Movie fans checking out this year’s Academy Awards may encounter a quirky, blonde Englishwoman interviewing celebrities on the red carpet. If she looks familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen one of her funny, awkward exchanges with celebrities in one of many viral videos over the past few years.
Amelia Dimoldenberg, this year’s official Oscars Red Carpet Correspondent, went from obscure internet creator to red carpet staple in recent years thanks to her popular YouTube series Chicken Shop Date. The series features Dimoldenberg interviewing various celebrities, usually musicians, in the form of an awkward first date at a fast food restaurant. Dimoldenberg earned praise for her unique and funny interview style, which tended to catch even the coolest celebrities off guard without making them uncomfortable.
Dimoldenberg’s chemistry with her interview subjects led to her landing red carpet interviewing gigs, notably at the 2022 GQ Man of the Year event where her flirtatious exchange with Andrew Garfield became a social media sensation.
Dimoldenberg and her awkward first-date antics have become a fun addition to the typically stiff and trite red carpet interview world and you can expect to see at least a few fun and spontaneous moments emerge from her during the pre-Oscars festivities this year.