Amelia Dimoldenberg celebrates ten years of “Chicken Shop Date”

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Many of us may be old enough to remember when a 20-year old Amelia Dimoldenburg first blazed onto the scene with her debut Ghetts interview. Most people would not have been able to predict the successful and multi-dimensional career that this awkward, dry-humoured Brit would have in store. Now, ten years on from her first ever chicken shop date interview, Amelia boasts a multi-million man following and over half a billion views. The CEO has even at times traded the grease-covered floors and the Morley’s backdrops for the red carpet at the Oscar’s and beyond. 

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There’s no doubt that Amelia’s Chicken Shop Dates have both pushed and been pushed by the culture in the last ten years. So we’re looking at the 3 most iconic moments which catapulted this no-eye contact interviewer to mainstream stardom! 

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1. Ghetts

Amelia’s first ever filmed interview was with none other than the grime icon and lyrical wizard Ghetts. The Chicken Cottage backdrop juxtaposed by this Westminster white-girl pronouncing “Ghett-O” remains engrained in the culture and has since far exceeded the audience of Ghetts superfans that’s it originally reached, to amass 1.2 million views. understandably, the man who helped birth her stardom is the only one who’s ever received a second chicken shop date. 

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2. Louis Theroux

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And who could forget her iconic interview with Louis Theroux, which turned the documentary filmmaker into an “international viral rap sensation” (in his own words). During their infamous date, Amelia brought up a rap Louis had performed all the way back in 2000. After being asked if he could still remember any of the lyrics, Louis recited the whole chorus off by heart. It didn’t take long for Tik Tok to do its work and turn the snippet into a hit rap song! 

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3. Jack Harlow

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There’s no denying the chemistry between her and Jack Harlow and their Chicken Shop Date may have come the closest to resembling an actual date! With 18 million views for Harlow's British accent which is arguably as terrible as his mentor's Jamaican one, this interview is one of Amelia’s strongest. Harlow's wit even brings her to an uncharacteristic laugh breaking her withdrawn deadpan comedic style.

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Amelia’s range of guests have been as broad and wide-ranging as her overall career, from Cher to Nella Rose and Daniel Kaluuya to Jennifer Lawrence, what Amelia has achieved in the last ten years has been extraordinary and we look forward to seeing what the next ten bring! 

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