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]

Shannon Beveridge
Personal information
Born
Shannon Nicole Beveridge

(1992-03-19) March 19, 1992 (age 32)
NationalityAmerican
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers673,000+[1]
Total views100 million+[1]
NetworkNone
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2015[2]

Career

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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 F*cked Once,"[11] and was the creative director for "Single in September"[12] and "I F*cking 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.

She also works as a freelance photographer and work has included photography for Ariana Grande.[15]

Personal life

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Shannon Beveridge was born in Carrollton, Texas and lived in Norman, Oklahoma before moving to her current home in Los Angeles.[16] She attended the University of Oklahoma and was in the Delta Delta Delta sorority.[17]

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.

Awards

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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

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

Directing and filming

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Music videos

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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

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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]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About nowthisisliving". YouTube.
  2. ^ nowthisisliving (12 January 2015). 100K Subscriber CHALLENGE MASH UP. nowthisisliving. YouTube. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Shannon Beveridge - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "The British LGBT Awards | Backstage with Shannon Beveridge at the 2017 British LGBT Awards". britishlgbtawards.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Beveridge, Shannon; Scott, Cammie (Camden) (July 1, 2016), why we broke up (Video, nowthisisliving), YouTube
  6. ^ "Love Is Love". Fullscreen Live. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  7. ^ a b FLETCHER - Wasted Youth, March 7, 2017
  8. ^ Cerón, Ella (September 10, 2020). "Fletcher Talks New Album, Breakup, and White Privilege". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c FLETCHER - Sex (With My Ex), September 18, 2020
  10. ^ Degrazia, Leah (July 21, 2022). "FLETCHER Is Not Your Typical Jealous Ex On New Song "Becky's So Hot"". Genius.
  11. ^ a b Zolita - Somebody I F*cked Once (Official Music Video) (Music video), September 22, 2021
  12. ^ a b Zolita - Single in September (Official Music Video), February 16, 2022
  13. ^ a b Zolita - I F*cking Love You (Official Music Video), April 27, 2022
  14. ^ "exes and o's podcast". YouTube. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "nowthisisliving on Instagram". www.instagram.com/. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "Shannon Beveridge on How to Become Internet Famous". D Magazine. August 9, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  17. ^ Beveridge, Shannon (May 7, 2017), BEING GAY IN A SORORITY (Video), YouTube
  18. ^ a b "9th Annual Shorty Awards". ShortyAwards. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  19. ^ "2017 British LGBT Awards Winners". British LGBT Awards. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  20. ^ Alyson Stoner - Stripped Bare (Official Video). Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  21. ^ FLETCHER - Bitter (with Kito) (Music video), May 13, 2020
  22. ^ FLETCHER - Forever (Stripped) (Music video), May 8, 2020
  23. ^ a b FLETCHER - If I Hated You (Music video), August 12, 2020
  24. ^ FLETCHER - The One (Music video), September 4, 2020
  25. ^ FLETCHER - Feel (A Cappella) (Music), September 8, 2020
  26. ^ FLETCHER - Shh...Don't Say It (Music video), September 9, 2020
  27. ^ FLETCHER - Silence (Music video), September 14, 2020
  28. ^ Tate McRae (Ft. Lil Mosey) – vicious (Song lyrics; see credits), Genius, June 19, 2020
  29. ^ Kevin Burke - Pool House (Official Video). Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  30. ^ Zolita - Ruin My Life (Official Music Video) (Music video), November 9, 2022
  31. ^ Zolita - Crazy Ex (Official Music Video) (Music video), February 10, 2023
  32. ^ Zolita - Bloodstream (Official Music Video) (Music video), February 8, 2024
  33. ^ Lentini, Ella (June 1, 2016), Piece of Cake (Short, Drama), Oddflower Films
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