Rickey has become a fashion icon
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Between 2016 and 2018, Rickey Thompson starred as Dakota, Andie’s gay best friend, in the YouTube TV series “Foursome.” Shortly after the show’s conclusion, Thompson was finally able to show his appreciation for fashion by walking in his first runway show for designer Alexander Wang in 2018, (per Essence). Since then, Thompson has appeared in advertisements for Coach and been praised for his ’90s and early 2000s-inspired fashion sense from publications like Vogue and Who What Wear. “I have been obsessed with fashion ever since I was little,” Thompson told Who What Wear. “I’m obsessed with fashion because it gives me a way to really express myself through clothes. I get excited when someone tells me they love my outfit or ‘Oh my God, Rickey. I love what you did there!’”
As if being on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok weren’t enough for the social media star, he also started hosting a podcast in 2020. The podcast, “We Said What We Said,” is co-hosted by Thompson and fellow social media phenomenon Denzel Dion and features candid discussions on pop culture, sex, love, and friendship. Thompson told Paper in 2020, “I really want people to leave this podcast with inspiration, just happy about being themselves, just a really good feeling.” Thompson has been nominated for the Breakthrough Social Star Award at the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards, which is set to premiere on May 16 and 17.
The Truth About Rickey Thompson
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By Ashley Moor/April 30, 2021 5:12 pm EST
“I didn’t grow up with a lot of friends,” Thompson told Vogue in March 2021. “I would see all of these other people’s pages growing. I never thought I could do it. I was like, ‘I’m shy. I’m scared about what other people think about me.’ I feel like social media really brought the confidence out of me.”
Rickey has become a fashion icon
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Between 2016 and 2018, Rickey Thompson starred as Dakota, Andie’s gay best friend, in the YouTube TV series “Foursome.” Shortly after the show’s conclusion, Thompson was finally able to show his appreciation for fashion by walking in his first runway show for designer Alexander Wang in 2018, (per Essence). Since then, Thompson has appeared in advertisements for Coach and been praised for his ’90s and early 2000s-inspired fashion sense from publications like Vogue and Who What Wear. “I have been obsessed with fashion ever since I was little,” Thompson told Who What Wear. “I’m obsessed with fashion because it gives me a way to really express myself through clothes. I get excited when someone tells me they love my outfit or ‘Oh my God, Rickey. I love what you did there!’”
As if being on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok weren’t enough for the social media star, he also started hosting a podcast in 2020. The podcast, “We Said What We Said,” is co-hosted by Thompson and fellow social media phenomenon Denzel Dion and features candid discussions on pop culture, sex, love, and friendship. Thompson told Paper in 2020, “I really want people to leave this podcast with inspiration, just happy about being themselves, just a really good feeling.” Thompson has been nominated for the Breakthrough Social Star Award at the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards, which is set to premiere on May 16 and 17.
As if being on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok weren’t enough for the social media star, he also started hosting a podcast in 2020. The podcast, “We Said What We Said,” is co-hosted by Thompson and fellow social media phenomenon Denzel Dion and features candid discussions on pop culture, sex, love, and friendship. Thompson told Paper in 2020, “I really want people to leave this podcast with inspiration, just happy about being themselves, just a really good feeling.”
Thompson has been nominated for the Breakthrough Social Star Award at the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards, which is set to premiere on May 16 and 17.
