Amelia Dimoldenberg: I wouldn't invite Andy Burnham on Chicken Shop Date - but I'd love a chat
Content creator Amelia Dimoldenberg discusses her career, her YouTube series 'Chicken Shop Date', and her new initiative to help young people enter the creative industries. She also shares her perspective on politicians collaborating with social media influencers.
Why it matters
The interview reflects the shifting landscape of political communication and the growing influence of digital creators in public discourse.
Image caption, Amelia Dimoldenberg pictured at the BBC interview
Amelia Dimoldenberg is the queen of the deadpan silence.
But when I ask her if she would ever invite the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, on to her wildly popular YouTube series, she doesn't skip a beat.
"I don't think that maybe he's my type for Chicken Shop Date," she declares.
That might disappoint "social first" Burnham, who's made it clear he plans to court content creators to help get his message out.
Still, Dimoldenberg - who has become one of the UK's best-known content creators with millions of followers - says she's not against the idea of the prime minister collaborating with people like her, and in fact would "love" a chat with him.
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