Madeline Argy

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Madeline Argy
Born
Madeline Felicity Argy

(2000-07-07) July 7, 2000 (age 24)
West Sussex, England
Alma mater University of Kent
OccupationInfluencer
Years active2021–present
Mother Michaelina Argy

Madeline Felicity Argy (born July 7, 2000) is an English influencer. She created her TikTok account in 2021 and became known online for her candid storytimes. A video of her talking about a worm inside of her sister's leg went viral in 2022; she was soon signed to United Talent Agency. In 2023, she began hosting the podcast Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy through Alex Cooper's Unwell Network. Her on-again, off-again relationship with rapper Central Cee, which began in 2022, has also received media attention.

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Early life

Madeline Felicity Argy [1] was born on July 7, 2000 [2] [3] in West Sussex, where she also grew up with her mother and older sister, Jessica. Her mother is Michaelina "Mikey" Argy, who was born with shortened arms due to a birth defect from thalidomide, a sleeping pill developed in Germany. Michaelina was awarded an MBE for her efforts to hold the German government accountable for its role in the drug's adverse effects. Madeline's parents divorced when she was young. [4] She was homeschooled for two years of her primary and secondary school education because of her anxiety. [5] In 2021, she began attending the University of Kent for a degree in forensic linguistics, which she was inspired by an episode of the television series Criminal Minds to study. [6]

Career

Argy started her TikTok account during the COVID-19 pandemic and during her last year of university. [7] She posted her first video, a "thirst trap" in which she wiggles her nose and raises her eyebrows, in March 2021. [8] Her first video to do well on the platform was a retelling of her growing out her pubic hairs to meet Queen Elizabeth II as a teenager with her mother, and she found further success with a video about a worm in her sister's leg, which she posted in July 2022, going viral. [9] By 2024, it had over 28 million views. After graduating from university, she signed to United Talent Agency. [10] She also started a YouTube channel in 2022, where she began posting longer videos in which she spoke from inside of her 1996 Vauxhall Astra about self-help. [11] [4] [12] Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper signed Argy to her podcast network Unwell Network, a subsidiary of her media company Trending meant to cater to Gen Z audiences, upon its launch in August 2023. [13] By September 2023, she had over 4.7 million followers on TikTok. [4] Argy started a conversation-style podcast, Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy, with Unwell. [14] Its first episode premiered on Spotify and on Argy's YouTube channel in October 2023. [15] By July 2024, she had over six million followers on TikTok. [2]

Public image

Lydia Venn of Cosmopolitan UK wrote in 2024 that Argy had attained "internet it girl status". [10] Vanity Fair 's Delia Cai described her as having a "hallmark overshare-y bestie vibe on TikTok and YouTube" and also called her an "internet it girl". [14] Jade Wickes, for The Face , wrote that she had built a "TikTok empire" and that her USP was "brutally honest, relentlessly candid stories about her life told in quickfire, face-right-up-to-camera sound-bites". [4] CR Fashion Book wrote that she had "carved her niche by embodying realism, openly sharing her thoughts and everyday experiences". [16]

Personal life

Argy identifies as bisexual, having previously identified as a lesbian. She came out to her family as queer in 2020. [5] She has stated that she suffered from depression during university. [4] Forbes estimated that she earned more than $1 million from brand deals, including with Netflix, Spotify, and Coach, throughout 2023. [17]

Argy confirmed that she was dating rapper Central Cee, who wrote his July 2022 single "Doja" about Argy, in a TikTok video with him posted in September 2022. [2] She shared on a September 2023 episode of Call Her Daddy that the two had broken up two months prior. [12] The Independent and The Cut described their relationship as on-again, off-again. [18] Argy later alleged in a five-part video series on TikTok posted in July 2024 that the two briefly got back together before Central Cee cheated on her with fellow rapper Ice Spice. She further alleged that the pair's collaborative single, "Did It First", which was released in July 2024 and describes both rappers cheating on their partners, was an admission of Central Cee's infidelity. [19] [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Loneragan, Ella (31 December 2023). "Central Cee buys his 'ex' the most INSANE Xmas gifts". PerthNow . Retrieved 29 July 2024. The intimate Christmas card ... read: 'Merry Christmas Madeline Felicity Argy.'
  2. 1 2 3 Craighead, Olivia (16 July 2024). "What's Going On With Madeline Argy and Central Cee?". The Cut . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Ross, Charley (17 July 2024). "Ice Spice Shares a Video of Herself Doing Push-ups Amid Central Cee and Madeline Argy Drama". Glamour . Retrieved 28 July 2024. To add insult to injury, this all occurred in the lead-up to her birthday. 'I thought [my] rapper boyfriend was at least considerate enough to let me have my birthday week, and then I see them at the club on the 6th of July. My birthday is on the 7th.'
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  5. 1 2 Cafolla, Anna (28 September 2023). "Madeline Argy is 'young, hot and free'". Dazed . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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  15. ↑ Giandurco, Jillian (4 October 2023). "The Funniest Person On Your #FYP Has Her Own Podcast Now". Bustle . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Madeline Argy's Prada Photo Diary At Milan Fashion Week". CR Fashion Book . 23 February 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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