Doug Armstrong (YouTuber)

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Doug Armstrong
Doug Armstrong in September 2016
Personal information
Born
Douglas John Armstrong

(1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 33)
NationalityBritish
Websitehttp://dougarmstrong.co.uk/
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011-2019
Genre(s)lifestyle, entertainment, music
Subscribers250 thousand[2]
(28 March 2024)
Total views32.3 million[2]
(28 March 2024)
100,000 subscribers2014
1,000,000 subscribers

Last updated: 28 March 2024

Douglas John Armstrong (born 22 May 1990) is a British online personality, YouTube content creator, and presenter who has reached over 400,000 followers across all his social media channels. Since late 2017, he mainly produces music videos, but is also known for creating content across other verticals including lifestyle, travel and entertainment. He resides in London, United Kingdom.

He was invited to

This Is Me"; and Rachel Tucker, the original lead in the West End production of Come from Away.[7]

Personal life

He officially came out as gay in 2015 but told viewers in his video that coming out should not be a big deal.[8] He dealt with his sexuality in his debut EP released in August 2018, It's Okay to Be Gay that contains four tracks: The title track "It's Okay to Be Gay", in addition, "I Really Want a Boyfriend", "I Wanna Wear a Crop Top" and "What I Like About Guys".[9][10]

Charity and activism

Armstrong is known to support a few charities: He sung on a charity song released worldwide by The Vamps as part of an effort to raise money and awareness for the Teenage Cancer Trust.[11] Since losing his father to cancer,[12] he's had a key role in supporting Stand Up to Cancer's online campaigns; in 2016 he raised £1,942.57 for the charity by walking around London wearing only Stand Up to Cancer underwear for 6 hours,[13] and in 2017 he was a key part of the Stand Up to Cancer 4-hour live-stream on YouTube.[14] He has also featured in photoshoots for a number of Alzheimer's Research UK online campaigns.[15]

Discography

EPs

  • 2018: It's Okay to Be Gay

References

  1. ^ Doug Armstrong Stands up to Cancer in his underwear[permanent dead link] Retrieved 28/4/21.
  2. ^ a b "About epiphanized". YouTube.
  3. ^ Million Miracles accessed 3 May 2015
  4. ^ YouTube star to present live campaign Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Mid Sussex Times, accessed 3 May 2015
  5. ^ Chocolate maze to launch The Maze Runner DVD release D&CFilm, accessed 3 May 2015
  6. ^ Tewkesbury food artist Prudence Staite creates chocolate maze to promote The Maze Runner Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Gloucestershire Echo, accessed 3 May 2015
  7. ^ Ten of the best moments of Come From Away so far WhatsOnStage, accessed 25 May 2020
  8. ^ Coming Out Video New Media Rockstars, accessed 3 May 2015
  9. ^ Doug Armstrong releases new comedy EP to inspire struggling LGBTQ youth to unashamedly be themselves Gay Times, access 25 May 2020
  10. ^ YOUTUBER DOUG ARMSTRONG HAS RELEASED HIS DEBUT EP 'IT'S OKAY TO BE GAY' Archived 14 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Attitude Magazine, access 25 May 2020
  11. ^ YouTube stars help The Vamps in 'Oh Cecilia' vid for Teenage Cancer Trust Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine APB, accessed 3 May 2015
  12. ^ Doug Armstrong (21 September 2016), Losing my Dad to Cancer, retrieved 6 April 2018
  13. ^ "Doug Armstrong Stands up to Cancer in his underwear". ATV Today. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Our Fave Moments From The YouTube Stand Up To Cancer Livestream That Caused An Online Frenzy | MTV UK". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  15. ^ "YouTube influencers front Alzheimer's Research UK campaign". The Drum. Retrieved 6 April 2018.