Yungblud: 18 things you didn't know about the singer-songwriter
Want to find out more about Yungblud? Here's 18 things you probably never knew about him...
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1. Who is Yungblud?
Want to find out more about Yungblud? Here's 16 things you probably never knew about him...
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2. How old is Yungblud? When is his birthday?
YUNGBLUD was born on 5th August 1996, making him 25 years old. His star sign is Leo. [Getty]
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3. How tall is Yungblud?
Yungblud is 5ft 10 inches, otherwise known as 1.77m. [Getty]
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4. Where is Yungblud from?
Yungblud is British, and was originally born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire (England), before moving to London at 16 years old. He’s been surrounded by music his entire life, as his dad owned a guitar shop, and his grandfather, Rick Harrison, played with 70s rock band T. Rex.
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5. What is Yungblud's real name?
Yungblud's full name is Dominic Richard Harrison and his stage name is a play on the term 'young blood'.
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6. What is Yungblud's net worth?
Yungblud's net worth is not publicly known. Some online estimates in 2022 put the figure around $4 million, however these figures are notoriously unreliable.
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7. Who is Yungblud's girlfriend?
Yungblud is currently dating singer Jesse Jo Stark. He’s previously been linked to Noel Gallagher’s daughter Anäis and Miley Cyrus, and had a longterm relationship with Halsey. [Getty]
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8. Yungblud is dating Jesse Jo Stark
Yungblud is in a relationship with singer Jesse Jo Stark, US Weekly reports. Jesse, who is Bella Hadid's BFF, is a singer too and starred in Yungblud's 'Strawberry Lipstick' music video. They went Instagram (Stories) official in April 2021 and largely keep their relationship private. [@yungblud via Instagram]
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9. Yungblud and Halsey dated between 2018 and 2019.
Halsey posted the first picture of the two of them together in early December 2018. Not long after that, the couple teamed up to release '11 Minutes' with Travis Barker from Blink 182. Halsey and Yungblud called it quits on their relationship in 2019 but they remain good friends. [Getty]
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10. Is Yungblud gay? Yungblud describes himself as "sexually fluid"
Although he’s only been linked to girlfriends, in an interview with Attitude, the star opened up about his sexuality, admitting that: “It’s all about connection. I’m very fluid about it. I am more straight,” he said. "[But if] I walked down the street and met a f**king bloke tomorrow, or a trans person, you never know."
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11. How many tattoos does Yungblud have?
Yungblud has at least three tattoos - one on the middle finger of each hand. The right is a black broken heart, which symbolises his life before music, and the left is a complete black heart, which is a representation of his fans, The Black Hearts Club. For his self-titled album in 2022, Yungblud had the album's manifesto tattooed on his ribs.
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12. Yungblud isn't afraid to express himself
Known for his extravagant outfits and out-there sense of style, he’s no stranger to throwing on a dress to go on stage. He’s admitted a number of times that throwing on an LBD makes him “feel sexy” and said in an interview with Attitude magazine: “We’ve been brought up with such boundaries: woman wears dress, man sees woman’s curves, you can make baby. Western civilisation put women in dresses and men in trousers. Before that, in medieval times, every f***er wore a dress.” Bravo.
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13. Yungblud used to be on Disney Channel
Before breaking into the music industry, the alternative music star was actually on Disney UK’s musical-mystery show, The Lodge, as a character called Oz - an out-of-town musician who came to stir up some drama, before the show got axed in 2017.
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14. How was Yungblud discovered?
He’s been playing guitar and making music since he was around 2 years old, but moved to London to pursue music full time aged 16. He went to study at Arts Educational, an independent performing arts school based in Chiswick, London. He acted, sang, danced, drew, before leaving because “It wasn’t right for me.” Yungblud has since released three studio albums: 21st Century Liability (2018), Weird! (2020) and Yungblud (2022).
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15. Yungblud appeared on two ’13 Reasons Why’ soundtracks
Yungblud recorded ‘Falling Skies’ featuring Charlotte Lawrence for season 2 as well as ‘Tin Pan Boy’, and returned for season 3 with ‘Die a Little’. He defended his decision after backlash due to the controversy of the show in an interview with NME, by saying: “People say that it’s triggering and uncomfortable. I suffer from anxiety and depression, and I have [for] a lot of my life. Do you know what’s more uncomfortable than that? Someone not understanding what you’re going through.”
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16. During the pandemic, Yungblud launched a YouTube series called The Yungblud show.
Yungblud launched a new at-home YouTube chat show, The YUNGBLUD Show, during the pandemic to distract fans from coronavirus, where he answered questions, performed songs and invited special guests to play games, including Machine Gun Kelly and Bella Thorne (all while social distancing, of course).
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17. What are Yungblud's social media handles?
You can find Yungblud on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and Discord using the handle @yungblud
