When someone says "we need to talk", it often means one thing - it's time to break up. After Amelia Dimoldenberg announced on Thursday her hit YouTube series Chicken Shop Date would be turning off the fryers after one last series, some fans were begging for a second chance, while others agreed it was time to move on. Over more than 10 years and 100 dates, Dimoldenberg's awkward flirting, deadpan silences and willingness to overshare has made her channel an unmissable stop for any celeb, single or not.
Before one last slurp on an orange soda, BBC Newsbeat looks back at some of the talk show's most iconic moments. Chicken Shop Date grew out of a youth club project and interviews Dimoldenberg conducted with south London grime artists as a teenager for The Cut. She's spoken about how hard she had to work in the early days to persuade guests to come on the channel.
Nearly five years into her series, in 2020, she bagged her first big name outside the rap scene: Oscar-nominated actor Daniel Kaluuya. During the date, Dimoldenberg admitted she would turn around when fans shouted "chicken" at her in the street. This article contains content provided by Google YouTube.
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Her interview with the Get Out star pulled in five million views - a fraction of the audience she'd go on to attract, but evidence her hard work was clearly starting to pay off. It laid the foundations for even bigger names to join Dimoldenberg, with Sir Paul McCartney, Lando Norris and Shania Twain among those placing orders. Forgetting your date's name can be a guarantee that there won't be a second one.
But in Dimoldenberg's case it created one of Chicken Shop Date's most memorable moments. During a 2023 date, she discussed marriage proposals with Jennifer Lawrence. When Dimoldenberg said she wouldn't know how it felt to be engaged, the Hunger Games star looked the host in the eye, and began: "Did you just call me Phoebe?" Dimoldenberg responded.
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