Amelia Dimoldenberg has announced that her popular YouTube series, "Chicken Shop Date," will be ending after more than a decade. Dimoldenberg shared on social media that she feels it is "time to move on from this adventure and on to a new one," expressing gratitude to her followers for their support.
"To me the show is my very own rom-com and I have loved creating so many stories for you to watch," she wrote. "I am so grateful to everyone who has followed me on this journey and found some joy in these episodes."
Dimoldenberg stated that she never anticipated ending "Chicken Shop Date," believing it might remain a part of her identity indefinitely. However, she now feels ready to embark on new creative endeavors.
Recent guests on "Chicken Shop Date" have included notable figures such as music icon Paul McCartney, Swedish singer Zara Larsson, and American television personality Conan O'Brien. The series, known for its quirky interview style, typically features Dimoldenberg interviewing celebrities in a mock fried chicken shop setting.
Dimoldenberg previously explained to the BBC that "Chicken Shop Date" originated from a series of interviews she conducted with grime artists as a teenager for the culture magazine The Cut. "I started Chicken Shop Date as part of a youth club, and we made a magazine, and everything I learned there, the connections I made, the mentoring I got, set me up for the career that I have today," she recalled.