to many, her home in Shelter Island was just a few miles away from the location of “Summer House.” She completed her education at the University of Wisconsin. More information on her early childhood and family is, unfortunately, not available. On the bright side, however, we do know that she is the granddaughter of the social media personality Vera DiLeo.

Berner was a tennis player in her youth. She even participated in college tournaments and played for the University of Wisconsin. After completing her education at the university, she began a career playing tennis professionally. Until December 2018, she worked as a creative video producer at Betches Media. She later made a career switch and launched her hit podcast, “Berning in Hell.” On this show, Berner interviewed several personalities about their anxieties, fears, and insecurities. In 2019, she decided to enter the “Summer House,” which she viewed as a remarkable opportunity. However, things took a turn for the worse, with Berner describing her experience in its third season as “a bad place.” Berner also revealed she felt that the show oversimplified conflicts into mere arguments, wherein one person was a hero and the other a villain. She believes that humans are a lot more complex than that, and reality television took a toll on her longstanding mental health issues.

Since she departed from the show, Berner has found her way back to her authentic self through laughter and stand-up. She also performs stand-ups at clubs in New York City and around the U.S. This transition is also evident in her podcast, where she discusses deep experiences with individuals from all walks of life. Today, she is also an advocate of mental health, aiming de-stigmatize the same through her platform.