Theres avideoof Kylie Jenner at Paris Fashion Week that went viral last September.
Up pops her left hand to her ear, as if its a flip phone.
Call me, she mouths across the courtyard.
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An unapologetically awkward British YouTuber and Hollywoods unlikely new infatuation, a woman otherwise known as Amelia Dimoldenberg.
I was like, Oh, my God!
Dimoldenberg says, laughing, when I bring up Jenner on a wet weekday afternoon in London.
She is like a swan.
She has the best posture Ive ever seen in my life.
Its also won her more than seven million besotted fans across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.
Now, shes the red carpet interviewer du jour.
By the time you read this, shell have served as the official social media ambassador of the Oscars.
And the red carpet correspondent, she chimes in, which I added [to the title].
(Shes moving in with friends.
When she told me I was really sad, Dimoldenberg laments.)
Tomorrow shell fly to LA for six weeks.
In her videos, she reads as dry, fearless, and a little offbeat.
Today, shes warmerself-assured, yes, but also self-deprecating and very silly.
For example: Do you know who smells really good?
She makes her eyes wide.
He was drowning in fragrance.
Shes always been a talker.
She and her sister tore up the city as teens.
And Jack was like, Send me the picture, and sends it to Lana.
Later, as a fashion journalism student at Central Saint Martins, Dimoldenberg was equally unshrinking.
Did she have any insecurities back then?
Maybe not being very desirable, she says.
But, then again, theres been a benefit: its created who I am, my personality.
Its this unease she has channelled intoChicken Shop Dateand its Leslie Knope-meets-Simon Amstell heroine.
Did she ever think about giving up in those early days?
Maybe Ive always been delusional, but Ive always thought I could achieve a lot with it.
I thought, from the very beginning, we could definitely get Drake, one hundred percent.
She takes a messy bite out of a sandwich for dramatic effect.
One of Dimoldenbergs biggest fears is being average.
I worry about no one caring.
Its a perfectionism that reveals itself increasingly the more time you spend with the presenter.
She takes enormous pains to make the encounters as brilliant as they are.
But Amelias interviews are based on mutuality and consent.
In 2018, sick of people asking YouTubers, Do you even actually have a job?
you might get quite lonely, Dimoldenberg admits.
I wonder if, as a Hollywood-approved chemistry machine, dating is something shes prioritizing too?
Ive been single for four years, she says, mainly because feeling comfortable with someone… Has her YouTube series made it harder to meet people?
Well, maybe it has and Ive not known it.
Ive been able to do so many amazing things and travel and feel free.
Its five weeks later when I next chat with Dimoldenberg.
(I wanted something simple and classic, she says of the look.
Although one learning from the Oscars is no trains.
The guest list kept getting extended, so interview prep was down to the wire.
The day before, I had to ring my sister and go for a walk.
Everything just sort of got to me, she says, adjusting a pair of round glasses.
I think I had a panic attack.
I couldnt breathe properly.
She was caught on camera fangirling over Ariana Grande with Florence Pugh.
The next few hours were a blur.
She watched Emma Stone have her Oscar engraved at the Governors Ball.
(Its like Disneyland for canapes.)
Even though I didnt interview Cillian Murphy, I did hold his Oscar, she says.
Im always a bit apprehensive when everythings going out, she says.
Its nice to see that people like it.
Stepping behind the camera is appealing, she says.
Sometimes, with my job, it feels like my birthday a lot of the time.
In the meantime, though, shes looking forward to being back at home for a while.
Im excited to see the grey sky.
