Sammy Albon

Sammy Albon
Born 20 February 1992 (1992-02-20) (age 24)
Canvey Island, Essex
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Alma mater University of Roehampton
Occupation YouTuber, radio presenter
Years active 2013-
Known for NikiNSammy
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Sammy Albon (born 20 February 1992) is a British YouTube personality and radio presenter. With his twin brother, Niki Albon he runs two YouTube channels. Their main channel called NikiNSammy along with a gaming channel called SammynNiki.

Background

Albon is from Canvey Island in Essex. He graduated from Roehampton University

Career

Along with his twin brother, Niki, he launched the Niki 'n' Sammy YouTube channel in June 2013.[1] The channel currently has 179,747 subscribers. Albon and his twin received global media attention after losing a combined 16 stone, being interviewed on Australian television and Irish radio[2][3] Albon has hosted a CBBC Official Chart Show, a BBC Radio 1 programme[4] and is an Anti-Bullying Ambassador[5] Albon is a feminist[6] During the United Kingdom general election, 2015 Albon interviewed Ed Miliband[7] and subsequently declared he was deciding whether to vote Green or Labour. In 2015, alongside his brother, Niki appeared in Microsoft's DoAnything advertisement with other YouTube personalities.

References

  1. ↑ "Making money from Zoella and Dan Is Not On Fire: the start-ups behind the YouTube stars". Telegraph.co.uk. 12 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Albon twins - Videos - Today - 9Jumpin". 9Jumpin.
  3. ↑ Vicky Smith (25 August 2014). "Identical twins become YouTube sensations after losing 16 STONE between them". mirror.
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - The Internet Takeover, With Niki N Sammy". BBC.
  5. ↑ "Greg James, Niki and Sammy, Bars and Melody on bullying". bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Sammy's Side: I am a man and I am a feminist #HeForShe". sammysside.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Ed Miliband interviewed by YouTube stars NikinSammy Niki and Sammy". Sun Nation.
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