Bobbi Althoff
{{Short description|American podcaster and TikToker (born 1997)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Bobbi Heck
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|31}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| nationality = American
| years_active = 2021–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Cory Althoff|2020|2024|reason={{abbr|div.|divorced}}}}
| children = 2
| occupation = {{hlist|Podcaster|influencer}}
}}
Bobbi Althoff (née Heck; born July 31, 1997){{cite web|last=Althoff|first=Bobbi|date=2023-08-03|title=The Really Good Podcast {{!}} Mark Cuban: 'And for that reason I'm out' |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keN-qiRfU3c |access-date=2023-10-06 |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016010713/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keN-qiRfU3c |url-status=live |time=2:27, 12:15|quote=We have the same birthday ... Maybe you should host a big birthday party for all of the people with July 31st birthdays.}}{{cite web|last=Althoff|first=Bobbi|date=2023-09-07|title=The Really Good Podcast {{!}} Shaq: "Google Shaq in a pink thong" |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjHxjjJYOfY |access-date=2023-10-06 |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016010716/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjHxjjJYOfY |url-status=live |time=3:45|quote=What year were you born?" "'97.}} is an American podcaster and influencer known for her viral interviews with Drake, Lil Yachty, Offset, and other celebrities.
Early life
Althoff was born in Moreno Valley and grew up in Perris, California.{{Cite magazine |last=Drummond |first=Katie |title=Bobbi Althoff on Exactly How She Got Rich—and How Rich, Exactly |url=https://www.wired.com/story/bobbi-althoff-big-interview/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}} She is the second youngest of six children. After graduating from high school Althoff sought work as a nanny.{{Cite web |last=Truffaut-Wong |first=Olivia |date=2023-08-09 |title=The Bobbi Althoff Interview You've Been Waiting For |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a44762496/bobbi-althoff-tiktok-podcast/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827033036/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a44762496/bobbi-althoff-tiktok-podcast/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Leach |first=Samantha |date=2023-08-23 |title=Don't Come For Bobbi Althoff |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/bobbi-althoff-drake-interview-podcast-tiktok |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Bustle |language=en |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830124741/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/bobbi-althoff-drake-interview-podcast-tiktok |url-status=live }}
Career
Althoff started posting content on TikTok in 2021 with a focus on sharing her pregnancy updates.{{Cite news |last=Collins |first=Riyah |date=2023-08-15 |title=Bobbi Althoff: Who is the TikToker who interviewed Drake in bed? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-66508522 |access-date=2023-08-30 |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830113839/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-66508522 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Latifi |first=Fortesa |date=2023-03-10 |title=Influencer Parents and The Kids Who Had Their Childhood Made Into Content |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/influencer-parents-children-social-media-impact |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830113841/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/influencer-parents-children-social-media-impact |url-status=live }} Her first TikTok, which was of her dancing with a banana, reached nearly 2 million views.
In 2023, she created a new TikTok account on which she posts comedic videos.{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=Sophie |date=2023-08-07 |title=Who is Bobbi Althoff? Meet the 25-year-old TikToker who interviewed Drake in bed |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/who-is-bobbi-althoff-rcna95535 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=TODAY.com |language=en |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830113840/https://www.today.com/popculture/who-is-bobbi-althoff-rcna95535 |url-status=live }} That February, Althoff announced she had filmed a pilot for her upcoming podcast. The podcast, named The Really Good Podcast, debuted in April 2023.
In July 2023, Althoff interviewed rapper Drake on an episode of The Really Good Podcast. Clips from the interview went viral on TikTok.{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=August 16, 2023 |title=Drake's surprising friendship with podcaster Bobbi Althoff seems to have come to an abrupt end — here's everything we know about their relationship and rumored feud |url=https://www.insider.com/drake-bobbi-althoff-podcast-friendship-explanation-what-happened-2023-8 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Insider Inc. |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020165406/https://www.insider.com/drake-bobbi-althoff-podcast-friendship-explanation-what-happened-2023-8 |url-status=live }} The full interview was later removed from Althoff's YouTube channel in August, which sparked rumors of a feud.
Other celebrities Althoff has interviewed on her podcast include Lil Yachty, Mark Cuban, Offset, Shaquille O'Neal, Rick Glassman, Bobby Lee, and Sukihana.{{Cite web |last=Callas |first=Brad |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Shaq Deems Himself the 'Love Doctor' in Bobbi Althoff Interview Preview |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/a/brad-callas/shaq-the-love-doctor-bobbi-althoff-interview-preview |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Complex |language=en-us |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930175039/https://www.complex.com/sports/a/brad-callas/shaq-the-love-doctor-bobbi-althoff-interview-preview |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Barnaby |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Offset turns the tables on podcaster Bobbi Althoff in her latest awkward interview: 'I couldn't even Google you' |url=https://www.insider.com/offset-roasts-bobbi-althoff-latest-interview-2023-9 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020165421/https://www.insider.com/offset-roasts-bobbi-althoff-latest-interview-2023-9 |url-status=live }}
During her February 2024 interview with Sukihana, the interviewee appeared to confuse the words "musician" and "magician", becoming annoyed with the Althoff for referring to her as the former. A snippet of the interview that included this apparent misunderstanding went viral with 1.5M likes, 69k bookmarks, 124k shares and 36k comments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbialthoff/video/7332563131740261674?lang=en|title=My full interview with Sukihana is out now|date=February 6, 2024|website=tiktok}}
{{Blockquote|text="I'm not a musician. I make music. I make music. And that's not all I do: I make music, I act; I'm a TV star too... ...I'm not confusing nothing [sic]. You don't know. You thought that all I was is a musician or whatever the fuck you said.... ...No, I don't think baby; I don't think. What's that? Is that ghetto? I don't think. I know."|author=Destiny Lanette Henderson aka "Sukihana", 2024}}
In February 2024, deepfake pornography of Althoff trended on X, which raised concerns about the site's prominent role in the propagation of AI porn.{{Cite news |last=Harwell |first=Drew |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Bobbi Althoff deepfake spotlights X's role as a top source of AI porn |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/22/x-twitter-bobbi-althoff-deepfake-porn-viral |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222143046/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/22/x-twitter-bobbi-althoff-deepfake-porn-viral/ |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 23, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Fake sexually explicit video of podcast host Bobbi Althoff trends on X despite violating platform's rules |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fake-video-deepfake-podcast-host-bobbi-althoff-trends-x-rcna139832 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223044151/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fake-video-deepfake-podcast-host-bobbi-althoff-trends-x-rcna139832 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=NBC News}}{{Cite web |last=Saliba |first=Emmanuelle |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Podcaster Bobbi Althoff is the latest target of explicit deepfakes |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/podcaster-bobbi-althoff-latest-target-explicit-deepfakes/story?id=107435841 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223044656/https://abcnews.go.com/US/podcaster-bobbi-althoff-latest-target-explicit-deepfakes/story?id=107435841 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=ABC News}}
In August 2024, Althoff announced she would be hosting a live comedy show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles together with Sukihana.{{Cite web |last=Tingley |first=Anna |date=2024-08-27 |title=Podcaster Bobbi Althoff Announces Live Comedy Show at The Wiltern: 'We Hope This Is the Start of Something Much Bigger in the Future' |url=https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/bobbi-althoff-the-really-good-podcast-live-show-wiltern-tickets-1236119525/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918063944/https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/bobbi-althoff-the-really-good-podcast-live-show-wiltern-tickets-1236119525/ |url-status=live }}
= Interview style =
Alex Abad-Santos of Vox described Althoff's style as "unfazed, dry, bored in an ironic way". He wrote, "She asks her interview subjects what they wear, how they live, and what they like to eat, but doesn't seem that interested in what they have to say. She meets most of them with deadpan sarcasm and silence, making her guests live in the discomfort of whatever they just revealed."{{Cite web |last=Abad-Santos |first=Alex |date=2023-10-11 |title=The satire, ironic boredom, and Drake-fueled mystery of podcaster Bobbi Althoff, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/10/11/23913129/bobbi-althoff-drake-offset-interviews-explained |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Vox |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117150935/https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/10/11/23913129/bobbi-althoff-drake-offset-interviews-explained |url-status=live }}
Althoff's podcast has been compared to Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and Chicken Shop Date, which also put their guests in awkward positions.{{Cite web |last=Victorian |first=Brande |date=2023-11-03 |title=A-Listers Are Flocking to Cringe Interviewer Bobbi Althoff's Podcast. Can the Viral Shtick Last? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/bobbi-althoff-podcast-interview-controversy-1235635965/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117150701/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/bobbi-althoff-podcast-interview-controversy-1235635965/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Bobbi Heck married Cory Althoff, a programmer who works as a senior vice president at CompTIA, in January 2020.{{Cite web |last=Aizin |first=Rebecca |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Who Is Bobbi Althoff? All About the Influencer Who's Interviewed Drake and Lil Yachty |url=https://people.com/all-about-bobbi-althoff-tiktok-influencer-podcaster-7568488 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830113839/https://people.com/all-about-bobbi-althoff-tiktok-influencer-podcaster-7568488 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Daniel S. |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Bobbi Althoff's Husband Cory Files for Divorce |url=https://people.com/bobbi-althoff-husband-cory-files-for-divorce-8572116 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208025408/https://people.com/bobbi-althoff-husband-cory-files-for-divorce-8572116 |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=People |language=en}} She met Cory on Bumble. They have two daughters.{{Cite web |last=Savoy |first=Starr |date=August 23, 2023 |title=Who Is Bobbi Althoff? How The Deadpan Podcaster Interviewed Drake And Became A Viral Sensation |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/starrsavoy/who-is-bobbi-althoff-the-really-good-podcast |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Complex |language=en-us |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830124008/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/starrsavoy/who-is-bobbi-althoff-the-really-good-podcast |url-status=live }} Althoff preferred to keep their identities private. In February 2024, Cory filed for divorce with a date of separation listed as July 4, 2023, citing irreconcilable differences.{{Cite web |last=Kaur |first=Brahmjot |date=2024-02-08 |title=Podcaster Bobbi Althoff Speaks Out After Husband Cory Files for Divorce to End 4-Year Marriage |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1394789/podcaster-bobbi-althoff-speaks-out-after-husband-cory-files-for-divorce-to-end-4-year-marriage |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=E! Online}} Their divorce was finalized in August 2024.{{Cite web |last=Andaloro |first=Angela |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Bobbi Althoff and Ex-Husband Cory Finalize Divorce, a Month After She Said They Were 'So Much Happier Apart' |url=https://people.com/bobbi-althoff-and-cory-althoff-finalize-divorce-8696889 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921164315/https://people.com/bobbi-althoff-and-cory-althoff-finalize-divorce-8696889 |url-status=live }}
Althoff said in August 2023 that she struggles with depression.{{cite news |last1=Truffaut-Wong |first1=Olivia |title=The Bobbi Althoff Interview You’ve Been Waiting For |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a44762496/bobbi-althoff-tiktok-podcast/ |access-date=May 13, 2025 |work=Cosmopolitan |date=August 9, 2023}}
References
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External links
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Category:American women podcasters