Huddy

Cole Chase Hudson (born May 15, 2002), known professionally as Huddy (formerly known as LilHuddy), is an American social media personality, singer, and actor known for co-founding the TikTok collective the Hype House, and popularizing the e-boy fashion style and subculture. A 2020 article in Billboard Magazine rated him as one of the top 10 music influencers on TikTok that year, with over 30 million followers, and one of the most influential people on the platform.

Early life Hudson was born in Stockton, California, to school teachers Cole Ellis and Tamora Hudson. He has two sisters. Growing up in Stockton, he became interested in fashion at a young age and discovering pop punk bands like My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy from his older sister's iPod. In his teens, he began being bullied, which led to him becoming suicidal and eventually transferred to online schooling.

Career Hudson began his career on musical.ly, now TikTok. In December 2019, Hudson co-founded the TikTok collective known as the Hype House with other social media personalities such as Daisy Keech, Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, and Thomas Petrou. He also has a YouTube channel.

Hudson is represented by talent agency CAA.

In December 2020, he was signed to Interscope Records by Adam Mersel, despite Hudson only having a recorded "a few scrappy demos". The film premiered on January 15, 2021, and gained over 16 million views in its first weekend. He then released his debut hit single "21st Century Vampire" on January 21. On February 18 he released his second single "The Eulogy of You and Me", which was co-written and produced by Travis Barker. On April 22, 2021, he released his third single "America’s Sweetheart", an emotional ballad about a breakup and its outcomes. The music video features a cameo from internet celebrity and dancer, Charli D'Amelio. On August 6, he released the single "Don't Freak Out" featuring Iann Dior, Travis Barker and Tyson Ritter and announced his debut album Teenage Heartbreak which was then released on September 17, 2021.

Influences Hudson cites Justin Bieber, BTS, Shawn Mendes, Billie Eilish and One Direction as his fashion influences, and Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo, My Chemical Romance and Blink-182 as his musical influences.

Personal life

Hudson dated Canadian social media personality Cynthia Parker until their breakup in July 2019. He was in a relationship with TikTok influencer Charli D'Amelio between December 2019 and April 2020. They rekindled their relationship in 2021 but broke up in January 2022. He began dating model and social media influencer Chiara Hovland in February 2023.

Hudson faced backlash in December 2020 after it was revealed that he and a number of other social media personalities, had been vacationing at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas during the COVID-19 pandemic while cases in Los Angeles surged.

Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with release date and label shown Title Album details Teenage Heartbreak Released: September 17, 2021 Label: Immersive, Sandlot, Geffen Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album USRock USAlt. IRE NZHot "21st Century Vampire" 2021 27 25 — 22 Teenage Heartbreak "The Eulogy of You and Me" — — — — "America's Sweetheart" — — — 24 "Don't Freak Out"(featuring Iann Dior, Travis Barker and Tyson Ritter) 46 — — 36 "Partycrasher" — — — — "All the Things I Hate About You"20221712928 "Slowly Healing"2023———— "Mugshot" 2024———— "21"———— "Worst Way"———— "Love Bites"———— "Addicted to You"———— "Cyanide"———— "Vendetta"2025————

Filmography

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2022 Hype House Himself1 Season; 6 episodes 2026 Nation's Dumbest Himself Season 1 participant

Internet Year Title Role 2021 Downfalls High Fenix

Film Year Title Role 2026 How to Lose a Popularity Contest Nate

Awards and nominations Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 Himself Social Star Award