Shannon Beveridge
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| Shannon Beveridge | |
|---|---|
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | August 27, 2009–present |
| Genre | People |
| Subscribers | 534,068[1] (August 29, 2017) |
| Total views | 59,236,368[1] (August 29, 2017) |
Shannon Beveridge is a YouTuber, actress, and LGBT advocate. Born in Texas[2], she started her YouTube channel, nowthisisliving, in 2012 and has 513,394 subscribers. She won the best LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel at the 9th Shorty Awards[2] and the LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Star Award at the 2017 British LGBT Awards.[3] She made her acting debut in the short film Piece of Cake in 2016 and appeared in Fletcher's Wasted Youth video in 2017[4]. Her early videos documented her relationship with fellow YouTuber Cammie Scott. The video explaining their breakup is still her most-watched video ever, with over two million views[5].
Reception
Beveridge has been identified as a "a strong, independent presence that, above all, represents an out and proud voice of the LGBTQ community."[6]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | British LGBT Awards | Outstanding Contribution to LGBT+ Life | Nominated[7] |
| 2017 | British LGBT Awards | LGBT Celebrity Rising Star Award | Won[8] |
| 2017 | Shorty Awards | LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel Award | Won[9] |
References
- ^ a b "About nowthisisliving". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Shannon Beveridge - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "The British LGBT Awards | Backstage with Shannon Beveridge at the 2017 British LGBT Awards". britishlgbtawards.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ Dolph, Sam. "YouTuber Shannon Beveridge Has the BEST Advice About Support Systems for Queer Teens". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ nowthisisliving (2016-07-01), why we broke up, retrieved 2017-07-30
- ^ "Interview With LGBTQ YouTube Star Shannon Beveridge". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 08-29-2017.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "9th Annual Shorty Awards". ShortyAwards. Retrieved 08-29-2017.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "2017 British LGBT Awards Winners". British LGBT Awards. Retrieved 08-29-2017.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "9th Annual Shorty Awards". ShortyAwards. Retrieved 08-29-2017.
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