British comedian is 'set to land huge deal with Apple to make first standalone TV show' after YouTube success with A-lister pals
The star, 30, launched her YouTube series over a decade ago and has interviewed a number of huge stars including Jennifer Lawrence, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Brothers, Lando Norris, Cher, Andrew Garfield and many more.
Amelia, who has 3.17million subscribers to her YouTube channel, 4million followers on TikTok and 2.7million on Instagram, is known for her sarcastic, deadpan, and awkward sense of humour while interviewing stars.
During the new show, the comedian will reportedly bring a number of stars on and chat with them in a similar format that she already does.
A TV inside has told The Sun that it was only time before a streamer picked-up Amelia as she continues to have success hosting her show.
The source said: 'Apple knows it will have a ready-made audience for her show, which is expected to drop on the streamer later this year or early 2026.
'Amelia also has a long list of famous fans who've been clamouring to get interviewed by her.
'It's not clear yet exactly what format any new Apple show would take, but it's guaranteed to continue in a similar vein to her previous work which sees her casually and naturally meeting with some of the world's most famous people.
'It was only a matter of time before one of the streamers came along and harnessed her huge social media influence.'
Amelia is one of the best connected celebrities in the country after also securing 'dates' with Jonathan Bailey, Paul Mescal, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds.
MailOnline have contacted Amelia and Apple's representatives for comment.
It comes after Amelia addressed Andrew Garfield romance rumours following their 'off the charts' chemistry at the Golden Globes.
The presenter and actor, 39, went viral in January last year a fter a clip of them outrageously flirting went viral on social media.
And now she has opened up on their relationship and confessed to The Sunday Times Style Magazine that she thinks he is 'great'.
She told the publication: 'We're friends. I saw him at the Oscars and he's a great guy, a great person. We've got such a great dynamic.'
While there seemed to be no chemistry between them Amelia did reveal that her former show guest Matty Healy, the lead singer of the 1975, 'wanted to kiss her'.
Amelia gave her fans what they wanted in October 2024 after she announced she was going on a Chicken Shop date with Andrew.
She announced the exciting news to her two million Instagram followers at the time, alongside a picture of Andrew gazing over at her as she bit into a chicken nugget.
The star wrote in her caption: 'The one you've been waiting for… My date with Andrew Garfield is out next Friday :)'
Fans have been begging for this collaboration since the viral Golden Globes interview, where the journalist, who is known for fronting the popular YouTube series, told the Spider-Man star: 'We must stop meeting like this.'
Andrew, who previously dated Emma Stone, replied: 'I only ever want to see you'... before Amelia interrupted 'What?'
'I didn't finish my sentence', Andrew said. 'I only ever want to see you in these kinds of situations.'
Amelia cheekily said she would want to see him in other situations as she invited him to her birthday party on 30th January.
He enquired about Amelia's star sign, to which she said she's an Aquarius and the actor replied: 'If you have a sun sign that's the same as the moon sign of someone else, it's good.'
Asked why it would be an issue, he said: 'I don't think we should explore this.'
Amelia replied she 'wasn't even asking you to' before saying 'you're obsessed with me'.
The actor told her: 'That's what I'm saying. I'm scared what it could turn into and I'm not ready for that,' before she quipped back: 'Oh ok, well I am.'
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