Chloé Hayden
{{Short description|Australian actress, social media personality, activist and author}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=January 2023}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chloé Hayden
| birth_name = Chloé Sarah Hayden
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|07|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|activist|media personality|podcast host|author}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Dylan Rohan|13 January 2024}}
| website = {{Official website|https://www.chloehayden.com.au/}}
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes
| channel_id = UC2ZkhMUYD37tboIJJgMz-MA
| channel_display_name = Chloé Hayden
| subscribers = 136 thousand
| views = 42.2 million
| years active = 2016–present
| stats_update = 17 May 2024
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Chloé Sarah Hayden (born 23 July 1997) is an Australian actress, author, podcast host, social media personality, and an activist in the disability rights movement. After gaining early attention on social media, she became known for her performance of Quinn "Quinni" Gallagher-Jones in the Netflix comedy drama series Heartbreak High, for which she won an AACTA Award and was nominated for a Logie Award.
Diagnosed as autistic at a young age and later with ADHD, Hayden is also an advocate for women's rights. She published the bestselling memoir Different, Not Less (2022) and hosts the podcast Boldly Me (2023–present).
Early life
Chloé Sarah Hayden{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |date=6 May 2021 |title=Saying Goodbye to Princess Aspien |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf_SMlqcdjg |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=YouTube}} was born 23 July 1997 in Melbourne.{{Cite web |title=Chloé Hayden |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/chloe_hayden |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}} She grew up near the city of Geelong, Victoria.{{Cite web |last=Boseley |first=Matilda |date=23 May 2020 |title='It's a superpower': an autistic young woman takes her message of inclusion to TikTok |url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/23/its-a-superpower-an-autistic-young-woman-takes-her-message-of-inclusion-to-tiktok |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
At the age of 13, she had attended ten different schools and had severe depression and anxiety as a result of severe bullying, leading Hayden to be homeschooled.{{cite web |last=Topsfield |first=Jewel |date=24 September 2022 |title=Chloé Hayden channels her anger at Sia into scriptwriting gold for Heartbreak High |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/how-chloe-hayden-became-one-of-the-first-autistic-actors-to-play-an-autistic-character-in-a-major-tv-series-20220921-p5bju6.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=28 May 2023}}{{Cite book |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1334121296 |title=Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After |date=2022 |publisher=Murdoch Books |isbn=978-1-922616-18-0 |location=Millers Point, New South Wales |oclc=1334121296}} She was diagnosed as autistic at age 13, and ADHD at age 22.{{Cite web |last=Trombka |first=James |date=October 2022 |title=Chloe Hayden: Breaking Stereotypes through Media |url=https://www.kent.edu/equalaccess/chloe-hayden-breaking-stereotypes-through-media |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Kent State University}} Hayden has also been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, endometriosis, and adenomyosis.{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-30/heartbreak-high-chloe-hayden-road-to-fame-compass/102620342 |title=Growing up, Heartbreak High's Chloé Hayden didn't see people like her in the media. Now she's leading the change |last=Walker |first=Ian |website=ABC News (Australia) |date=29 July 2023 |access-date=30 March 2024}}
Hayden has a younger brother who is also autistic, as well as an adopted brother and sister from Taiwan.{{Cite tweet |user=chloeshayden |number=1205671578110853121 |title=Five years ago, my brother came home from Taiwan. |access-date=28 May 2023}}
Career
Hayden began posting to her YouTube channel in 2016, under the pseudonym Princess Aspien.{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |date=5 February 2016 |title=This Is Me (aspergers) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTgUKbfMWqw |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=YouTube}} In 2020, she went viral after she posted a YouTube video criticizing Australian singer Sia's debut film Music for its portrayal of autism.{{Cite web |last=Eloise |first=Marianne |date=30 October 2022 |title=I Didn't Expect To See Real Autistic Representation On Screen. I Was Wrong. |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/autistic-representation-in-tv-heartbreak-high_uk_6332e87ce4b03e8038b6f521 |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en}} In November 2021, she was cast as Quinni Gallagher-Jones in the Netflix reboot of Heartbreak High.{{Cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Young |first2=Evan |date=12 December 2022 |title=Autistic Heartbreak High actress Chloé Hayden grew up thinking she 'wasn't supposed to exist' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/heartbreak-high-chlo%C3%A9-hayden-disability-royal-commission/101751600 |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=ABC News (Australia)}} Her character is autistic and was written with her input.{{cite web |last=Clement |first=Charli |date=22 September 2022 |title=Why Heartbreak High's autistic queer representation is so groundbreaking |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a41314856/heartbreak-high-autistic-queer-representation/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Digital Spy}} This makes Hayden one of the first autistic actors to portray an autistic main character. Hayden herself says that she loves playing an autistic character as she can freely stim.
In August 2022, Hayden released the book Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After, a part autobiography, part self-help book. Hayden stated, "I wrote this book because I wish I had it when I was diagnosed."
Hayden appeared in the Women of the Year edition of the Australia Marie Claire.{{Cite web |date=10 November 2022 |title=See Chloé Hayden's Moving Acceptance Speech At Marie Claire's Women Of The Year Awards |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.au/chloe-hayden-rising-star-award-acceptance-speech |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Marie Claire}}
Since April 2023, she has hosted the podcast Boldly Me on Nova, in which she interviews several guests.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/podcast-week-you-dont-know-me-cars-that-made-australia-dr-golly-and-the-experts/ |title=Nova launches 'Boldly Me' with Chloé Hayden |date=27 April 2023 |website=Mediaweek |access-date=28 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://radiotoday.com.au/chloe-hayden-launches-boldly-me-podcast/ |title=Chloé Hayden launches Boldly Me podcast |first=Bray |last=Boland |date=24 April 2023 |website=Radio Today Australia |access-date=28 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.novafm.com.au/episode/introducing-boldly-me-with-chloe-hayden/ |title=Boldly Me |website=Nova (radio network) |access-date=28 May 2023}}
Public image and activism
Hayden's performance as Quinni in Heartbreak High was universally well-received, with many commending her for portraying a well-represented autistic character that isn't stereotyped.{{Cite web |last=Gulla |first=Emily |date=14 September 2022 |title=Heartbreak High viewers are all praising the show for one important reason |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a41206766/netflix-heartbreak-high-viewers-praise-show/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}
Hayden wishes to break existing autism stereotypes by talking about her experiences. She has stated, "I see autism as a superpower, if you look at people at the top of their fields, so many of them are on the spectrum."
She is a proponent of autism rights and neurodiversity movements.
In 2023, Hayden and other fans{{who|date=July 2024}} accused Marvel Stadium of ableism after they were barred from a sensory room during a concert for Harry Styles in February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Sum |first=Eliza |date=26 February 2023 |title=Heartbreak High star accuses Marvel Stadium of ableism at Styles show |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/heartbreak-high-star-accuses-marvel-stadium-of-ableism-at-styles-show-20230226-p5cnnw.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=The Age |language=en}} Marvel Stadium then stated that they would be building a second sensory room and retraining their staff.{{cite news |last1=Watson |first1=Meg |title=Marvel Stadium announces changes after alleged ableism at Harry Styles show |url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/marvel-stadium-announces-changes-after-alleged-ableism-at-harry-styles-show-20230228-p5co6k.html |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=The Age}}
Personal life
Hayden became engaged to her boyfriend Dylan Rohan in December 2022. They got married on 13 January 2024.{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |date=21 December 2022 |title=How you know you've found the one |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm00QfdLWAg/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Instagram |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |date=2023-12-18 |title=ADHD mood is posting engagement party photos 11 months after said party and 3 weeks away from the wedding |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C0_TX1WLiYF/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Instagram}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-14 |title=How 'Heartbreak High' Star Chloe Hayden Became A Powerful Force For Change |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.au/latest-news/chloe-hayden-heartbreak-high-neurodivergent-interview/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=marie claire |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |title=From this day on, now and forevermore 13.01.24 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C2I9l2TyPZw/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Instagram}}
Hayden is Christian{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djxg5kH_GtY |title=Questionable Autism Merchandise |date=2021-10-28 |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |type=Videotape |language=English |publisher=YouTube}}{{Citation |title=Christian Advocate for ASD {{!}}{{!}} Chloe Hayden - Part 1 {{!}}{{!}} The Story with Jimmy Colefax | date=18 January 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOQgSn_J9Y |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=en}} and vegan.
Awards and nominations
Filmography
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| scope="row"|2017
| Jeremy the Dud |Heidi | rowspan="2"|Short film |
|---|
| scope="row"|2021
|Sister from the South |Robyn |
| scope="row"|2022
| Rostered On - Season 3: Counter Girls |Grace |Miniseries |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2022
| Embrace: Kids | rowspan="2"| Herself | Documentary film |
| Frankly
| Panelist |
| scope="row"| 2022–2025
|Quinn "Quinni" Gallagher-Jones |Main cast |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Herself | Featured guest; Episode: "Show Time 2" |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Inside{{Cite web |title=Guy Pearce In Prison Drama 'Inside' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/guy-pearce-inside-charles-williams-1235840636/ |website=variety.com}}{{Cite web |title=Inside (2024) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/inside-2024/37262 |access-date=30 December 2024 |website=screenaustralia.gov.au}} | |
Writing
- {{Cite book |last=Hayden |first=Chloé |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1334121296 |title=Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After |date=2022 |publisher=Murdoch Books |isbn=978-1-922616-18-0 |location=Millers Point, New South Wales |oclc=1334121296}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=nm9208985}}
- {{Official website|https://www.chloehayden.com.au/}}
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Category:21st-century Australian actresses
Category:People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Category:Actresses from Melbourne
Category:Australian people of Irish descent
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Category:Veganism in Australia