Tradwife Parodied in ‘SNL’ Sketch Responds to Impersonation (Exclusive) [Video]

Saturday Night Live spared few famous TikTok influencers and trends in its recent social media sketch, and the viral “tradwife” lifestyle was no exception to the joke.

The episode — which aired on Oct. 19 — featured a sketch recreating the experience of scrolling through TikTok, with cast members imitating the likes of Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper and TikToker Harry Daniels in alternating clips.

To some, it seemed the comedians took a more general approach when parodying tradwives, many of whom are young women sharing looks into their lives as stay-at-home mothers. Others recognized that SNL star Heidi Gardner‘s performance most closely resembled Gretchen Adler‘s videos, and the self-identifying tradwife tells PEOPLE she “immediately” caught on to the fact that she inspired the bit.

“I watched a few more times and just started recognizing that they had really pulled so much of the type of content that I post, the things that I say,” Adler says, adding that …