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Vlogger Grace Helbig on Going Viral & One Direction

Vlogger Grace Helbig on Going Viral & One Direction

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We hang out with viral queen Grace Helbig at SXSW to talk about her YouTube stardom and popular "Daily Grace" show on My Damn Channel! We talk about some of her most memorable moments and tweets, such as her admiration for Halle Berry's Oscars look and her One Direction nail art! She also reveals her personal favorite of her daily shows and offers some advice to other aspiring online stars! Not for the feint of heart! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).

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da pa pa da pa pa da pa pa pa pa pa pa da pa pa I'm sure you went out. Yeah. Uh crazy emotional girlfriend.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

If this Subway basket and these two cowboy hats don't say it enough, my name is Grace Helbig. Thank you for having me.

Young Hollywood

Taylor Grace is going to teach you how to do something. Let's talk about your move. Your big move.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Oh, yeah. I moved.

Young Hollywood

There were some fans that were upset. There were some fans that

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Cause you had them vote on whether or not you should move. Yeah. I asked them. Well, the thing was like uh the videos have become um really personal. Okay, let's play the game where we say, what is too weird or too personal sitting in the background that I don't see initially? Uh and the medium of the internet is like just like very intimate by nature. And so I wanted them to feel like they had like a hand in like what I was doing. The thing was I was going to move no matter what, but I just wanted to like assess like what they thought about it. You know, give them some heads up without being like, hey guys, I'm moving next week.

Young Hollywood

Right. You didn't want to like. It's like you you've called the Internet a crazy emotional girlfriend. It's like you didn't want to leave your girlfriend without knowing.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Exactly. You have to give them a heads up. They're going to react and they're going to be over dramatic, but you just have to like at least say like, here's your heads up. I gave you warning.

Young Hollywood

So, how do you you must have get some crazy, crazy, crazy requests though. And crazy sort of feedback.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Yeah. It's it's I mean, it's wonderful. Every like one in like 10,000 people is a little bit too much. Teach us how to do One Direction theme nails. I know you love them. Show us, show us, show us. Do it, Grace. You are aggressive in the annoying way. Uh but like the 9,999 other people are awesome. Um yeah, I've had uh marriage requests and like just like adoption, like people want to adopt me into their family.

Young Hollywood

And what do you think is more appealing? The marriage request or the adoption request?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Both are great. Like I'd love to marry a whole family. Like it seems like that's I mean, it's it's really nice to know that there are plan B's and C's and D's and E's and F's. But uh in case my family falls to that I have I have some backup families that are waiting for me.

Young Hollywood

I want to talk about your Twitter.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Sure. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Because my favorite tweet of yours, I mean, you're hilarious, but my favorite tweet of yours it had to do with the Oscars.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Oh, yeah. It had to do with John Travolta.

Young Hollywood

And you tweeted, when did they make figures at Madame Tussaud's animatronic? Yeah. Hashtag Travolta. Hashtag Oscars 2013.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Yeah, because his face looks like it's made of wax. And it's He he's a hilarious dude that like clearly like has some sort of fetish with like dressing up like women. And loves like musical theater. Like I love musical theater. I can't sing, so I envy that in him. But he just has this face that never ages.

Young Hollywood

Not that you're not afraid to poke fun at the dough cuz I feel like she's one of those people that people are afraid to touch.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Well, she just seems bored by herself lately. But she's also a mom now. So, she's tired. She's over it. Yeah, she's tired. And she's got other things on her mind.

Young Hollywood

And there's my personal fave. Yeah. Your reaction to Halle Berry. Can I do it?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Do it.

Young Hollywood

Can we do it together?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Yeah. Halle Berry. Damn. With the side of the Damn. For dessert, we'll have a Damn.

Young Hollywood

Damn. How old is she?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

She is ageless. Like I thought you were going to say 80.

Young Hollywood

Oh. Yeah, she might be at this point. Who knows? She looks like a robot. She's beautiful and she doesn't age. What do you find What is your favorite day of the week here of your shows?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Uh I really like Wednesdays and Thursdays. Uh I like reviews and I like how to's. I went on my Tumblr today and asked you guys, what did you want to learn how to do today? And someone said, how to make a viral video? And that's really interesting because I've been making web video for about almost five years in total now. And I feel like I have a huge sense of how you can do that. Step one, you can't. Step two, don't try it. Step three, no. Step four, you can't. Step five, just you can't. Step six, don't. Step seven, hey guess what, you can't. Step eight, you can't. Step nine, stop it. Step ten, stop. Step eleven, you can't.

Young Hollywood

I liked your One Direction nail art.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Oh, thanks. I tried it. Oh, thanks. Uh I got a lot of hate because one

Young Hollywood

Everyone that Oh, you can't hate on Harry, right?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Well, exactly. Every all who knew that all the teenagers that love One Direction are they think they're all going to get married to them. And so they they saw me as a threat. And then I made fun of their boyfriend Niall.

Young Hollywood

Wait, which finger was he?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

I forget. He was the one that was forgettable. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yes. They didn't let you forget that. It was Niall or whoever the last one is. Uh whoever the fifth one is. Forgettable.

Young Hollywood

Now you're going to get hate about that.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Exactly. I'm sorry guys. When I was in high school, I thought I was going to marry Lance Bass. And look where that turned out.

Young Hollywood

You're here for South by Southwest.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Yes. We're here for obviously for Subway. Uh Subway Paris uh with my channel and USC and NYU. We worked together. This is the third year, I believe, that we're doing this uh for the Subway Fresh Artist series. They give young filmmakers an opportunity to make a web series based on uh the idea that Subway, every sandwich tells a story.

Young Hollywood

So, what do you get on your sandwich? What's your go-to?

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Oh, see, I'm a I'm a vegetarian. And they I get what I call a salad sandwich. Which is basically like their bread is so delicious. I get whatever the whole grain honey bread is. And I just put like an entire plethora Schmoogerborg of vegetables on it and it's delicious.

Young Hollywood

What can you give the audience? Those people out there that want to be like you or want to do a video, like a blog.

Vlogger Grace Helbig

Sure. Tips for talking to the camera. Yeah. Uh my tips are like and I've had this conversation a lot lately. It's just like find something that you're really passionate about. Um the internet is interesting because I find, and you might find this too, that like I resonate with people that I think have like a very specific point of view or a very specific like uh voice. And I think it's that that's what you need to find. You need to find like what makes you authentic, what makes what gives you integrity online. I've been doing this for five years and I feel like it's taken me four and a half years to find like what I really am passionate about and what my point of view on the world is. And people either relate to that or they don't. And so I think like give yourself time to find that.

Young Hollywood

Bye.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Grace Helbig

    Vlogger and interview subject

  • Nikki Novak

    Interviewer/Host

  • Halle Berry

    Praised for her ageless beauty at the Oscars

  • John Travolta

    Subject of an Oscar tweet about his looks

  • Niall Horan

    One Direction member Grace made fun of

  • Lance Bass

    Grace's high school celebrity crush

FAQ

What is Grace Helbig known for?+
Grace Helbig is known as a viral YouTube star and for her popular "Daily Grace" show on My Damn Channel.
What advice does Grace Helbig have for aspiring online stars?+
Grace Helbig advises aspiring online stars to find something they are truly passionate about and to cultivate an authentic voice with integrity, giving themselves time to discover it.
Which of her daily shows does Grace Helbig like the most?+
Grace Helbig personally favors her Wednesday and Thursday shows, specifically her 'reviews' and 'how-to' segments.
What did Grace Helbig say about Halle Berry?+
Grace Helbig admired Halle Berry's ageless beauty at the Oscars, exclaiming "Damn!" in reaction to her appearance.
What is Grace Helbig's favorite Subway sandwich?+
Grace Helbig, a vegetarian, orders a "salad sandwich" at Subway, which consists of whole grain honey bread with a variety of vegetables.

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