Shannon Beveridge is an American YouTuber, Podcast Host, Photographer, Director, Actor, and LGBTQ+ advocate. 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]
Early life
Career
Beveridge first rose to prominence on her YouTube channel nowthisisliving. Many of the videos posed on her YouTube channel are about LGBTQ+ topics. Her former girlfriend 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.[5]
Beveridge went on the "Love Is Love" tour with Miles McKenna and Rebecca Black in 2017.[6] In 2017, Beveridge starred in the music video for her former girlfriend Fletcher's single "Wasted Youth."[7] Fletcher's 2020 EP The S(ex) Tapes tells the aftermath of their breakup.[8] She filmed and directed music videos for Fletcher's EP The S(ex) Tapes, including "Sex (With My Ex), which she also starred in.[9] In July 2022, Fletcher released the single "Becky's So Hot" about Beveridge's new girlfriend, Becky Missal.[10]
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 Fucked Once,"[11] and was the creative director for "Single in September"[12] and "I Fucking Love You."[13]
In 2024, Beveridge launched the podcast "exes and o's" about queer relationships and sex.[14] The podcast has included a range of LGBT guests, including Nikki Hitlz, PeachPRC, Tegan and Sara, as well as her ex-girlfriend Fletcher.
Personal life
Shannon Beveridge was born in Dallas, Texas and lived in Norman, Oklahoma while attending the University of Oklahoma before moving to her current home in Los Angeles.[15] She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in Finance and was in the Delta Delta Delta sorority.[16]
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. The two announced a breakup on an episode of the For The Girls podcast released in December 2024.[17]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | British LGBT Awards | Outstanding Contribution to LGBT+ Life | Nominated[18] |
| 2017 | British LGBT Awards | LGBT Celebrity Rising Star Award | Won[19] |
| 2017 | Shorty Awards | LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel Award | Won[18] |
Videography
*List does not include personal and/or collaborative YouTube videos.
Directing and filming
Music videos
| Year | Video | Artist | Credit | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Stripped Bare" | Alyson Stoner | Director | [20] |
| 2020 | "Bitter" | Fletcher featuring Kito | Director, producer, and editor | [21] |
| "Forever (Stripped)" | Fletcher | Director and producer | [22] | |
| "If I Hated You" | Director and cinematographer | [23] | ||
| "The One" | [24] | |||
| "Feel (A Cappella)" | [25] | |||
| "Shh...Don't Say It" | [26] | |||
| "Silence" | [27] | |||
| "Sex (With My Ex)" | [9] | |||
| "vicious" | Tate McRae, ft. Lil Mosey | Director | [28] | |
| 2021 | "Pool House" | Kevin Burke | Director | [29] |
| 2022 | "Single in September" | Zolita | Creative director | [12] |
| "I F*cking Love You" | [13] | |||
| "Ruin My Life" | [30] | |||
| 2023 | "Crazy Ex" | Zolita | Creative director | [31] |
| 2024 | "Bloodstream" | Zolita | Creative director | [32] |
Acting
| Year | Video | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Piece of Cake" | Jessie | Short film: Ella Lentini (director) | [33] |
| 2017 | "Wasted Youth" | Self | Music video: Fletcher | [7] |
| 2020 | "If I Hated You" | Self | Music video: Fletcher | [23] |
| 2020 | "Sex (With My Ex)" | Self | Music video: Fletcher | [9] |
| 2021 | "Somebody I F*cked Once" | Unnamed coach | Music video: Zolita | [11] |
References
- ^ a b "About nowthisisliving". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Shannon Beveridge - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "The British LGBT Awards | Backstage with Shannon Beveridge at the 2017 British LGBT Awards". britishlgbtawards.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Beveridge, Shannon; Scott, Cammie (Camden) (July 1, 2016), why we broke up (Video, nowthisisliving), YouTube
- ^ "Love Is Love". Fullscreen Live. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b FLETCHER - Wasted Youth, March 7, 2017
- ^ Cerón, Ella (September 10, 2020). "Fletcher Talks New Album, Breakup, and White Privilege". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c FLETCHER - Sex (With My Ex), September 18, 2020
- ^ Degrazia, Leah (July 21, 2022). "FLETCHER Is Not Your Typical Jealous Ex On New Song "Becky's So Hot"". Genius.
- ^ a b Zolita - Somebody I F*cked Once (Official Music Video) (Music video), September 22, 2021
- ^ a b Zolita - Single in September (Official Music Video), February 16, 2022
- ^ a b Zolita - I F*cking Love You (Official Music Video), April 27, 2022
- ^ "exes and o's podcast". YouTube. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Shannon Beveridge on How to Become Internet Famous". D Magazine. August 9, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Beveridge, Shannon (May 7, 2017), BEING GAY IN A SORORITY (Video), YouTube
- ^ Becca Moore (December 18, 2024). We're Breaking Up - For the Girls with Becca Moore (ft. Shannon Beveridge). Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "9th Annual Shorty Awards". ShortyAwards. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "2017 British LGBT Awards Winners". British LGBT Awards. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Alyson Stoner - Stripped Bare (Official Video). Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ FLETCHER - Bitter (with Kito) (Music video), May 13, 2020
- ^ FLETCHER - Forever (Stripped) (Music video), May 8, 2020
- ^ a b FLETCHER - If I Hated You (Music video), August 12, 2020
- ^ FLETCHER - The One (Music video), September 4, 2020
- ^ FLETCHER - Feel (A Cappella) (Music), September 8, 2020
- ^ FLETCHER - Shh...Don't Say It (Music video), September 9, 2020
- ^ FLETCHER - Silence (Music video), September 14, 2020
- ^ Tate McRae (Ft. Lil Mosey) – vicious (Song lyrics; see credits), Genius, June 19, 2020
- ^ Kevin Burke - Pool House (Official Video). Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Zolita - Ruin My Life (Official Music Video) (Music video), November 9, 2022
- ^ Zolita - Crazy Ex (Official Music Video) (Music video), February 10, 2023
- ^ Zolita - Bloodstream (Official Music Video) (Music video), February 8, 2024
- ^ Lentini, Ella (June 1, 2016), Piece of Cake (Short, Drama), Oddflower Films
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