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Grace Helbig on Her YouTube Channel & Feature Film Debut 'Camp Takota'

Grace Helbig on Her YouTube Channel & Feature Film Debut 'Camp Takota'

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YH is at NATPE in Miami, Florida, catching up with YouTube star Grace Helbig to get the lowdown on her latest YouTube Channel, "It's Grace" (https://www.youtube.com/user/graciehinabox), and also her first feature film, 'Camp Takota'! She also talks about being featured in Forbes's 30 Under 30 list, plus she reveals her celeb crush and who is at the top of her Must Blog With list! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak). Check out the Young Hollywood Store Here: http://shopyounghollywood.com/

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, Nikki Novak here in the Young Hollywood Studio at Nat P, Sir Fresh by Subway with Grace Helbig.

Young Hollywood

You were a fresh filmmaker of last year. And now Forbes 30 under 30.

Grace Helbig

Yes. Whoa. Wow. Yeah, it's good that they got me this year because I literally only have two more years to make that list. I got an email from my agent saying they want you for the 30 under 30 list. I was like, this is a prank. This isn't true. And then when I found out that it was real, I was like, oh my god, a tangible piece of success that my parents will understand and be elated by. It's not the internet, it's Forbes. I literally called my parents first before I told anyone else and they were like, what? This is crazy. I knew for like a month and then it literally came out, I think the day that I launched my new YouTube channel and I was like, this is amazing timing.

Young Hollywood

Wow. Great timing. So let's talk about the new channel.

Grace Helbig

Yeah. I have a new YouTube channel called youtube. com/itsgrace.

Young Hollywood

Is that gonna be different? How's it gonna be?

Grace Helbig

It's really not too different other than the name. I mean Grace is still, you know, it's still me being me, talking about things that I and the audience want to talk about.

Young Hollywood

I just love when you poke fun at, you know, award season and what people wear.

Grace Helbig

I never see it as making fun of people. Okay. Having fun with them. Yes. I'm just commenting on it. Like it's never like mean spirited. It's always just like, oh that's a thing that you have on your person. Cool job. You did it. Because I'm in no place to make any judgments of fashion on anyone ever.

Young Hollywood

Do you have a celebrity crush?

Grace Helbig

Oh, Jennifer Lawrence, huge girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence.

Young Hollywood

Her dress at the Sag Awards. Not so exciting. The black one. The sequin one. I felt weird about it.

Grace Helbig

The one before was the one that kind of people thought it was like, to it like the toga. It looked like I took my sheet from my hotel room and wrapped it around my person with a couple strips of tape. Yeah. But she's still beautiful.

Young Hollywood

If you could have anybody come and do, you know, a vlog with you.

Grace Helbig

Right now I really want Chris Hardwick to come do a vlog with me. And that is on the list of things to do. That's on the bucket list. Yes.

Young Hollywood

We've got a lot of other things going on. Camp Takota. Let's talk about that.

Grace Helbig

Camp Takota. Full feature. It's a full-length feature film that myself, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart did. It's all of our first full-length movie, experience, extravaganza ever. And it's real good. It's a movie about friendship, really. So it's like, if you don't have a date, come hang out with us.

Young Hollywood

So I always address your Twitter because you're one of my favorite people on Twitter.

Grace Helbig

Oh, yay.

Young Hollywood

And when you got here, you tweeted something about dressing like a Kardashian Ghostbuster in Miami. I did. What is that? Explain that.

Grace Helbig

Oh, I was yesterday I was wearing a jumpsuit that was all black. So I was like, oh, that looks like a Kardashian Ghostbuster. They always wear black and white. I literally only packed black and white when I got down here and I was like, oh, I guess that's the Miami thing to do. Who knows?

Young Hollywood

Did you get any of the Kardashian, you know, fans?

Grace Helbig

No, none of them. Not a single one.

Young Hollywood

Oh, you're disappointed about that.

Grace Helbig

I know. All I want to do is meet Kendall. Where is she?

Young Hollywood

Keep sporting the jumpsuits and then the other one with your dog doing Miley Cyrus.

Grace Helbig

Yes. Uh, I caught her mid tongue action on Instagram and yeah, she was doing a very good impression of Miley Cyrus. I was really proud of her.

Young Hollywood

Now that you're this Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur, sort of wanting to go more behind the scenes too and sort of create your own.

Grace Helbig

Yeah, I'm really this year, I'm I don't have an exact plan for what I want to do, but I know I want to build out my brand across platforms. I think Camp Takota is a great jumping off point for that. I just want to give the audience more content that they can watch in a variety of ways. I'm working on a pilot with E! right now. It's kind of bringing the internet to television, hopefully.

Young Hollywood

That sounds like such a good tease. Like I need to know more like what more.

Grace Helbig

That's all we got so far. If this interview happened four weeks from now, I could give you more information. But as for now, I'm trying to bring the internet to TV via E! And just want to create some more original content. I did a web series with Bobbi Brown, the makeup artist, called Grace's Faces and it was a really fun experience to work with a brand and create an original comedy web series, um that wasn't necessarily all about me, but I was a part of it and uh, an executive producer on it. So I think I want to get more into that kind of stuff.

Young Hollywood

Who knows everything?

Grace Helbig

Deepak Chopra. He probably knows everything. He has all the answers. Yeah. I saw him once. He had diamonds on his glasses and I was like, yeah, you do know everything. Yeah. He knows where it's at.

Young Hollywood

Grace, it was great to see you again.

Grace Helbig

Nice to see you too.

Young Hollywood

Where are we gonna see each other next? What city? Let's see, let's pick a destination. Where do we want to go?

Grace Helbig

Let's go to London next. Let's. Yeah.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Grace Helbig

    Featured guest, YouTube star, actress

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview

  • Jennifer Lawrence

    Grace Helbig's celebrity crush

  • Chris Hardwick

    Grace Helbig wants to do a vlog with him

  • Hannah Hart

    Co-star in 'Camp Takota'

  • Mamrie Hart

    Co-star in 'Camp Takota'

  • Kardashian

    Grace joked about dressing like a 'Kardashian Ghostbuster'

  • Kendall

    Grace wanted to meet Kendall Kardashian

  • Miley Cyrus

    Grace's dog made a Miley Cyrus impression

  • Bobbi Brown

    Makeup artist Grace worked with on a web series

  • Deepak Chopra

    Grace joked that he knows everything

FAQ

What is Grace Helbig's new YouTube channel called?+
Grace Helbig's new YouTube channel is called "It's Grace" and can be found at youtube.com/itsgrace.
What is 'Camp Takota' about?+
'Camp Takota' is a full-length feature film starring Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart, described as a movie about friendship.
Who is Grace Helbig's celebrity crush?+
Grace Helbig's celebrity crush is Jennifer Lawrence, citing her as a huge girl crush.
What are Grace Helbig's plans for the future?+
Grace Helbig plans to build out her brand across platforms, create more original content, and is working on a pilot with E! to bring the internet to television.
Has Grace Helbig been recognized by Forbes?+
Yes, Grace Helbig was named in Forbes's 30 Under 30 list.

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