Amelia Dimoldenberg Biography: Early Life, Career, & Net Worth
Amelia Dimoldenberg, an English comedian, writer, and presenter, was born on January 30, 1994. She created and hosts the web series Chicken Shop Date, in which she interviews celebrities at fried chicken restaurants using her caustic, deadpan, and awkward sense of humour.
Dimoldenberg was named to Time magazine’s inaugural “TIME100 Creators” list in 2025, which the publication refers to as the 100 most influential digital voices.
Amelia Dimoldenberg Biography
Amelia Dimoldenberg was born on January 30, 1994. She is the daughter of Linda Dimoldenberg, a retired librarian, and Paul Dimoldenberg, a public relations executive and long-time Westminster City Councilmember. She has a sister, Zoe. She is Jewish.
Dimoldenberg was raised in Marylebone and went to St Marylebone School. She took A-levels in English, art, politics, and information technology before enrolling in Central Saint Martins to earn a foundation diploma in Art and Design and a BA in Fashion Communication. She graduated in 2017 and received an honorary fellowship in 2024.
Career
Dimoldenberg wrote the Chicken Shop Date column for The Cut, a young magazine published by the Stowe Centre youth club on Harrow Road. Other members’ interest in grime music led her to interview grime performers in order to understand more about the genre, and she started by interviewing “friends of friends”.
Dimoldenberg came up with the idea of presenting the interviews as dates, and the chicken store location was chosen because it was “somewhere you wouldn’t usually go on a date”. The first filmed episode aired in March 2014, and it featured a “date” with grime artist MC Ghetts.
Each episode takes about 40 minutes to film, and the overall show is reduced to about ten minutes. Dimoldenberg has described her character on the show as “an exaggerated version” of herself, adding that “in the edit is where the character comes through; we chop and cut things, we make it more awkward.”
While noting that Chicken Shop Date is “not as popular” as American interview formats like Hot Ones, Between Two Ferns, and Carpool Karaoke, Jonah Engel Bromwich of The New York Times has described it as “notable for the way in which it has grown through tapping into a specific subculture” and that “capturing an audience of music enthusiasts has given the show credibility”.
Dimoldenberg is well-known for surprising her chicken shop customers with ridiculous questions about their image, art, or public perception. For example, Dimoldenberg questioned Phoebe Bridgers, a musician who donned a skeleton onesie for a two-year tour, if she thought “dressing as a skeleton is promoting an unhealthy body image?”
Dimoldenberg appeared on Channel 4’s Celebrity Come Dine With Me in 2020, together with Marcel Somerville, Dave Benson Phillips, Anthea Turner, and AJ Odudu. Dimoldenberg was announced in December 2021 as the host of Channel 4’s web shorts series Celebrity Rebrand.
The first season, which had six episodes, was made available through the network’s social media channels. Dimoldenberg serves as a “celebrity brand visionary” in the comic show, attempting to help various Channel 4 stars revamp their images.
In January 2023, she participated in a “New Year’s Treat” edition of Taskmaster alongside Self Esteem, Mo Farah, Greg James, and Carol Vorderman. In 2025, she competed in season 8 of The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off.
Dimoldenberg joined the Olay brand ambassador program in 2022. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Bumble and Levi’s. Dimoldenberg was named as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ red carpet correspondent for the 96th Academy Awards on January 29, 2024, and will serve in that capacity until 2025.
Personal Life
Amelia Dimoldenberg, best known for her online series “Chicken Shop Date”, lives a peaceful life, but she has been linked to various high-profile romantic relationships, including Adam Faze, Andrew Garfield, and rapper Aitch.
Amelia Dimoldenberg Net Worth
Amelia Dimoldenberg’s net worth is predicted to fluctuate between $800,000 and $5 million. Her main source of income is her incredibly successful YouTube channel, Chicken Shop Date, which generates revenue through advertising and business agreements.
Social Media
Instagram: @ameliadimz
