Matthew Hussey
{{short description|British dating coach, YouTube personality, and writer}}
{{About|the British author|the professional ice hockey player|Matt Hussey}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Matthew Hussey
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|06|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Essex, England
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| nationality = British
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| occupation = {{hlist|Dating coach|author}}
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| notable_works = {{Plainlist|
- Get the Guy (2013)
- Love Life (2024)
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| spouse = {{marriage|Audrey Le Strat|2023|}}
| website = {{URL|matthewhussey.com}}
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Matthew Hussey (born 19 June 1987){{Cite Instagram |postid=CQT_GA4gnNg |user=thematthewhussey |title=Celebrating my 34th birthday today. My nephew Samuel shares my birthday. He's 4. We were given the same t-shirt with the two of us on it, ate the same cake, bounced on the same bouncy castle. It's exactly how I never thought I'd spend my 34th, and it was perfect 🎂❤️ |first=Hussey |last=Matthew |author=Matthew Hussey |date=June 19, 2021}} is a British author, dating coach and YouTuber. He is known for his 2013 book Get the Guy and his 2024 book, Love Life: How to Raise Your Standards, Find Your Person, and Live Happily (No Matter What).
Early life
Hussey grew up in Essex, England.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Faye |date=2024-05-24 |title=Who is Matthew Hussey – the man Camila Cabello lost her virginity to? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3263969/who-camila-cabellos-first-love-matthew-hussey-havana-singer-just-admitted-losing-her-virginity |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524112426/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3263969/who-camila-cabellos-first-love-matthew-hussey-havana-singer-just-admitted-losing-her-virginity |url-status=live }}
Career
Hussey began working as a life coach in his late teens.{{Cite web |last=Atik |first=Nilufer |date=2015-07-02 |title=Would you spend £3,000 on a 'love retreat' for dating advice? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11713586/Would-you-spend-3000-on-a-love-retreat-for-dating-advice.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426100628/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11713586/Would-you-spend-3000-on-a-love-retreat-for-dating-advice.html |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Daily Telegraph |language=en}} He was a dating coach for men before switching to women in 2008.{{Cite news |date=2015-05-15 |title=This Is What a 'Female Pickup Artist' Seminar Is Actually Like |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/i-went-to-a-creepy-london-seminar-aimed-at-teaching-women/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319215456/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9bgww3/i-went-to-a-creepy-london-seminar-aimed-at-teaching-women |archive-date=19 March 2018 |access-date=2018-03-19 |work=Vice |language=en-us}} In 2010, he moved to the United States and attracted a following, which included actresses Eva Longoria and Tyra Banks.
Hussey offers "Get the Guy" online tutorials, 7-hour seminars and $4,000 retreats periodically in the UK and the United States.{{Cite news |date=2015-04-29 |title=I spent seven hours in Matthew Hussey's 'Get the Guy' seminar |url=https://www.metro.us/lifestyle/i-spent-seven-hours-in-matthew-hussey-s-get-the-guy-seminar/zsJodB---tFzOo3sGpRIoQ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043901/https://www.metro.us/lifestyle/i-spent-seven-hours-in-matthew-hussey-s-get-the-guy-seminar/zsJodB---tFzOo3sGpRIoQ |archive-date=20 March 2018 |access-date=2018-03-19 |work=Metro US |language=en}} Seminars include diagnostics, gendered advice on how to approach, and lines and text messages tailored to various situations. The $10,000/hour price tag for his one-on-one coaching has attracted media attention.{{Cite news |last=McMahon |first=Barbara |date=2017-07-08 |title=Why are women paying $10,000 for this man's dating advice? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/why-are-women-paying-10-000-for-this-mans-dating-advice-755w2qsq6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043836/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-are-women-paying-10-000-for-this-mans-dating-advice-755w2qsq6 |archive-date=20 March 2018 |access-date=2018-03-19 |work=The Times |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}
He hosted the radio show Love Life with Matthew Hussey.{{Cite web |title=Love Life with Matthew Hussey |url=https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/love-life-with-matthew-hussey |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130306/https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/love-life-with-matthew-hussey |archive-date=21 March 2018 |access-date=2018-03-20 |website=Stitcher |language=en}} He has also made many television appearances, including being the matchmaker on NBC's Ready for Love.{{cite web|title=Ready for Love|url=http://www.nbc.com/ready-for-love/about/bios/cast/matt-hussey-matchmaker/|publisher=NBC|access-date=30 March 2013|archive-date=29 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329023643/http://www.nbc.com/ready-for-love/about/bios/cast/matt-hussey-matchmaker/|url-status=live}} He has been the resident love expert on the Today Show.{{Cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/leisure/internet/podcast-post/podcast-post-a-little-dose-of-laughter-and-a-whole-lotta-love-1.2171631|title=Podcast Post: A little dose of laughter and a whole lotta love|last=Writer|first=Shyama Krishna Kumar, Staff|date=2018-02-11|work=GulfNews|access-date=2018-03-20|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320182642/http://gulfnews.com/leisure/internet/podcast-post/podcast-post-a-little-dose-of-laughter-and-a-whole-lotta-love-1.2171631|url-status=live}}
He hosts the Love Life podcast and is frequently joined by special guests, as well as his wife, Audrey, and his brother, Stephen.{{Cite web |date=22 May 2024 |title=Love Life Podcast |url=https://matthewhussey.com/podcast/ |url-status=live |website=Love Life Podcast |access-date=22 May 2024 |archive-date=22 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522192901/https://matthewhussey.com/podcast/ }}
= Authorship =
In 2013, Hussey released a book titled Get The Guy: Learn Secrets of the Male Mind to Find the Man You Want and the Love You Deserve. The book was a New York Times bestseller.{{cite book |last=Hussey |first=Matthew |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780062241740 |title=Get the Guy: Learn Secrets of the Male Mind to Find the Man You Want and the Love You Deserve |publisher=HarperWave |year=2013 |isbn=978-0062241740 |location=New York, NY |url-access=registration}}{{cite news |last=Cowles |first=Gregory |title=Print & E-Books |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-04-28/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/list.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526100937/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2013/04/28/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ |archive-date=26 May 2024 |access-date=10 February 2018 |work=New York Times}} He has written a column in Cosmopolitan since 2015.{{cite web |title=Matthew Hussey |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/author/14328/matthew-hussey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030921/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/author/14328/matthew-hussey/ |archive-date=16 February 2018 |access-date=15 February 2018 |website=Cosmopolitan}}
In May 2024, his book Love Life: How to Raise Your Standards, Find Your Person, and Live Happily (No Matter What) debuted at #3 on the New York Times nonfiction advice/how to bestseller charts.{{Cite web |date=12 May 2024 |title=Books {{!}} Bestsellers {{!}} Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/05/12/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522191928/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/05/12/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ |archive-date=22 May 2024 |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=New York Times}}
Views
Personal life
Hussey's brother, Stephen,{{Cite web |title=Matthew Hussey |url=https://www.facebook.com/CoachMatthewHussey/posts/1054154074603662 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526100958/https://www.facebook.com/CoachMatthewHussey/posts/1054154074603662 |archive-date=26 May 2024 |access-date=2018-03-20 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}} often appears on videos on Hussey's YouTube channel and writes content for Hussey's site.{{Cite news |date=2014-04-23 |title=Here Are The Top 4 Traits Men Want in Our Dream Woman (#3 Might Surprise You) {{!}} Get The Guy |url=http://www.howtogettheguy.com/blog/top-4-traits-men-want-in-our-dream-woman-3-might-surprise-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320232040/http://www.howtogettheguy.com/blog/top-4-traits-men-want-in-our-dream-woman-3-might-surprise-you/ |archive-date=20 March 2018 |access-date=2018-03-20 |work=Get The Guy |language=en-US}} Their father Steve has been involved with Get the Guy.
In 2018, Hussey was in a relationship with singer Camila Cabello after he met her while on the Today Show. They broke up in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/camila-cabello-splits-from-relationship-coach-matthew-hussey-after-more-than-1-year-together/|title=Camila Cabello Splits from Relationship Coach Matthew Hussey After More Than 1 Year Together|work=People|date=June 25, 2019|access-date=June 1, 2022|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218151810/https://people.com/music/camila-cabello-splits-from-relationship-coach-matthew-hussey-after-more-than-1-year-together/|url-status=live}}
In 2020, Hussey began a relationship with Audrey Le Strat. While in London, the couple got engaged in February 2022.{{Cite web |title=Notoriously private dating coach Matthew Hussey reveals surprise engagement |url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/notoriously-private-dating-coach-matthew-hussey-reveals-surprise-engagement/news-story/e81f22468d87613592659d85cc38c4d5 |website=News.com.au |access-date=17 April 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507050655/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/notoriously-private-dating-coach-matthew-hussey-reveals-surprise-engagement/news-story/e81f22468d87613592659d85cc38c4d5 |url-status=live }} In October 2023, they married in Sicily.
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External links
- {{Official website|matthewhussey.com}}
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