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Joe Sugg jokes he’s getting too old for YouTube at 31 as he reveals career plans for the future-Lucy Norris-Entertainment – Metro
‘I’ve gone from 29 to 60 overnight…’
YouTuber Joe Sugg revealed he wanted to take a step back from the social media camera lens (Picture: Getty Images)
Joe Sugg admitted he may be ageing out of starring in YouTube videos following his 30th birthday and new entrepreneurial ventures.
The star who found fame posting skits and vlog-style footage on the social media platform has been entertaining virtual crowds for the past 10 years.
Boasting a cool 7.46 million subscribers on the YouTube channel he named Thatcher Joe – after his time as a roof-thatching apprentice – the former Strictly Come Dancing star revealed he’s taking time to consider how social media fits around his new life in the countryside.
Joe, now 31, assured he would always be a ‘YouTuber at heart’ but that he now sees himself stepping behind the camera more and more as he gets older.
He exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘I’m not getting any younger, my skin’s starting to sag a bit, I’m starting to look a bit tired which doesn’t work very well on YouTube anymore – I’m joking – but I like the idea of not having to always be in front of camera.
‘There are so many talented people out there that do that kind of stuff way better than I do and I’d like to be the brains behind the camera more so now.
The star is the younger brother of social media sensation Zoe – Zoella – Sugg (Picture: Getty Images)
Joe is in a relationship with his former Strictly partner Dianne Buswell (Picture: Getty Images)
‘Never say never but there’s a lot of opportunity on both sides and it’s just sort of picking and choosing what works best for me.
Joe continued: ‘It’s just from doing YouTube and that heightened version of myself for 10 years, I think now I’m a bit more calm – it’s an age thing.
‘Since I turned 30 I’ve gone from 29 to 60 overnight.’
Away from the online world, the younger brother of influencer Zoe Sugg is set to star alongside the likes of Emilia Clarke and David Tennant in the Christmas adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The Amazing Maurice.
Voicing the role of an animated dancing rat in the film, he shared details on the new ventures that were diverting his attention from the world of social media.
The personality owns multiple businesses and launched a management company with fellow Youtuber Casper Lee (Picture: Getty Images)
Joe worked with American Express to promote shopping small (Picture: PA Wire)
‘I do still really enjoy bits of voice acting and acting, I’m always auditioning for things and I’ve started a production company which felt like the next stage for me.
‘From being my own brand for 10 years I got to a point where I love the idea of working on a project that goes beyond just me.
‘Something that becomes successful where they go, “oh Joe Sugg’s attached to this, that’s a bit odd.” That’s what I’m hoping for.’
Most recently, the partner of Strictly’s Dianne Buswell flexed his entrepreneurial muscle with American Express and helped out at a local greengrocer in an attempt to urge people to shop small this Christmas.
The visit to the Greenwich-based store was part of an initiative – Amex Shop Small – to encourage a return to the high street this shopping season.
Despite operating online for most of his career, the famous face revealed he’d be ‘getting back out into the cold to do some old school Christmas shopping’ with Dianne to make up for a missed opportunity last year after they became stranded in Helsinki following the dancing pro’s positive Covid test results.
Joe is backing the campaign – now running for ten years in the UK – which incentivises card members to support local small businesses by giving them a £5 statement credit when they save the offer and spend £15 or more at participating outlets between 3-12 December 2022.
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