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Lauren Riihimaki
Born
Lauren Kobayashi Riihimaki

(1993-08-11)August 11, 1993(age 30)
St. Catharines,Ontario,Canada
Alma materToronto Metropolitan University(previously known as Ryerson University)
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • designer
  • podcast host
Years active2011–present
SpouseJeremy Lewis (m. 2024)
YouTube information
ChannelsLaurDIY
LaurDIY Vlogs
WILD 'TIL 9
Genre(s)DIY,Music, Beauty
Subscribers8.37 million
Total views439.25 million
100,000 subscribers2013
1,000,000 subscribers2015
Last updated:August 23, 2022
Websitelaurdiy
Notes

Lauren Kobayashi Riihimaki(born August 11, 1993)[2]is a CanadianYouTuberknown for her video content on theLaurDIYYouTubechannel as well as hervlogandpodcastcontent on theLaurDIY VlogsandWILD 'TIL 9channels, respectively.[3]As of January 2022,LaurDIYhas over 8.5 million subscribers, andLaurDIY VlogsandWILD 'TIL 9have a combined 535,000 subscribers.[4][5][6][7]

Career[edit]

Riihimaki began postingDIYtutorial videos on her blog in her first year of university inToronto.She first joined YouTube on December 1, 2011,[3]originally to post hersewingvideos on the platform.[8]In 2015, she graduated fromToronto Metropolitan University(previouslyRyerson University) with a degree in graphic communications management.[9]She won aShorty Awardin the "House & Home" category at the tenth annual ceremony.[10]She also won aStreamy Awardin the "Lifestyle" category at the Awards' debut ceremony in 2017.[4]In the same year, herweb seriesServed By LaurDIYpremiered onFacebook Watch.[11]

In 2017, Riihimaki appeared as The Engineer, in season 2 of the YouTube Premium series,Escape the Night,created byJoey Graceffa.[12]

In 2019, Riihimaki was announced to host and executive produce a futureHBO Maxcompetition series calledCraftopia.[13]

Personal life[edit]

Riihimaki is of Finnish and Ukrainian descent through her father (from whom she inherited her Finnish last name), and of Japanese descent through her mother.

Riihimaki dated Sebastian "Baz" Morris from 2010 to 2015, with the pair remaining friends after they split. Morris died in late May 2020 after an accidental drowning. She started dating fellow YouTuber Alexander "Alex" Burriss, also known as Alex Wassabi on YouTube, in 2015. They broke up in 2018.[14][15]

In 2019, Riihimaki began dating singer and entrepreneur Jeremy Lewis. They met for the first time when she was filming the "Roast Yourself Rap" that was popular in 2015. He worked with her to create her video. She recounts in her podcast (Wild Til 9) that she and her assistant initially thought he was gay.[16]In December 2022, Riihimaki and Lewis publicized their engagement on social media.[17]On April 7, 2024, Riihimaki married Lewis.[18]

She has two dogs - bothMiniature Bull Terriers.Moose, adopted in 2017, and Diggy, adopted in 2022. Diggy is the father of Moose.

References[edit]

  1. ^Draw My Life(YouTube video). 24 April 2016. Event occurs at 0:15.
  2. ^Riihimaki, Lauren [@laurdiy] (11 August 2018)."25 🎈".Retrieved28 December2018– viaInstagram.
  3. ^abHamanaka, Kari (2018-08-08)."YouTuber LaurDIY Continues on Bid to Be the Millennial Martha Stewart".Women's Wear Daily.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-09-25.Retrieved2018-09-26.
  4. ^abBelanger, Lydia (2018-09-19)."How LaurDIY Went From Dorm Room Blogger to YouTube Star With 8.4 Million Subscribers".Entrepreneur.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-09-27.Retrieved2018-09-26.
  5. ^"LaurDIY's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats".Social Blade.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-01-30.Retrieved2022-01-29.
  6. ^"LaurDIY Vlogs's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats".Social Blade.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-01-30.Retrieved2022-01-29.
  7. ^"WILD 'TIL 9's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats".Social Blade.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-01-30.Retrieved2022-01-29.
  8. ^Israelson, David (2014-10-30)."Student fashions herself into a YouTube star".The Globe and Mail.Retrieved2019-01-18.
  9. ^"Lauren Riihimaki".Alumni in the News.Ryerson University. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-01-19.Retrieved2019-01-18.
  10. ^"LaurDIY".The Shorty Awards.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-09-27.Retrieved2018-09-26.
  11. ^Weiss, Geoff (2017-10-18)."Lauren Riihimaki Debuts 'Served By LaurDIY' Cooking Series On Facebook's Watch".Tubefilter News.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-01-05.Retrieved2019-01-04.
  12. ^Spangler, Todd (2017-05-25)."YouTube Red's 'Escape the Night' With Joey Graceffa Season 2 Adds Tyler Oakley, Liza Koshy, Other Digital Stars to Cast".Variety.Retrieved2021-07-05.
  13. ^Petski, Denise (2019-10-09)."HBO Max Orders Kids Competition Series 'Karma' & 'Craftopia' Hosted By Michelle Khare & Lauren Riihimaki".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-11.Retrieved2019-12-20.
  14. ^Riihimaki, Lauren (2013-06-05).50 Facts About Me | LaurDIY.Event occurs at 4:54.Retrieved2019-01-21.My mom is Japanese, and my dad is Finnish and Ukrainian.
  15. ^Kim, Serena (5 February 2019)."LaurDIY is the Queen of YouTube".KoreAm.Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2019.Retrieved17 February2019.
  16. ^"LaurDiy Dating Jeremy Lewis: Details on her new boyfriend".J-14.8 October 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 18 September 2020.Retrieved20 August2020.
  17. ^"Lauren Riihimaki on Instagram:" YES!!!🌹 "".Instagram.Retrieved2023-01-19.
  18. ^"Lauren Riihimaki on Instagram:" mr and mrs jeremy and lauren lewis🕊️04.07.2024 "".Instagram.Retrieved2024-04-12.

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