Chicken Shop Date's Amelia Dimoldenberg hosts red carpet at the BRITs (2024)

Her Chicken Shop Date YouTube series has seen Amelia Dimoldenberg rise to stratospheric levels of internet fame, with her awkwardly funny interview series reaching more than one million subscribers.

But while Amelia, 29, is hot property online, having gained a cult following since her channel's launch in 2014, the sensation's popularity has also skyrocketed offline.

She's launched her own Chicken Shop Date merchandise ranges, landed lucrative brand deals and delved into the world of TV, showbiz and fashion.

And now one of the the internet's most-watched content creators is set to play a key part at tonight's BRIT Awards.

The YouTube royalty herself will be hosting the red carpet and backstage, returning for a second year to interview artists in her signature style.

Amelia Dimoldenberg will be on the red carpet again at this year's BRIT Awards

The YouTube royalty herself will be hosting the red carpet and backstage, returning for a second year to interview artists in her signature style.

Here, MailOnline charts the success of Amelia Dimoldenberg who has been captivating millions with her online videos.

Amelia pictured at school

AmeliaDimoldenberg was born in west London and after attending St Marylebone School went on to study fashion communication at Central Saint Martins.

She started her Chicken Shop Date YouTube channel in 2014 during her first year of studies.

It originally started as amagazine column for herlocal youth club’s publication The Cut three yeas earlier before moving online.

She chose YouTube as her preferred platform because there was no paywalls, and was accessible to everyone.

Her first Chicken Shop Date was with the rapper Ghetts, attracting just over 1,000 views in the first two weeks since it was uploaded.

Amelia hosts her YouTube series in chicken shops, including this one in Camden, London

She's since gone on to interview a whole host of rappers, actors and Premier League footballers over fried chicken with a side order of awk-ward.

Some of the big names she's landed on her show include Ed Sheeran, Louis Theroux, Sean Paul, Maya Jama, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Lingard, Big Narstie, Charli XCX, Jade Thirlwall, Dave and hopefully one day, Drake.

Her hilarious one-liners, deadpan humour and off-the-wall questioning throws the celebs she's interviewing out of their comfort, making for addictive viewing and winning Amelia a whole host of adoring fans.

The main event: Amelia looked stunning in a gold cut out gown at the Golden Globes

She's also grilled rap legend Sean Paul over fried chicken

Its grown exponentially into a cult favourite talkshow with over 180 million views.

As well as being profiled in glossy magazines such as GQ, she's also a brand ambassador for the skincare brand Olay, having starred in her very own TV advert, and also appeared as a guest on shows such as Taskmaster, Soccer AM The Big Narstie Show.

She's even competed on Channel 4's Celebrity Come Dine With Me alongside Marcel Somerville, Dave Benson Phillips, Anthea Turner and AJ Odudu, where she cooked her signature meal - fried chicken.

Amelia on a Chicken Shop Date with the Manchester-born rapper Aitch

Amelia with former Love Island host Laura Whitmore

In 2018, Amelia travelled around America for another Channel 4 show, Meet the Marles in which she go to know the duch*ess of Sussex's family in a bid to try and secure an invitation to the royal wedding.

Ultimately, she didn't manage to get that elusive invite, but the show definitely had some funny moments.

She's now moved from awkwardly interviewing celebs on her YouTube channel to onto the red carpet, including last year's BRIT Awards.

Earlier this year, she sent the internet into a meltdown when she was see flirtatiously interviewing Andrew Garfield on the red carpet at the Golden Globes.

The pair had met before, hitting it off at theGQ Men of the Year awards last December, where Garfield revealed that he’s a fan of Chicken Shop Date.

Amelia pictured at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in November 2022 where she met Andrew Garfield for the first time

She's also interview Oscar-nominated actor Daniel Kaluuya

England footballer Jesse Lingard also appeared on her Chicken Shop Date

Fans went wild after watching Andrew, 39, who was nominated for Best Actor for Under the Banner of Heaven, tease Amelia with many saying the chemistry is off the charts.

Andrew, who previously dated Emma Stone, replied: 'I only ever want to see you'... before Amelia interrupted 'What?'

'I didn't finish my sentence', Andrew said. 'I only ever want to see you in these kinds of situations.'

Amelia cheekily said she would want to see him in other situations as she invited him to her birthday party, which she celebrated on January 30.

Getting on swimmingly: A clip of Andrew Garfield flirting up a storm with Chicken Shop Dates' Amelia Dimoldenberg at the Golden Globes has gone viral

Amelia has hosted her own Valentine Day's party in London

The viral clip saw her hailed by fans at the breakout star of the awards ceremony, and hilariously, at her 29th birthday,Amelia was gifted birthday cakes with Andrew Garfield's face on, in a nod to their now-famous encounter.

The journalist and influencer was marking the milestone with friends when she was surprised with mini caterpillar cakes featuring print outs of the actor, 39, on them.

She is now estimated to be worth £600,000.

LOL!Chicken Shop Dates' Amelia Dimoldenberg was gifted birthday cakes with Andrew Garfield's face on as she celebrated turning 29 last month

Iconic:The journalist and influencer was marking the milestone with friends when she was surprised with mini caterpillar cakes featuring print outs of the actor, 39, on them

Amelia is now heading back to host the red carpet at the BRIT Awards for a second year running.

She said she was 'very excited' to be back, adding: 'I'm looking forward to bumping into some of my exes and future romances!

'Being a creator on YouTube provides a brilliant opportunity for fans to get behind the scenes access into big moments like the BRITs.

'I’ll be on hand to ask all of your favourite artists the questions we really want to know.'

She cheekily added: 'I’ve got a few surprises up my sleeve too!'

YouTube Music as this year’s Official Digital Music Partner.

On YouTube Shorts, fans will be taken inside the worlds of Sam Smith, Wet Leg and Rising Star winners FLO in the lead up to the main event.

Meanwhile, a who’s-who of the UK's top creators such as Chewkz and Matthew & Ryan will be lifting the lid on their BRITs journeys before, during and after the ceremony via the #BRITsUnseen hashtag.

For a 10th consecutive year, the Awards Show will be live streamed across the world on YouTube for those outside the UK via The Official BRIT Awards YouTube Channel.

The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard is taking place tonightat The O2 arena, exclusively broadcast on ITV and ITV Hub and hosted by Mo Gilligan.

Follow #BRITSUnseen on YouTube Shorts for exclusive behind-the-scenes access to this year's show.

Chicken Shop Date's Amelia Dimoldenberg hosts red carpet at the BRITs (2024)

FAQs

Where does Amelia do her chicken shop dates? ›

The series, hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg, has chosen Chicken Cottage's newly refurbished Paddington store as a backdrop for several episodes in recent months, featuring stars such as musician Shania Twain, actress Keke Palmer, and Fumez the Engineer.

Who was the first Chicken Shop Date? ›

Chicken Shop Date

The first filmed episode was released in 2014, featuring a "date" with grime MC Ghetts. Each episode takes around 40 minutes to film, with the finished episode being edited down to a maximum of seven minutes.

Have Amelia and Aitch split up? ›

However - we have some seriously bad news for fans of the pair, as it appears they indeed decided to just be friends. Although neither Aitch or Amelia officially confirmed the relationship, the pair shared the disappointing news in April that if they had been seeing each other before, they weren't anymore.

Is the Chicken Shop Date real? ›

She started “Chicken Shop Date” in 2011 as a column for the Cut, a youth magazine, when she was 17 and eager to interview the U.K. rap and grime musicians she loved. Dimoldenberg thought a date would be the perfect format for the interviews. “I honestly had never been on a date,” she says.

Who is chicken shop Amelia dating? ›

One of her Chicken Shop Dates did in fact turn into a real relationship, with babyfaced British rapper Aitch, but appeared to be over not long after they went public in 2022. If fans had their way, of course, Garfield would be next on the list, but for now, she appears to remain single.

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