Grace Helbig Will NEVER be a Hollywood Star, but David Dobrik Will Be

Publication Date

5-2022

Authors

Julia Gomes, University of New Hampshire

Abstract

The balance of internet celebrities' careers and the limitations that they are put on due to the pressure of parasocial relationships has changed over time within the world of mainstream media and the internet. In this paper, I explore parasocial relationships and their effects on internet professions. I start by focusing on an early Internet/YouTube star Grace Helbig and discuss how the internet and parasocial relationships affected her career and changed the shape of the internet. I then transition into talking about a newly successful Internet/Youtube star, David Dobrik, and discuss how he faced an opposite journey to Helbig to reach success with the change of the internet.

Recommended Citation

Gomes, Julia (2022) "Grace Helbig Will NEVER be a Hollywood Star, but David Dobrik Will Be," Comm-entary: Vol. 18: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholars.unh.edu/comm-entary/vol18/iss1/8