Amelia Dimoldenberg Ending ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Is Bigger Than It Seems

Published Sep 3, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT Giovana Gelhoren is a High-Trending Topics Writer at Collider, covering the most-talked-about stars, movies, and TV shows. Before joining Collider, she was a Digital News Writer at People Magazine and served as Associate Editor at SheKnows, where she honed her expertise in celebrity coverage and entertainment journalism. A proud Latina from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Giovana graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Journalism and International Studies. She has interviewed countless celebrities, including Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Brenda Song, and is known for her encyclopedic knowledge of film, TV, and pop culture. In 2014, Amelia Dimoldenberg began filming Chicken Shop Date, a YouTube series with a simple concept: she would invite celebrities for interviews at a local chicken shop and frame them as dates. While the first few years of the series remained underground and underseen, the series began to go viral after 2021, especially after Dimondenberg's flirty interview with Jack Harlow. Some other viral moments over the years include her chemistry with Andrew Garfield, Damson Idris making his bid to be Dimoldenberg's boyfriend, and Louis Theroux's "Jiggle Jiggle" rap that became an internet sensation. But as Dimoldenberg's show comes to an end later this year, with her announcing the news earlier today, it's impossible not to see the show's impact. After all, while talk shows aren't a new concept on TV, Chicken Shop Date helped turn the celebrity interview into a distinctive, personality-driven entertainment format. With an interesting concept, a flirty host, and some undeniable chemistry, Dimoldenberg proved that interviews could become their own form of entertainment and destination rather than simply interchangeable, monotonous press-tour stops. 'Chicken Shop Date' Is Officially Coming to an End Dimoldenberg announced that Chicken Shop Date was coming to an end in a post to Instagram. In it, she included a handwritten letter to her fans, as well as a napkin reading, "All good dates come to an end." "When I was 17, I had a fantastic idea that I might meet the love of my life on a date in a chicken shop," Dimoldenberg began her letter, explaining where the show idea originated from. "I’ve spent my entire twenties sitting across from the most incredible people, people I’d always dreamt of meeting. All of them charmed me (some more than others) and I definitely charmed them." "To me, the show is my very own romcom and I have loved creating so many stories for you to watch," she continued. "I am so grateful to everyone who has followed me on this journey and found some joy in these episodes. I never thought I’d stop Chicken Shop Date, I thought maybe it would be a part of me forever, and in some way it always will, but I feel like it’s now time to move on from this adventure and onto a new one." She finished the text by saying she still has "a few final dates" in store for her fans. Her last episodes on YouTube include her interview with Zara Larsson, which was released on June 19, 2026, Paul McCartney, which went live on May 29, 2026, and Conan O'Brien, which dropped on March 13, 2026. As for what Dimoldenberg will be up to after the show, Deadline confirmed in February that she will be starring and producing her very own romantic comedy for Amazon MGM Studios' Orion Pictures. "Dimoldenberg will star as a by-the-book journalist whose carefully planned life unravels when a routine celebrity interview unexpectedly turns into a romance that makes her question everything she believes about love," the synopsis reads. She's also kept herself busy with several hosting gigs, including as the Academy's official Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent for three consecutive years. 'Chicken Shop Date' Revolutionized Celebrity Interviews But while Dimoldenberg's star is certainly on the rise, Chicken Shop Date has an even bigger legacy than skyrocketing her to Hollywood. The show proved that the format itself could become as important as the guest on the show. Viewers weren’t tuning in solely because a particular actor, musician, or comedian had something to promote, but instead tuning in to see what would happen when that person was dropped into the very specific scenario Dimoldenberg had created. The chicken shop setting, the awkward silences, the deadpan questions, and the deliberately uncomfortable flirting became recognizable enough that the premise itself was part of the draw. That worked largely because Dimoldenberg made herself an essential part of the entertainment. Instead of a traditional journalist making themselves invisible and just a conduit for the celebrity's answers, Dimoldenberg was a scene-stealer as a host who was awkward, dry, flirtatious and seemingly unfazed by the strangest or flirtiest interactions. By doing so, not only was the back-and-forth between her and her guest compelling, but led to more interesting and viral-making moments. Of course, her success as an interviewer thrived because the guests themselves also dove into the idea and turned the publicity moment into a performance. Guests still had something to promote, but they weren’t simply delivering rehearsed talking points and instead participated in Dimoldenberg’s world, playing along with the premise, and responding to her unpredictable energy. That created moments of genuine vulnerability alongside the comedy, because celebrities were occasionally caught off guard or encouraged to drop the polished persona that often comes with promotional interviews. Next to Dimoldenberg, it was as if media training went out the window – and that's why the show worked so well. With time, the show became so different and conversation-starting that appearing on the show became an event in itself. Once audiences understood the format, a celebrity agreeing to sit across from Dimoldenberg carried its own appeal, regardless of what they were promoting. That is a significant shift for a genre where interviews can otherwise feel interchangeable: Chicken Shop Date made the concept, host, and chemistry into destinations. Its biggest contribution may be proving that a sufficiently distinctive idea doesn’t have to feel like a gimmick and can become the thing audiences are actually showing up to see. Release Date December 3, 2014 Network YouTube Directors Amelia Dimoldenberg Cast Charlie Cooper Uncredited