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Brie, Holland Roden, Zac Efron, and Kevin Hart are major stars who have become part of the YouTube community. Being famous on YouTube is now something that is appealing to plenty of Hollywood celebs. To make it big on the YouTube platform, an engaging personality is basically a prerequisite. Therefore, it's not a shock that many YouTubers shine as reality TV hosts.
Liza Koshy
Liza Koshy has more than 17 million subscribers on her main channel and averages at least a million views per video. She’s been on YouTube since 2013 and has over 2 billion views on her channel to date. Liza Koshy has plenty of acting credits, including the Netflix film Work It and Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween.
Koshy has actually hosted two reality competition series. She was the host of the Double Dare revival from 2018 to 2019. In 2021, she began hosting Chopped: Next Gen. This is a spinoff series of the original Chopped franchise.
David Dobrik
In David Dobrik’s prime, he was one of the most influential YouTube stars. Many people who were not familiar with the YouTube world recognized his name. Dobrik has over 18 million subscribers on his main channel and many of his videos have over 20 million views.
In 2020, Dobrik hosted a series for Discovery called Dodgeball Thunderdome. It’s an obstacle course game show where contestants compete in a series of challenges for a $25,000 prize. These challenges test their strength, skills, and strategizing.
Alex Warren
Alex Warren has over two million followers on his main YouTube channel and is known for his comedic content. Warren has over 14 million TikTok followers. In 2020, Alex Warren hosted AwesomenessTV’s Next Influencer. It features aspiring influencers living in a house together and competing to be the next big influencer. In each episode, they have to complete a challenge based on the life of an influencer. Then, they rate each other. At the end of the competition, the highest-ranking contestant gets a deal with AwesomenessTV.
James Charles
James Charles is a YouTuber who is known for his makeup skills. He has over 25 million subscribers. He is known for creating beauty-related content, including how-to guides. During his interviews, he does his guests' makeup. In 2020, exclusively for YouTube, James Charles hosted a series called Instant Influencer. It featured him mentoring beauty influencers with smaller followings. He coached them on how to be the next top beauty influencer.
Lauren Riihimaki (LaurDIY)
Lauren Riihimaki, better known as LaurDIY, has over 8 million YouTube subscribers and often creates DIY and lifestyle-themed YouTube content. She hosts Craftopia, an exclusive HBO Max show. It features young children who are creative and talented. They complete challenges related to crafting. At the end of each episode, one of the contestants is awarded a $5,000 prize.
Rosanna Pansino
Rosanna Pansino has over 12 million YouTube subscribers. Most of her content revolves around baking and cooking. Pansino hosts Baketopia, another HBO Max exclusive series. This series involves professional bakers taking their skills to the next level with challenges centered on baking trends. You can catch all your favorite YouTube stars on their channels and on these shows.