Douglas John Armstrong (born 22 May 1990) is a British online personality,

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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

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, Africa to support the

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charity in 2015, where he presented a live stream of a man receiving a simple yet life-changing operation to remove his cataracts and restore his eyesight. In February 2015 he created a chocolate maze made entirely out of chocolate fingers with the help of a food artist and built to the model of the size in the film ''

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'' to celebrate the film's DVD and Blu-ray release and help promote the film.Tewkesbury food artist Prudence Staite creates chocolate maze to promote The Maze Runner
Gloucestershire Echo, accessed 3 May 2015 Also known for his fun yet insightful interviews with celebrities, musicians & film stars, Armstrong has interviewed

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for her role in the film ''

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'',

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before his performance at the

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Teen Awards in 2017,

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for the release of ''

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'' and most recently

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and

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for the release of the film ''

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''. When not writing his own comedy/

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songs, Armstrong often collaborates with other successful musicians, including The Vamps;

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, the original singer of "

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"; and

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, the original lead in the West End production of

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Personal life

He officially came out as

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in 2015 but told viewers in his video that coming out should not be a big deal.Coming Out Video
New Media Rockstars, accessed 3 May 2015 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".

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

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. Since losing his father to cancer, he's had a key role in supporting

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'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, and in 2017 he was a key part of the Stand Up to Cancer 4-hour live-stream on YouTube. He has also featured in photoshoots for a number of

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online campaigns.

Discography

EPs

*2018: ''It's Okay to Be Gay''

References

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