Amelia Dimoldenberg and Andrew Garfield is the Golden Globes moment

Amelia Dimoldenberg is the Queen of Cringe. She is a comedian and journalist who made a name of herself by giving grimace-inducing interviews to celebrities and meeting musicians in awkward situations on her YouTube channel. Chicken Shop Date. Now, she’s back on everyone’s mind again as a handful of interviews shared between her and the actor Andrew Garfield, have charmed the internet. To me, I’m obsessed with the interviews, but they also demonstrate why Dimoldenberg and her unique voice make her one of the most delightful up-and-coming figures to watch.

First interview immortalized in the internet virality is at 2023 Oscars. Dimoldenberg was the host. official red carpet host. Upon meeting Garfield on the scene, he opens up the conversation with an absolutely swoon-worthy greeting, “I only ever want to see you,” after which to which he corrects to, “I only ever want to see you in these kinds of situations.” Throughout the conversation, the two go back and forth about each other’s horoscope sign compatibility. Wheezing and and giggling, the two barely get a single coherent sound-byte in — it’s lovely and cute and everything you’d want out of an Andrew Garfield moment.

The clip was quickly shared and fans noticed the adorable interaction they had. We see Garfield charmed by her in another interview. She talks about Garfield’s armpits. In the interview, Dimoldenberg and Garfield share pleasantries, but after some commotion around them, she tells Garfield he’s special because of his armpits which is perhaps a reference to his GQ shoot. Garfield questions her decision to bring it up, but Dimoldenberg insists, “No I think it was my favorite image.” Afterwards Garfield replies, “Really?” and she says, “It’s the background on my phone.” He says, “I don’t know what that says about you.” But she just says back, “You look hot!”

Many fans are now putting their own storylines onto these clips. Some suggest there might be a blossoming romance or the interaction is inherently romantic. These posts, while scanned in our infinite social media feeds quickly, only show the flirting. What’s less visible is that this moment is actually the culmination of a carefully honed interviewing voice Dimoldenberg’s has been working on for years through series like Chicken Shop Date.

Chicken Shop Date Dimoldenberg goes on a date with someone — like an actor or musician — and asks them questions. It’s part-interview part-date and Dimoldenberg sits in the role of awkward first encounter perfectly. These interviews are like awkward conversations between teenagers, who might or may not have a good grasp of social cues. Her content has the gold. She will often lean in to some of the most embarrassing moments and let interview subjects sing a poorly written rap. admit to Daniel Kaluuya’s face that she’s into him without directly telling him she’s into him.

It is her voice and background that she uses for red carpet interviews, like Garfield. It works. It’s fun to watch her play with Garfield and then laugh at their conversations. It’s great, and it just goes to show that after years of doing this that the entire awkward bit really shines and it’s already given us one of our favorite celebrity moments of 2023.