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Amelia Dimoldenberg

Amelia Dimoldenberg on 🍳 Eggs, 🗞️ Polyester Magazine, 💃 Cosplaying as a professional dancer , and more.

June 11, 2024

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Amelia Dimoldenberg is a London-based journalist and comedian, best known for her wildly popular interview show Chicken Shop Date. Since conceptualizing Chicken Shop Date in 2014, Amelia has amassed over two million followers and interviewed guests including Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jack Harlow. Her unwavering and flirtatious interview persona has won over the hearts of many, and earlier this year she hosted the Oscar’s red carpet, where she chatted with attendees such as Billie Eilish and Florence Pugh. It is no surprise that Amelia’s clips are constantly obtaining virality— she is one of the most refreshing and witty personalities to follow, and you can look forward to more piping-hot Chicken Shop Dates with your favorite celebrity crushes. Lucky for us, Amelia’s here to tell us what she’s been into.

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Eggs
I love eggs. Not only are they versatile, they are beautiful. From that perfect oval shape when whole to a puddle of whites and yolk when cracked, their appearance (and taste!) can take on many forms. My apartment in London is somewhat egg themed…I have a rug in the shape of a fried egg, a painting of an egg hung up on my kitchen wall and I keep my jewelry on a ceramic fried egg.  I love yellow and white as a colour combo - it is very chic.
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Polyester Magazine
I love this publication! I have recently signed up to their newsletter after following their instagram for a while. They are always discussing really wonderful and weird pockets of pop culture. From the power of Jane Fonda’s hair to a piece on How Late Stage Capitalism Changed the Real Housewives Shtick. The editors and writers are very cool and smart and it feels like a breath of fresh air in today's media - wrapped up in an oversized glittering pink bow.
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Cosplaying as a professional dancer
As someone with no training in dance and a debatable sense of rhythm, I have now started to believe that I am a professional dancer. I like to post silly dances from time to time and people will comment “so you ARE a professional dancer after all” and…I won’t correct them. My wiggling techniques are too unique and advanced to be taught! Dancing makes me happy and maybe I do have a natural gift. So, if sheer delusion alone makes me a professional - so be it.
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Pasta Pomodoro
Ever since I can remember I have loved pasta with tomato sauce. If someone put a curse on me which meant I could only eat pasta pomodoro for the rest of my life I would say “omg yay”. I am a pasta pomodoro connoisseur - I have eaten it all over the world, from Japan to Cuba. It is also one of the only dishes I can cook myself (apart from eggs as we know). Recipe: Slow roast cherry tomatoes in the oven with oil, salt and garlic on a low heat for 2 hours and then add in the pasta  - yum!
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Listening to the news
I feel like I used to be a lot smarter than I am now, so in a desperate attempt to regain brain cells I have been paying attention to the news. Woo! For a while now, every morning I will listen to the Guardian newspaper's daily news podcast - it focuses on a topical subject within world politics - the latest failing by the Government or the fallout of a natural disaster. It's insightful, nuanced and balanced…And makes me feel like less of an idiot
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Having flowers in the house
I love buying flowers, they add so much life to the house (even though they are technically dying in front of your eyes) They don’t need to be fancy -  cheap ones from the local supermarket will do. I like the ceremony of arranging them in a vase and placing them on a random shelf and seeing new colours quite literally blossom. I wish people bought me flowers more, that's really the only gift I crave. If I had it my way I would live in a greenhouse.
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