Amelia Dimoldenberg Announces the End of ‘Chicken Shop Date’ After 12-Year Run
Few internet formats have managed to stay culturally relevant for over a decade, let alone maintain the same offbeat charm that made them go viral in the first place. When a show does manage that kind of longevity, its eventual ending tends to hit fans especially hard.
That’s exactly the moment ‘Chicken Shop Date’ fans found themselves facing this week, as the interview series that helped define a certain era of celebrity press cycles prepared to say goodbye. What started as a scrappy teenage side project has grown into one of the internet’s most recognizable comedic formats over the past twelve years.
Amelia Dimoldenberg announced that she is ending ‘Chicken Shop Date’ after 12 years, revealing the news in an Instagram post on Thursday. She wrote that she never thought she’d stop the series, admitting she once assumed it might remain part of her life forever, but that she now feels it’s time to move on to a new adventure, according to Variety.
The show will close out with one final run of episodes rather than ending abruptly, giving fans a chance to say goodbye properly. Dimoldenberg described the series as her own version of a romantic comedy, expressing gratitude to everyone who followed along and found joy in the episodes over the years.
‘Chicken Shop Date’ began in 2014 as a column Dimoldenberg wrote at just 17 years old for a local youth magazine, long before it became the filmed YouTube series fans know today. The concept centered on framing celebrity interviews as awkward first dates, with a local fried chicken shop chosen specifically because it felt like the last place anyone would expect to be taken on a date.
That unconventional premise, paired with Dimoldenberg’s signature standoffish, deadpan interview style, turned the series into a genuine cultural phenomenon. Over its run, she sat across from some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Billie Eilish, Andrew Garfield, Cher, Central Cee and Jack Harlow, with the show accumulating more than 1 billion total views by its tenth year.
The series became such a sought-after promotional stop that film marketing teams increasingly built it into press cycles for major releases, turning what began as an indie passion project into a legitimate industry fixture. Dimoldenberg’s YouTube channel has grown to more than 4.4 million subscribers over the course of the show’s run.
‘Chicken Shop Date’ also laid the foundation for Dimoldenberg’s broader career, leading her to launch her own production company, Dimz Inc., along with a youth summer academy based in London. That entrepreneurial streak has continued well beyond the show itself, positioning her as more than just the host of a single viral format.
Looking ahead, Dimoldenberg has several new projects already in motion, including a romantic comedy she’s writing and starring in, along with her own upcoming series for the BBC. Ending ‘Chicken Shop Date’ on her own terms, rather than letting it fade quietly, appears to be a deliberate step toward that next chapter of her career.
For a series that turned an awkward chicken shop booth into one of the internet’s most beloved interview formats, its conclusion marks the end of an era for online celebrity culture. Fans will get one last chance to see Dimoldenberg’s signature blend of charm and discomfort play out across the show’s final episodes before it officially closes its doors.
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