Draft:Cole LaBrant

Cole LaBrant graduated from Enterprise High School in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Amber |date=2015-11-12 |title='The Amazing Race:' Enterprise resident Cole LaBrant among social media stars cast for season 28 |url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/2015/11/the_amazing_race_enterprise_re.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=al |language=en}}

LaBrant initially saw success on the social media platform Vine in 2013 as a member of the Troy-based troupe Dem White Boyz. On January 24 2015, LaBrant posted the first video to his personal YouTube account, in which he asked singer and actress Selena Gomez to attend his high school prom with him.{{Cite web |date=2015-01-29 |title=Selena Gomez Gets Asked to Prom by High School Student and Vine Star Cole LaBrant—Watch His Adorable Video! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/619825/selena-gomez-gets-asked-to-prom-by-high-school-student-and-vine-star-cole-labrant-watch-his-adorable-video |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=E! Online}} The video went viral, amassing over 194,000 views and 758 comments in three days.{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Amber |date=2015-01-27 |title=Alabama teen creates YouTube video in hopes of snagging Selena Gomez as his prom date |url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/2015/01/alabama_teen_creates_youtube_v.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=al |language=en}} By February 2016, LaBrant had amassed over 6.5 million followers on Vine.{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Alec |date=2016-02-02 |title=Enterprise duo, featuring Troy University Vine star, competes in 'Amazing Race' |url=https://alabamanewscenter.com/2016/02/02/enterprise-duo-featuring-troy-university-vine-star-competes-in-amazing-race/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Alabama News Center |language=en-US}} LaBrant also saw success on other platforms, and by June 2016, LaBrant had amassed over 765,000 followers on Instagram.{{Cite web |last=Clower |first=Matthew |date=2016-06-21 |title=TROY student adjusting to life after 'The Amazing Race' |url=https://today.troy.edu/students/troy-student-adjusting-to-life-after-the-amazing-race/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Troy Today |language=en-US}}

In 2016, LaBrant and his mother Sheri were contestants on season 28 of CBS' The Amazing Race.

In 2016, Cole LaBrant, 19, met Savannah Soutas, 23, through the app Musical.ly, where Savannah had already amassed a following.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-21 |title=Christian YouTube Star Exchanges Vows With His Bride — and Her 4-Year-Old Daughter |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cole-labrant-exchanges-vows-bride-4-year-old-daughter-161937024.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}} At the time, Savannah, who lived in California, was the single mother of a three-year-old, Everleigh Rose. LaBrant and Soutas began dating in July 2016, then became engaged six months later. The couple was married July 9 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-21 |title=Christian YouTube Star Exchanges Vows With His Bride — and Her 4-Year-Old Daughter |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cole-labrant-exchanges-vows-bride-4-year-old-daughter-161937024.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}} During the wedding, Cole wrote separate vows dedicated to Suvannah's daughter. A video of his vows, uploaded to his Facebook page The Super Cole, went viral, garnering over 7.6 million views in 24 hours.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-21 |title=Groom's heartwarming vows to four-year-old stepdaughter go viral |url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/cole-labrants-heartwarming-wedding-vows-to-stepdaughter-everleigh-36453684.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-AU}} Cole LaBrant faced some public scrutiny after tweeting "No longer a virgin #MarriageRocks" the day after his wedding.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=OK! |date=2017-07-14 |title=Cole LaBrant Weds Savannah Soutas In A Stunning Ceremony |url=https://okmagazine.com/photos/savannah-soutas-cole-labrant-wedding-video-youtube-photos/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=OK Magazine |language=en-US}}

On October 9 2018, the LaBrant couple published their first book, Cole & Sav: Our Surprising Love Story, which detailed their upbringings, Savannah's experience as a single mother, and the couple's romance.{{Cite web |last=Gilette |first=Sam |date=2018-09-05 |title=YouTube Stars Cole and Sav Reveal Their 'Surprising Love Story' in New Book: Read an Excerpt |url=https://people.com/books/cole-sav-new-book-cover-and-excerpt/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=People.com |language=en}}

In October 2024, the LaBrant family listed their Tennessee home for sale for $5.4 million.{{Cite web |last=Garvey |first=Marianne |date=2024-10-14 |title=TikTok-Famous LaBrant Family List Their Enormous Tennessee Mansion for $5.4 Million Months After Welcoming Fifth Child |url=https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/tiktok-labrant-savannah-everleigh-selling-mansion/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Real Estate News & Insights {{!}} realtor.com® |language=en-US}}

LaBrant has been the subject of multiple widely covered controversies.

On August 13 2018, the LaBrants uploaded a YouTube video titled "A giant fire makes us evacuate our house" to their channel Cole&Sav, home to escape the Holy Fire wildfire. However, their home, located in Ladera Ranch, was situated outside the evacuation zone, prompting backlash as they were accused of staging the evacuation for attention and to garner sympathy.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-22 |title=This Famous YouTube Family Got Flamed By Their Neighbors For Claiming To 'Evacuate' From The Holy Fire |url=https://laist.com/news/entertainment/famous-youtube-family-facing-backlash-after-claiming-the-holy-fire-made-them-evacuate |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=LAist |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=McNeal |first=Stephanie |date=2018-08-21 |title=People Say YouTubers Cole And Sav Faked An Evacuation During A Fire For A Vlog |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/youtuber-cole-and-sav-evacuation-video |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}

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