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Alfie Deyes
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Deyes in 2014
Born
Alfred Sidney Deyes

(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31)
Enfield, London, England
Occupation
Partner(s) Zoe Sugg (2012–present; engaged)
Children 2
YouTube information
Years active 2009–present
Subscribers 4.57 million (main)
3.61 million (vlogs)
1.52 million (games)
Total views 511 million (main)
1.09 billion (vlogs)
217 million (games)
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 22 April 2025.

Alfred Sidney Deyes (born on September 17, 1993) is a popular English YouTuber, vlogger, and businessman. He is well-known for his YouTube channels, where he shares videos about his daily life and fun challenges. In 2014, he released his first book, The Pointless Book. Since then, he has published three books in this series and also an autobiography about his life.

Alfie Deyes' Early Life

Alfie Deyes was born in Enfield, a part of London, England. When he was four years old, his family moved to Brighton, East Sussex. Alfie went to Varndean School in Brighton. After that, he continued his education at Varndean College.

Alfie Deyes' Career

Becoming a YouTube Star

Alfie Deyes started his main YouTube channel, PointlessBlog, in 2009. This was the beginning of his journey as a content creator.

In 2013, he joined a group of other YouTubers in a series called The Crew. This show was described as a fun, male version of a talk show.

Alfie also took part in the "Guinness World Records OMG!" channel in 2013. He even held some world records! For example, he helped set the record for "Most bangles put on in 30 seconds by a team of two." He also held the record for "Most party poppers popped in 30 seconds" with 29 pops. Another record he held was filling 7 pancakes with chocolate sauce and bananas in one minute.

In 2015, Alfie Deyes was recognized in Debrett's 500. This list names some of the most influential people in Britain, and Alfie was included in the New Media category.

In 2018, Alfie uploaded a video titled "Living on £1 for 24 hours." In this video, he tried to spend only £1 for a whole day. Some viewers and media outlets felt that the video did not show poverty respectfully. Alfie later apologized for the video on June 18, 2018. He explained that he did not mean to cause offense. He then removed the original video from YouTube. All the money earned from that video was donated to charity.

Books by Alfie Deyes

Alfie Deyes signed a book deal with Blink Publishing in 2014. His first book, The Pointless Book, came out in September of that year. This book is a mix of a journal and an activity book. It also came with a free app and connected to social media.

A second book, The Pointless Book 2, was released on March 26, 2015. It had similar fun activities and quickly became a best-selling non-fiction book.

Alfie also wrote an autobiography called The Scrapbook Of My Life. This book was released on March 24, 2016. In 2017, he announced the third and final book in the series, The Pointless Book 3, which came out on July 13, 2017.

Music Projects

In 2014, Alfie Deyes was part of the Band Aid 30 charity supergroup. They recorded the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money. The money helped people affected by the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.

Alfie also joined the 'YouTube Boyband'. This group helped raise money for Comic Relief, a charity that helps people in need.

Alfie Deyes' Personal Life

Alfie Deyes has been in a relationship with fellow YouTube star Zoe Sugg since October 2012. Zoe is also known as Zoella. In early 2013, Alfie moved into a flat in London with YouTuber Caspar Lee.

Alfie moved back to Brighton in autumn 2013. In October 2014, he moved into a house with Zoe Sugg. In June 2017, they moved to a larger house. This house had been bought in July 2015 and was renovated for several months. Alfie and Zoe became engaged in September 2023. They have two daughters. Their first daughter was born in August 2021, and their second daughter was born in December 2023.

Awards and Nominations

Year Nominated Award Result Ref.
2014 "Ariana Does My Makeup" with Ariana Grande Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Collaboration Nominated
2015 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards UK Favourite Vlogger Nominated
2015 BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards Best British Vlogger Nominated

See also

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