Shannon Beveridge

{{short description|American YouTuber}} {{BLP primary sources|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Shannon Beveridge | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Dallas, Texas, United States | youtube_handle = nowthisisliving | youtube_display_name =

| youtube_years_active = 2009–present | youtube_genre = {{hlist|comedy|vlog}} | youtube_subscribers = 675 thousand{{nu|date=October 2025}} | youtube_views = 100 million | stats_update = }}

'''Shannon Beveridge''' is an American YouTuber, podcast host, photographer and director. In 2017, she won the best LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel at the 9th Shorty Awards<ref name="ref02" /> and the LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Star Award at the 2017 British LGBT Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://britishlgbtawards.com/backstage-with-shannon-beveridge-at-the-2017-british-lgbt-awards/ |title=The British LGBT Awards {{!}} Backstage with Shannon Beveridge at the 2017 British LGBT Awards|website=britishlgbtawards.com|date=May 18, 2017 |language=en-GB|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>

== Early life == Beveridge was born in Dallas, Texas.<ref name="ref02">{{Cite web |url=http://shortyawards.com/9th/nowthisisliving |title=Shannon Beveridge - The Shorty Awards |website=shortyawards.com |access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref>

== Career == Beveridge first rose to prominence on her YouTube channel ''nowthisisliving.'' Many of the videos posed on her YouTube channel are about LGBTQ+ topics. Her former girlfriend Cammie Scott was often featured in her videos. On July 1, 2016, they posted a video channel explaining their breakup, which has received over 3.4 million views.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Beveridge |first1=Shannon |title=why we broke up |date=2016-07-01 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uxw2X0hNGg |type=Video, nowthisisliving |publisher=YouTube |language=en |last2=Scott |first2=Cammie (Camden)}}</ref>

Beveridge went on the "Love Is Love" tour with Miles McKenna and Rebecca Black in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love Is Love |url=https://fullscreenlive.com/love-is-love |access-date=October 11, 2017 |website=Fullscreen Live |language=en-US |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012095011/https://fullscreenlive.com/love-is-love |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, Beveridge starred in the music video for her former girlfriend Fletcher's single "Wasted Youth."<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last= |first= |title=FLETCHER - Wasted Youth |date=2017-03-07 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCX2axvbE4o |language=en}}</ref> Fletcher's 2020 EP ''The S(ex) Tapes'' tells the aftermath of their breakup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cerón |first=Ella |title=Fletcher Talks New Album, Breakup, and White Privilege |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fletcher-new-album-sex-tape |access-date=2020-09-11 |website=Teen Vogue |date=September 10, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> She filmed and directed music videos for Fletcher's EP ''The S(ex) Tapes'', including "Sex (With My Ex), which she also starred in.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |last= |first= |title=FLETCHER - Sex (With My Ex) |date=2020-09-18 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfavwT3gKn8 |language=en}}</ref> In July 2022, Fletcher released the single "Becky's So Hot" about Beveridge's new girlfriend, Becky Missal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Degrazia |first=Leah |date=2022-07-21 |title=FLETCHER Is Not Your Typical Jealous Ex On New Song "Becky's So Hot" |url=https://genius.com/a/fletcher-is-not-your-typical-jealous-ex-on-new-song-beckys-so-hot |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>

Beveridge worked with her close friend, singer-songwriter Zolita, for a music video trilogy in 2021 and 2022. She played Zolita's high school cheerleading coach in "Somebody I Fucked Once,"<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Zolita - Somebody I F*cked Once (Official Music Video) |date=2021-09-22 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy32_Z3kVms |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> and was the creative director for "Single in September"<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=Zolita - Single in September (Official Music Video) |date=2022-02-16 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW-KwWFA-bg |language=en}}</ref> and "I Fucking Love You."<ref name=":4">{{Citation |title=Zolita - I F*cking Love You (Official Music Video) |date=2022-04-27 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHY0sKWyLw |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, Beveridge launched the podcast "exes and o's" about queer relationships and sex.<ref>{{Cite web |title=exes and o's podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLnvbRVXqb91vEFvPdnQzmw5xIaKbAWjko |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref> The podcast has included a range of LGBT guests, including Nikki Hiltz, PeachPRC, Tegan and Sara, as well as her ex-girlfriend Fletcher.

== Personal life == Beveridge was born in Dallas, Texas and lived in Norman, Oklahoma while attending the University of Oklahoma before moving to her current home in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-09 |title=Shannon Beveridge on How to Become Internet Famous |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2017/08/shannon-beveridge-interview-youtube/ |access-date=2019-03-01 |website=D Magazine |language=en}}</ref> She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in Finance and was in the Delta Delta Delta sorority.<ref>{{Citation |last=Beveridge |first=Shannon |title=BEING GAY IN A SORORITY |date=2017-05-07 |type=Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8LDVtJiSAk |publisher=YouTube |language=en}}</ref> She dated fellow YouTuber Cammie Scott from November 2012 to May 2016. From 2016 to 2020, Beveridge dated singer-songwriter Fletcher. From 2021 to 2023, she dated LA-influencer Becky Missal.

In July 2024, Beveridge posted on Instagram that she was dating LA-influencer Becca Moore. The two announced their breakup on an episode of the For The Girls podcast released in December 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsesrAG35fE |title=We're Breaking Up - For the Girls with Becca Moore (ft. Shannon Beveridge) |date=2024-12-18 |last=Becca Moore |access-date=2024-12-19 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

== Awards == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result |- | 2016 | British LGBT Awards | Outstanding Contribution to LGBT+ Life | {{Nominated}}<ref name="9th Annual Shorty Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://shortyawards.com/9th/nowthisisliving |title=9th Annual Shorty Awards |website=ShortyAwards |language=en-us |access-date=August 29, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2017 | British LGBT Awards | LGBT Celebrity Rising Star Award | {{Won}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://britishlgbtawards.com/winners/2017-winners/ |title=2017 British LGBT Awards Winners |website=British LGBT Awards |language=en-us |access-date=August 29, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2017 | Shorty Awards | LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel Award | {{Won}}<ref name="9th Annual Shorty Awards"/> |}

== Videography == ''*List does not include personal and/or collaborative YouTube videos.''

=== Directing and filming ===

==== Music videos ==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Year !Video !Artist !Credit !Ref. |- !2019 |"Stripped Bare" |Alyson Stoner |Director |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTtJbhNEct0 |title=Alyson Stoner - Stripped Bare (Official Video) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-01 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="9" |2020 |"Bitter" |Fletcher featuring Kito |Director, producer, and editor |<ref>{{Citation |title=FLETCHER - Bitter (with Kito) |date=2020-05-13 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aetZC3Hwdkw |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- |"Forever (Stripped)" | rowspan="7" |Fletcher |Director and producer |<ref>{{Citation |title=FLETCHER - Forever (Stripped) |date=2020-05-08 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoJ7Q_9Kf_4 |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- |"If I Hated You" | rowspan="6" |Director and cinematographer |<ref name=":5">{{Citation |title=FLETCHER - If I Hated You |date=2020-08-12 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOQgGQKi-n4&list=PLTvMVJvb6PkZ-dj4gg46dejnRvorLd3T4&index=9 |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- |"The One" |<ref>{{Citation |title=FLETCHER - The One |date=2020-09-04 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeX9ALHBkkA |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- |"Feel (A Cappella)" |<ref>{{Citation |title=FLETCHER - Feel (A Cappella) |date=2020-09-08 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oROGJFVDONM |type=Music |language=en}}</ref> |- |"Shh...Don't Say It" |<ref>{{Citation |title=FLETCHER - Shh...Don't Say It |date=2020-09-09 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm5P1WxvshE |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- |"Silence" |<ref>{{Citation |title=FLETCHER - Silence |date=2020-09-14 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-13TTvZDFo&list=PLTvMVJvb6PkZ-dj4gg46dejnRvorLd3T4&index=6 |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- |"Sex (With My Ex)" |<ref name=":1" /> |- |"vicious" |Tate McRae, ft. Lil Mosey |Director |<ref>{{Citation |title=Tate McRae (Ft. Lil Mosey) – vicious |url=https://genius.com/Tate-mcrae-vicious-lyrics |publication-date=2020-06-19 |type=Song lyrics; see credits |publisher=Genius}}</ref> |- !2021 |"Pool House" |Kevin Burke |Director |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfZd2DWWQg |title=Kevin Burke - Pool House (Official Video) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-01 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" |2022 |"Single in September" | rowspan="3" |Zolita | rowspan="3" |Creative director |<ref name=":3" /> |- |"I F*cking Love You" |<ref name=":4" /> |- |"Ruin My Life" |<ref>{{Citation |title=Zolita - Ruin My Life (Official Music Video) |date=2022-11-09 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdFgGpbD59I |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="1" |2023 |"Crazy Ex" | rowspan="1" |Zolita | rowspan="1" |Creative director |<ref>{{Citation |title=Zolita - Crazy Ex (Official Music Video) |date=2023-02-10 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2o6x-3hJeE |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="1" |2024 |"Bloodstream" | rowspan="1" |Zolita | rowspan="1" |Creative director |<ref>{{Citation |title=Zolita - Bloodstream (Official Music Video) |date=2024-02-08 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVmY6eoCdBg |type=Music video |language=en}}</ref> |}

=== Acting === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Year !Video !Role !Notes !Ref. |- !2016 |"Piece of Cake" |Jessie |Short film: Ella Lentini (director) |<ref>{{Citation |last=Lentini |first=Ella |title=Piece of Cake |date=2016-06-01 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5696020/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 |type=Short, Drama |publisher=Oddflower Films |access-date=}}</ref> |- !2017 |"Wasted Youth" |Self |Music video: Fletcher |<ref name=":0" /> |- !2020 |"If I Hated You" |Self |Music video: Fletcher |<ref name=":5" /> |- !2020 |"Sex (With My Ex)" |Self |Music video: Fletcher |<ref name=":1" /> |- !2021 |"Somebody I F*cked Once" |Unnamed coach |Music video: Zolita |<ref name=":2" /> |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8123331/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Shannon Beveridge] at IMDb

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