Lauren Riihimaki (born August 11, 1993) is a social media star and YouTuber who is from Canada now settled in the USA. The lady earned her popularity through the famous social media platform named YouTube. Her career began when started posting DIY videos on her channel. Sooner she gathered the popularity which earned her followers on Instagram also.
She now also works as a model as you can see from her Instagram images. She gathered attention in 2019 she accepted that she is dating another guy who later found to be Jeremy Michael Lewis.
Childhood, Parents, Siblings & Education
There is a lot of curiosity in the mind of the people especially her followers regarding her early life so let’s try to reveal data about her early life. Lauren Riihimaki belongs to mixed ethnicity as her father Greg Riihimaki is Ukrainian and mother Gail Riihimaki is Japanese.
She got raised by her parents in her homeland St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada where she took birth in the year 1993 (age 26 years; as in 2019) on 11th August.
She always remained quite good in academics. She started her schooling from a school named Alexandra Public School, where she studied till 6th standard after which she shifted to Queen Mary Public School and completed her high school graduation.
Her bachelor’s degree in Graphics and Communication management happened at Ryerson University and this is when she started her YouTube channel. She was in the first year of her college she started making DIY videos.
Figure Measurements, Height & Weight
Even after coming from a Ukrainian father and Japanese mother, we must say she has a more Asian look. The girl is gorgeous and her images describe her beauty more fairly. She has beautiful hairs but she dyes them in different colours but majorly in blonde.
Lauren Riihimaki is fairly tall also as her height is 5 ft 4½ in (164 cm), and her weight is around 121 lbs (55 Kg). It seems like from a YouTuber LaurDIY is trying to be an influencer and fashion blogger also as this is what her images suggest.
| Wiki/Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Full Birth Name | Lauren Kobayashi Riihimaki. |
| Internet Name | LaurDIY. |
| Age (As of 2019) | 26 years old. |
| Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday | August 11, 1993. |
| Nationality | Canadian. |
| Religion | Christian. |
| Ethnicity | Mixed. |
| Gender | Female. |
| Birthplace/Hometown | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. |
| Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian) | Straight. |
| Sun Sign (Zodiac Birth Sign) | Leo. |
| House Location | Los Angeles, California, United States. |
| Physical Statistics | |
| Height (Tall) | Feet & Inches: 5'4½. Meters: 1.64 m. Centimeters: 164 cm. |
| Weight | Pounds: 121 lbs. Kilograms: 55 Kg. |
| Eye Color | Light Brown. |
| Hair Color | Blonde. |
| Personal Information | |
| Parents | Father: Greg Riihimaki. Mother: Gail Riihimaki. |
| Siblings | No. |
| Marital Status | Unmarried. |
| Boyfriend | Jeremy Michael Lewis. |
| Kids | No. |
| Languages | 1. English. 2. Japanese. |
| Social media | Twitter: @laurDIY (5.9 million fans). Instagram: laurdiy (5 million followers). YouTube: LaurDIY (8.92 million subscribers). |
| Favourites | |
| Favourite actor | Dwayne Johnson. |
| Show | Friends. |
| Place | San Francisco. |
| Education | |
| Highest Qualification | Graduate. |
| School | Alexandra Public School. |
| Alma Mater | Ryerson University. |
| Career | |
| Profession | Social media star and actress. |
| Skills | Art and Craft. |
| Movies | 1. Seven Bucks Digital Studios (2016). 2. Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017). 3. Me and My Grandma (2017). |
| Cars | Range Rover Evoque. |
| Net worth (As in 2020) | $1-1.5 million. |
Dating History, Boyfriend & Partner
In the year 2015, she falls in love with another famous face named Alex Wassabi. They both formed a lovely couple but unfortunately in the year 2018, they broke up and parted their ways. Her followers felt sad because the two of them used to look cute together and their bonding also felt strong but it is what it is.
After her breakup, she came into contact with another guy about which she revealed in the year 2019 March. It came into light later that the guy whom she is dating is another YouTuber named Jeremy Michael Lewis. The guy is very popular as he possesses more than 175 k followers on Instagram and his Insta bio describes him to be a software seller.
Some Lesser Known Facts about Lauren Riihimaki
- From her teens she has an interest in art, craft and sewing this is the reason why she started posting videos on her YouTube channel named “LaurDIY” which has more than 8.9 million followers.
- She has gained this much followers in the time of 9 years. Her creativity and skills brought her to this stage of her career.
- At present, she has a second YouTube channel named “LaurDIY Vlogs” which has around 137 k subscribers. Here she posts videos about the events that occur in her daily life.
- She is so successful in this that she has chosen this to be her permanent career. As far as we came to know Lauren has a net worth of $1-1.5 million.
- The lady has work experience as an actress also as she appeared in 2 movies till now.
- Her debut movie is “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” in which she played the role of Lisa and after this, she appeared in another movie named “Me and My Grandma” in 2017.
- Many people do not know but her first work as an actress was in a short movie named “Seven Bucks Digital Studios”.
- She has a Range Rover Evoque.
- Her dog Moosie has an Instagram account with more than 800 k followers.
- She has made a video also in which she taught how to make DIY facemasks.
- When she broke up with Alex then she declared this through a YouTube video.
https://youtu.be/58JNbzL9S-M
- She is also a host for the show on HBO named “Craftopia”.
- Lauren Riihimaki never took any formal training as an artist it is all that she learned by herself.
