Former Toronto Raptors cheerleader turned comedian, singer, and actress, Nicole Arbor is an all-around Canadian performer who has tried her hand at almost everything to become a celebrity and achieve success.
She finally gained worldwide fame after creating the famous YouTube video titled Dear Fat People. On the video, she condemned overweight people, adding that they deserved to be ashamed. She also said that depressed people can cure themselves of depression by believing they are not.
the biography
Nicole Arbor was born in Hamilton, Canada on June 26, 1985. Little is known about her parents and early childhood. It has, however, been said that she enjoyed dancing as a child.
Arbor attended Humber College where she began actively participating in theater and dance. Thanks to her talent, she became captain of the Star Dance of the Canadian stars while she was still in university. She then became a cheerleader for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.
In her new job, Arbor gained a lot of exposure and worked with high profile artists such as Mariah Carey. Her dancing skills allowed her to excel in choreography and she was commissioned to choreograph KTU 103.5 Miracle on 34th Street in 2001.
After conquering the dance scene, Arbor tried her hand at acting. She loved the limelight so much and being a person with a great sense of humor, she also got into acting. As an actress, she appeared in several films, including Howie Do It , and Quiet But Deadly. She started her music career in 2010 but released her first single three years later in April 2013. The song was titled Bang Bang. A year later, she released another song along with a video titled Fun Revolution. The song was the first music video to debut on Periscope.
As a comedian, Arbor was seen as a promising upcoming act. His kind of comedy was filled with dark humor that irritated most people but delighted those who had the stomach for it. She has always tackled difficult subjects by offering new perspectives on these issues. Her beauty and acting skills have earned her the unofficial title of sexiest comedian in the world. In April 2015, she was named a runner-up for “Best Comedian” at the Shorty Awards. However, she lost to Hannibal Buress.
Nicole Arbor has also been a motivational speaker for the #GoTeam movement. In a nasty car accident that left her in chronic pain for a long time and considered suicide, she uses her voice to motivate others. She once said that depression is in the head of the person who suffers from it and that they have won their battle against it by not thinking about it. She said she used her hatred for the word “disabled” to motivate herself to get better. This caused a serious reaction from the public.
Her most infamous moment, however, is when she directed the infamous “Dear Fat People” video that takes the big disgrace on her YouTube channel. The video was widely shared on social media, garnering millions of views. This caused a lot of controversy, leading YouTube to temporarily remove the video from its site after it allegedly violated its terms of service. The video was however made available again, but this time with its comments disabled as people began threatening its author.
Hollywood celebrities and mainstream media joined in criticizing the video, but Arbor went uncomplaining about it. It brought her so much fame that she appeared on talk shows to defend her actions. She insisted that the message about it was not mean but just a satirical comedy.
Nicole Arbor net worth
There are conflicting reports on the exact net worth of Nicole Arbor. Her YouTube channel and successful career in comedy and choreography have made up for it nicely. Some reports have a net worth of $300,000, others at $2 million.
Abusive relationship with Matthew Santoro
Nicole Arbor has been in a number of high profile relationships. She dated Travis Stanley in 2008, then Matt Webb in 2012 and until 2014. Her most famous relationship, however, was with Matthew Santoro, another YouTube star with whom she broke up in 2015.
Their relationship became a topic of discussion Santoro released a video for the public titled “My Abuse Story” in which he claimed that Arbor had physically and emotionally abused him. He also claimed that she made him cut ties with his friends and family because of his jealousy issues. Arbor released her own video to deny the allegations.