Adam B
{{Short description|Northern Irish YouTuber (born 1999)}}
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| name = Adam B
| image = Adam Beales.jpg
| caption = Beales in 2019
| birth_name = Adam Beales
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|11}}
| birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland
| occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|actor|television host|author|}}
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes
| years active = 2012–present
| channel_handle = AdambYT
| channel_display_name = Adam B
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| subscribers = 4.5 million
| views = 1.62 billion
| silver_year = 2017
| gold_button = yes
| gold_year = 2018
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| diamond_year = no
| stats_update = 26 May 2025
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Adam Beales (born 11 October 1999), known as Adam B, is a YouTuber, actor, and television host from Derry, Northern Ireland. He is a former co-presenter of the CBBC shows The Dog Ate My Homework and Blue Peter. Beales has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube and has collaborated with Disney.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/meet-the-teenage-ni-youtube-star-now-partnering-with-disney-1-8255185|title=Meet the teenage NI YouTube star now partnering with Disney. He is now the 40th presenter of Blue Peter.|website=newsletter.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2017-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126101529/http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/meet-the-teenage-ni-youtube-star-now-partnering-with-disney-1-8255185|url-status=live}}
Early life
Beales was born on 11 October 1999 in Derry, Northern Ireland. He completed his schooling at St Columb's College, where he was Head Boy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/derry-youtube-sensation-sacrifices-oxford-for-web-career-1.3299995|title=Derry YouTube sensation sacrifices Oxford for web career|last=McClements|first=Freya|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417194225/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/derry-youtube-sensation-sacrifices-oxford-for-web-career-1.3299995|url-status=live}}
Career
At the age of 12, he started his channel Adam B (which was then called “TheNewAdamb99”) on 29 July 2012. He started by filming all of his videos and editing them from his bedroom in his parents' house.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/features/from-beauty-vloggers-to-minecraft-irelands-top-youtube-earners-853790.html|title=From beauty vloggers to Minecraft: Ireland's top YouTube earners|date=2018-07-09|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2019-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103044645/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/features/from-beauty-vloggers-to-minecraft-irelands-top-youtube-earners-853790.html|url-status=live}}
In 2017, he made a partnership with Disney.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/meet-the-teenage-ni-youtube-star-now-partnering-with-disney-1-8255185|title=Meet the teenage NI YouTube star now partnering with Disney|website=newsletter.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2017-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126101529/http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/meet-the-teenage-ni-youtube-star-now-partnering-with-disney-1-8255185|url-status=live}} In 2019, his YouTube channel reached over 2.7 million subscribers with a total of 300 million views.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/03/12/news/meet-adam-beales-19-the-derry-youtuber-whose-hobby-has-turned-into-a-sell-out-irish-tour-1570117/|title=Meet Adam Beales (19), the Derry YouTuber whose hobby has turned into a sell-out Irish tour|last=McKinney|first=Seamus|date=2019-03-12|website=The Irish News|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417194233/https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/03/12/news/meet-adam-beales-19-the-derry-youtuber-whose-hobby-has-turned-into-a-sell-out-irish-tour-1570117/|url-status=live}}
He has appeared on BBC Radio,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003sf6|title=BBC Radio Ulster - The John Toal Show, Bernadette Hagans, Adam Beales, Cheryl Gault & Linsey McDougall|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412162642/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003sf6|url-status=live}} The Ryan Tubridy Show{{Cite web|date=2017-12-04|title=700,000 fans can't be wrong: YouTuber Adam Beales on going viral|url=https://www.rte.ie/eile/tech/2017/1204/924873-700-000-fans-cant-be-wrong-youtuber-adam-beales-on-going-viral/|language=en|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2019-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108065815/https://www.rte.ie/eile/tech/2017/1204/924873-700-000-fans-cant-be-wrong-youtuber-adam-beales-on-going-viral/|url-status=live}} and was featured on VidCon London's first conference.{{Cite web|url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2018/10/01/vidcon-uk-announces-first-round-of-featured-creators/|title=VidCon UK Announces First Round Of Featured Creators – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2020-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923154714/https://teneightymagazine.com/2018/10/01/vidcon-uk-announces-first-round-of-featured-creators/|url-status=live}} In June 2019, he won the Youth 19 Champions Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/north-west-business-award-winners-are-revealed-1-8956958|title=North West Business Award winners are revealed|website=derryjournal.com|date=8 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2019-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609130259/https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/north-west-business-award-winners-are-revealed-1-8956958|url-status=live}} From 2019-20, he was the co-presenter in the seventh series of the CBBC show The Dog Ate My Homework.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_dog_ate_my_homework/cast_crew/|title=The Dog Ate My Homework cast and crew credits|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2020-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316115956/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_dog_ate_my_homework/cast_crew/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b0513cnw|title=BBC iPlayer - The Dog Ate My Homework|website=BBC iPlayer|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412162643/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b0513cnw|url-status=live}}
On 1 September 2020, Beales was announced as the 40th Blue Peter presenter and would make his debut two days later.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53986774|title=Blue Peter announces its 40th new presenter|work=BBC News|date=September 1, 2020|publisher=BBC|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906050618/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53986774|url-status=live}} He left Blue Peter in 2022, with his final appearance on 15 July.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/home/840865/adam-b-to-leave-blue-peter-after-2-years.html|title=Adam B to leave Blue Peter after 2 years|first=Nicole|last=Lang|website=www.derrynow.com|date=20 June 2022|access-date=23 June 2022}}
In 2022 Beales co-hosted Bro's in Control for the BBC, along with Joe Tasker and his brother Callum B.{{Cite web|url=https://www.televisual.com/news/bbc-studios-to-make-bros-in-control-for-cbbc/|title=BBC Studios to make Bro's in Control for CBBC|date=September 18, 2023}} A second series with Beales and Tasker was commissioned in September 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2023/bbc-studios-kids-and-family-productions-to-produce-the-second-series-of-bros-in-control-for-cbbc/|title=BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions to produce the second series of 'Bro's in Control' for CBBC|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Beale has published two books, Adam Wins The Internet and Adam Destroys The Internet.{{cite web|url=https://adamwinstheinternet.com|title=Adam Wins the Internet|access-date=27 October 2023}}
Personal life
Beales is gay. He came out in a video he uploaded on his YouTube channel titled "I'M GAY..." on 22 July 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTO4dlIlGVQ | title=I'm Gay | website=YouTube | date=22 July 2022 }}
In the next video, titled "MEET MY BOYFRIEND", he showed the audience his partner Dominic.
He works with his mother Edelle and father Paul as video partners. Beales' younger brother Callum also has his own YouTube channel, Callum B. The family collectively share a YouTube channel, Family 4.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/derry-youtube-sensation-sacrifices-oxford-for-web-career-1.3299995|title=Derry YouTube sensation sacrifices Oxford for web career|last=McClements|first=Freya|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417194307/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/derry-youtube-sensation-sacrifices-oxford-for-web-career-1.3299995|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Hale |first1=James |title=Prank Master YouTuber Adam Beales Teams Up With Disney For Its #VloggerTakeover Series |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/11/30/thenewadamb99-pranks-youtube-disney-vlogger-takeover/ |website=tubefilter.com |date=30 November 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2020 |archive-date=6 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306090031/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/11/30/thenewadamb99-pranks-youtube-disney-vlogger-takeover/ |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|u=TheNewAdamb99}}
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Category:21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland
Category:People educated at St Columb's College
Category:Male television actors from Northern Ireland
Category:Broadcasters from Derry (city)
Category:Northern Irish gaming YouTubers
Category:Children's television presenters from Northern Ireland
Category:Male actors from Derry (city)