Shannon Beveridge

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Shannon Beveridge
Personal information
Born
Shannon Nicole Beveridge

(1992-03-19) March 19, 1992 (age 32)
Nationality American
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers673,000+ [1]
Total views100 million+ [1]
Network None
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2015 [2]

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Shannon Beveridge (born March 19, 1992) is an American YouTuber, Podcaster, Photographer, Director, Creative Director, and LGBT Advocate. Born in Texas, [3] she started her YouTube channel, nowthisisliving , in 2012 and now has over 600,000 subscribers. In 2017, she won the best LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel at the 9th Shorty Awards [3] and the LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Star Award at the 2017 British LGBT Awards. [4]

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Personal life

Shannon Beveridge was born in Carrollton, Texas and lived in Norman, Oklahoma before moving to her current home in Los Angeles. [5] She attended the University of Oklahoma and was in the Delta Delta Delta sorority. [6] She dated fellow YouTuber Cammie Scott from November 2012 to May 2016. From 2016 to 2020, she dated singer-songwriter Cari Fletcher. From 2021 to 2023, she dated LA-influencer Becky Missal. In July 2024, Shannon posted on instagram that she is dating LA-influencer Becca Moore.

Career

Many of the videos posed on her YouTube channel are about LGBTQ+ topics. During their relationship, Cammie Scott was often featured in her videos. On July 1, 2016, they posted a video channel explaining their breakup, which has received over 3.4 million views. [7] Beveridge went on the "Love Is Love" tour with Miles McKenna and Rebecca Black in 2017. [8] In 2017, Beveridge starred in the music video for Fletcher's single "Wasted Youth." [9] Fletcher's 2020 EP The S(ex) Tapes tells the aftermath of their breakup. [10] She filmed and directed music videos for Fletcher's EP The S(ex) Tapes, including "Sex (With My Ex), which she also starred in. [11] In July 2022, Fletcher released the single "Becky's So Hot" about Beveridge's new girlfriend, Becky Missal. [12] Beveridge worked with her close friend, singer-songwriter Zolita, for a music video trilogy in 2021 and 2022. She played Zolita's high school cheerleading coach in "Somebody I F*cked Once," [13] and was the creative director for "Single in September" [14] and "I F*cking Love You." [15]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2016 British LGBT Awards Outstanding Contribution to LGBT+ LifeNominated [16]
2017 British LGBT Awards LGBT Celebrity Rising Star AwardWon [17]
2017 Shorty Awards LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel AwardWon [16]

Videography

*List does not include personal and/or collaborative YouTube videos.

Directing and filming

Music videos

YearVideoArtistCreditRef.
2019"Stripped Bare" Alyson Stoner Director [18]
2020"Bitter" Fletcher featuring Kito Director, producer, and editor [19]
"Forever (Stripped)" Fletcher Director and producer [20]
"If I Hated You"Director and cinematographer [21]
"The One" [22]
"Feel (A Cappella)" [23]
"Shh...Don't Say It" [24]
"Silence" [25]
"Sex (With My Ex)" [11]
"vicious" Tate McRae, ft. Lil Mosey Director [26]
2021"Pool House"Kevin BurkeDirector [27]
2022"Single in September" Zolita Creative director [14]
"I F*cking Love You" [15]
"Ruin My Life" [28]
2023"Crazy Ex" Zolita Creative director [29]
2024"Bloodstream" Zolita Creative director [30]

Acting

YearVideoRoleNotesRef.
2016"Piece of Cake"JessieShort film: Ella Lentini (director) [31]
2017"Wasted Youth"SelfMusic video: Fletcher [9]
2020"If I Hated You"SelfMusic video: Fletcher [21]
2020"Sex (With My Ex)"SelfMusic video: Fletcher [11]
2021"Somebody I F*cked Once"Unnamed coachMusic video: Zolita [13]

Notes

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