Trisha Paytas
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| Born | Trisha Kay Paytas May 8, 1988 Riverside, California, U.S. | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
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| Partner(s) | Jason Nash (2017–2019) | |||||||||
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| Instruments | Vocals | |||||||||
| Labels | Independent | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 5.05 million (main) 1.49 million (vlog) | |||||||||
| Total views | 2.21 billion[a] | |||||||||
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Trisha Kay Paytas (/ˈpeɪtəs/;[4] born May 8, 1988)[5] is an American YouTuber and singer. Paytas's primary YouTube channel "blndsundoll4mj" consists of a wide variety of content including lifestyle-oriented vlogs, music videos, and mukbangs. As of May 2021, they[b] have accumulated roughly 5 million subscribers and roughly 2.2 billion lifetime views.
Since 2014, Paytas has worked independently as a singer, releasing one cover album, 10 extended plays and 36 singles. They have also hosted several self-produced podcast shows, and co-hosted Frenemies with Ethan Klein of h3h3Productions. Aside from their internet presence, Paytas has notably appeared in several television shows and films.
Early life
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Paytas was born in Riverside, California.[6] They are of Hungarian descent.[7] Their parents divorced when they were three, and they relocated with their mother to Freeport, Illinois, where they spent most of their childhood.[8][9] Paytas has two siblings; an older brother and a younger, maternal half-sister.[10] At 15, Paytas moved back to California to live with their father and brother, and was enrolled in a Catholic online school program.[11] They returned to Illinois to live with their mother at age 16, attending high school in Pecatonica, Illinois.[11]
Career
2006–2012: Beginnings on YouTube
After moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting, Paytas began doing professional lingerie modeling and worked as a stripper and an escort to support themself.[12] They appeared on various television shows, attempting and failing to break the fastest-talker record on Guinness World Records Unleashed, working as a correspondent to Greg Behrendt on The Greg Behrendt Show in 2006; and playing "Ms. Limelight" on the second season of Who Wants to Be a Superhero? in 2007.[13]
On January 3, 2007, Paytas started their YouTube channel "blndsundoll4mj". The channel was originally dedicated to movie director Quentin Tarantino, whom Paytas idolized, but soon after being created, Paytas began to focus on other types of videos. On the channel, Paytas primarily gives fashion, beauty, and relationship advice.[12]
Between 2008 and 2011, Paytas continued to appear on television shows including The Price Is Right (2008), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2011), Jane by Design (2011), Huge (2011), and Modern Family (2011), and an episode (2010) of My Strange Addiction as a self-admitted tanning addict, despite being aware of the high chances of developing skin cancer,[14] among others.
From 2010 to 2012, Paytas appeared in several music videos by various artists including Eminem, Amy Winehouse and The All-American Rejects;[15][16] as well as performing as a background dancer for rapper M.I.A. at the Scream Awards in 2010, and portraying a mobster's girlfriend in a Guns N' Roses tour video.[17]
2013–2017: Online success and music releases
From 2013 to 2017, Paytas made a number of "trolling" videos, which they told Business Insider were a way to "dumb myself down" in order to get more attention and views. This involved videos claiming that dogs do not have brains, or that they were voting for the 2012 Republican candidate for President of the United States, Mitt Romney.[18][19] In 2014, Paytas began posting widely-viewed mukbang sessions and eating-challenge videos.[12] In September 2014, Paytas competed in an episode of the television game show Celebrity Name Game, along with their mother.[20]
In 2015, the video for their song, "Fat Chicks" was featured on websites such as Cosmopolitan,[21] The Huffington Post,[22] and Business Insider.[18] Van Halen member David Lee Roth provided the introduction to the accompanying music video for Paytas's cover of "Hot for Teacher".[23] They released the EP Superficial Bitch on June 29, 2015. Its music video was released on July 23. A second music video from the EP titled "Leonardo DiCaprio" was released on August 7. The following year, in June 2016, Paytas released their fourth EP, Daddy Issues. It was their first EP to appear on the Billboard charts, debuting at number 25 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[24]
In 2017, they became a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother 20.[25] By July 2017, they had accumulated over one billion lifetime views for their more than 2,500 uploads.[26]
2018–present: Concert tour and podcasts
In February 2019, Paytas released a cover of "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, where Paytas sang both parts. Within four days, the video garnered over a million views.[27] Later that year, they embarked on their own headlining tour, The Heartbreak Tour, to promote their music.[28][29]
In October 2019, Paytas revived their podcast, The Dish with Trish. Originally on SoundCloud, as an audio-only, one-take show, Paytas revamped the show with a full set and video set-up on the PodcastOne network.[30] In August 2020, Paytas announced the podcast was cancelled.[31]
In September 2020, Paytas started the YouTube podcast, Frenemies, with fellow YouTuber, Ethan Klein, of h3h3Productions.[32] The show discussed recent events in the social media world. Paytas and Klein were cohosts on Frenemies until June 2021, when Paytas left Frenemies, and the show ended.[33][34][35]
As of 2021, Paytas has expanded their social media presence to the pornography social media site, OnlyFans.[36]
Personal life
Paytas has had several public long-term relationships. They dated American YouTuber Jason Nash from 2017 to 2019.[37] In 2020, they started dating Israeli artist Moses Hacmon. The pair got engaged that same year[38] and married in 2021.[39] Paytas has identified with different religious beliefs throughout their life, mainly Roman Catholicism.[40]
Paytas has suffered from mental health problems, having been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.[41] In an interview on the H3 Podcast, Paytas stated they used to have substance abuse problems and were once hospitalized after a methamphetamine overdose.[37][42] Paytas has stated that their main addiction was to prescription pills.[40][43][44]
In October 2019, Paytas came out as a trans man online, but denied wanting to change their pronouns. They received criticism for this due to having previously identifying as a chicken nugget, ostensibly in a facetious manner.[45] In a March 2021 interview, they said that when they came out as transgender in 2019, they "didn't have the vocabulary to describe it at the time."[46] In April 2021, Paytas released a video on their main YouTube channel, in which they discussed their previous gender confusion and reaffirmed their non-binary identity.[47][48]
Discography
| Trisha Paytas discography | |
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| Studio albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 34 |
| Singles | 40 |
| Extended plays | 10 |
Albums
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Extended plays
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| US Heat. | |||||||
| Fat Chicks |
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| Superficial Bitch |
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| Daddy Issues |
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| Showtime |
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| Warrior |
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| Chicken Fingers and Lipo |
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| Chicken Parm and Heartbreak |
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| Songs from My Kitchen Floor |
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| Rebirth |
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With Sadboy2005
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| Trigger Warning |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Santa Baby" | 2014 | Non-album single |
| "Hot for Teacher" | 2015 | Fat Chicks |
| "A Little Less Conversation" | ||
| "Fat Chicks" | ||
| "Lost and Found" | ||
| "Superficial Bitch" | Superficial Bitch | |
| "Leonardo DiCaprio" | ||
| "Line Play" | Non-album singles | |
| "Merry Trishmas" | ||
| "Christmas Sucks" | ||
| "O' Holy Night" | ||
| "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Under the Covers | |
| "Don't Forget Me" | ||
| "Daddy Issues" | 2016 | Daddy Issues |
| "Showtime" | Showtime | |
| "Cinderella" | ||
| "Warrior" | Warrior | |
| "Thick" | ||
| "Playground" | Non-album singles | |
| "Shoulda" | ||
| "Everytime" | ||
| "Born to Make You Happy" | ||
| "Freaky" | 2017 | Chicken Fingers and Lipo |
| "Silence" | ||
| "I Hate My Life" | Non-album singles | |
| "I Love You Jesus" | ||
| "A Jesus Bop" | ||
| "There She Goes" | 2018 | Chicken Parm and Heartbreak |
| "Six Feet Under" | ||
| "A Christmas Jesus Bop"[49] | Non-album singles | |
| "Never the Bride"[50] | ||
| "Milk and Cookies"[51] | ||
| "Cozy Christmas" (featuring Jason Nash) | ||
| "Crazy and Desperate" (with Jason Nash) |
2019 | |
| "Jesus Rises (Easter Song)" | ||
| "Iconic"[52] | ||
| "Hot Girl Christmas" | ||
| "Only Fan" | 2020 | |
| "Covid Christmas" | ||
| "I Love You Moses" | 2021 |
Filmography
Bibliography
- Paytas, Trisha (2013). The History of My Insanity. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-482-66006-7.
- Paytas, Trisha (2013). The Stripper Diaries. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-490-42880-2.
- Paytas, Trisha (2014). Tease. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-494-39152-2.
- Paytas, Trisha (2014). Curvy and Loving It. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-497-52280-0.
- Paytas, Trisha; Jeff, Rendell (2014). Trisha's 31 Days of Fright. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-500-81397-0.
- Paytas, Trisha (2015). How to Get Internet Famous. Trisha Paytas. ASIN B00VCP5PMK.
- Paytas, Trisha (2019). 101 Poems About My Ex-Boyfriend. Trisha Paytas. ISBN 978-1-098-50298-0.
Notes
- ^ Combined views from their various channels, including 1.9 billion from their main channel, 308 million from their vlog channel,[1] 10 million from their podcast,[2] and 1 million from their ASMR channel[3]
- ^ Paytas uses she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.
References
- ^ "Trisha Paytas - YouTube". youtube.com.
- ^ "The Dish with Trish Podcast - YouTube". youtube.com.
- ^ "NoTalkyTrishASMR - YouTube". youtube.com.
- ^ Celebrity Big Brother. Season 20. Episode 1. Channel 5. August 1, 2017.
- ^ Verma, Ishani (August 22, 2021). "Are Trisha And Moses Still Together? All We Know About Them!". Otakukart. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Singh, Ashish (November 30, 2020). "Is Trisha Paytas dead? Here's truth behind car accident viral hoax as Internet says 'nobody liked her'". MEAWW. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Trisha Paytas [@trishapaytas] (April 11, 2013). "nope Hungarian! originally Poytash rt @LydiaSKent @trishapaytas Is Paytas Spanish?" (Tweet). Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Paytas, Trisha [@trishapaytas] (January 20, 2014). "new video is up!!! follow me around my first day back in my Illinois hometown <3" (Tweet). Retrieved July 30, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Trisha Paytas Biography". TheNetline. TheNetline. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Mustafa, Filiz (December 9, 2020). "Who is Trisha Paytas' brother? YouTuber talks family on H3 podcast!". HITC. GRV MEDIA LTD. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Paytas, Trisha (May 11, 2013). "Draw My Life!!! Trisha Paytas". YouTube. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c White, Adam (August 3, 2017). "Who is Celebrity Big Brother's Trisha Paytas?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Season 2 of 'Who Wants To Be a Superhero?' Starring Stan Lee Returns Next Month" (Press release). Sci Fi Channel. June 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017 – via StarPulse.com.
- ^ "Extreme Tanner Says Skin Cancer Wouldn't Stop Her". Good Morning America. July 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ Hampton, Rachelle; Malonie Kircher, Madison (June 12, 2021). "The Inexplicable Saga of Internet Provocateur Trisha Paytas, Explained". Slate. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ Brotherton, Laine (February 23, 2021). "The great enigma of Trisha Paytas". The Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ Abraham, Nehita (June 18, 2021). "Trisha Paytas: Life Before 'Frenemies' Podcast and Resignation". Dailyhawker. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Mulshine, Molly (May 20, 2015). "This YouTuber reclaimed the word 'fat' by writing the catchiest body empowerment song ever". Business Insider. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "WATCH: Does Romney Really Want This Endorsement?". The Huffington Post. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Lethlean, Jane. "Former Freeport woman to appear on new TV game show". The Journal Standard. Freeport, Illinois: GateHouse Media, LLC. Archived from the original on November 21, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ Nunez, Alanna (May 19, 2015). "Why YouTuber Trish Paytas Wants to Reclaim the Word "Fat"". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Vagianos, Alanna (May 14, 2015). "Trisha Paytas' Fierce Body-Positive Anthem Reclaims The Term 'Fat Chicks'". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Van Halen's David Lee Roth Provides Introduction To Trisha Paytas's 'Hot For Teacher' Video - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "Trisha Paytas quits 'extremely unhealthy' Celebrity Big Brother". BBC. August 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ "blndsundoll4mj YouTube channel statistics – StatSheep". StatSheep.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Katie Louise (February 26, 2019). "Trisha Paytas' cover of 'Shallow' has been turned into a meme". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Veteran Vlogger Trisha Paytas To Perform Greatest Hits On 14-City 'Heartbreak Tour'". Tubefilter. June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Quintana, Anna (August 14, 2020). "YouTuber Trisha Paytas Announces Heartbreak Tour Following Her Messy Breakup". Distractify. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "First episode of "The Dish With Trish" just went up yesterday and 450+ reviews already