Cassie Yeung

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Cassie Yeung
Born (1994-04-13) April 13, 1994 (age 31)
Education Rutgers University
Occupations
  • Chef
  • writer
  • TikToker
  • YouTuber
  • dancer
Years active2016–present
TikTok information
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Followers4.1 M
Likes132.9 M

Last updated: August 18, 2025

Cassie Yeung (born April 13, 1994) is an American chef, TikToker, and dancer.

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Early life and education

Yeung was born on April 13, 1994, and grew up in South Brunswick, New Jersey. [1] She is of Chinese Singaporean descent. [2] [3] Yeung attended South Brunswick High School, where she was a member of the gymnastics team. [4] She graduated from Rutgers University, where she was a member of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights dance team, with a degree in communications. [1] [5]

Career

After graduating from college, Yeung was hired as a Brooklynette, the official NBA cheerleading team for the Brooklyn Nets. [5] [6] She danced for the Brooklyn Nets from the 2016 to 2018 season. [1]

With the support of her parents, Yeung quit her day job and began working as a social media content creator full time, making cooking videos on the social media platform TikTok. [5] Yeung amassed over three million followers on TikTok becoming a TikTok star and influencer. [2] Shortly after beginning her online career, Yeung competed on the second season of Gordon Ramsay's cooking reality television show Next Level Chef . [7] [8] She placed fourteenth in the competition, and was eliminated on March 9, 2023. [9]

In 2024, Yeung was listed in People's Creators of the Year. [10] [11]

Yeung started working on a cookbook, which is scheduled to be released in 2025. [12]

Personal life

Yeung lives in Philadelphia. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cassie Yeung". Reality Tea. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Kim, Yerin (May 7, 2024). "TikTok Chef Cassie Yeung and Her Mom on Expressing Love Through Food". PopSugar . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  3. Rashid, Amierul (October 16, 2023). "American TV personality and chef Cassie Yeung tries local breakfast foods in Singapore". AsiaOne . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  4. "Cassie Yeung - South Brunswick Gymnastics - 2011-2012". New Jersey High School Sports. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Hale, James (July 26, 2023). "Creators On The Rise: Cassie Yeung's parents gave her three months to make it as a content creator. Then she got cast in a Gordon Ramsay show". Tubefilter . Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  6. "Cassie Yeung". MILLIONS.co. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  7. Narayanan, Varsha (February 12, 2023). "How old is Cassie Yeung? Next Level Chef contestant calls Gordon Ramsay "intimidating"". Sportskeeda. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  8. Small, TeeJay (October 2, 2023). "The Next Level Chef Close Call Fans Can't Stop Rewatching". Yahoo . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  9. Davidson, Denton (May 11, 2023). "Next Level Chef Season 2: Finalists". GoldDerby. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  10. Lyttle, Zoey; Ross, Alex (December 4, 2024). "Meet PEOPLE's 2024 Creators of the Year". People . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  11. Apatoff, Alex (December 9, 2024). "The Creators of the Year Readers' Choice Poll Winners: See Who Got Your Vote!". People . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  12. "Cassie Yeung". Penguin Random House . Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.