Constance Ella Glynn (born 16 March 1994) is an author, internet celebrity, musician and former cosplayer.

Connie Glynn
Glynn in 2019
Personal information
Born
Constance Ella Glynn

(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30)[1]
EducationUniversity of Sussex (BA)
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Subscribers811+ thousand[2]
Total views89.5+ million[2]
NetworkFree Focus
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers

Early life

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Glynn is from Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She[a] and her brother attended St. Christopher School in Letchworth on a bursary.[3] She took classes at Guildhall School of Music & Drama as a teenager.[4] After graduating from the University of Sussex with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies in 2016,[5] Glynn moved to London.[6]

Career

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Glynn started the Noodlerella blog on Tumblr, where she would post about Disney, anime, and video games. This translated into her YouTube channel, where she uploaded her first video doing Disney impressions in January 2013.[5] She became known on the Internet for her pink-loving "Noodlerella" persona and fashion sense, impressions, and love of cartoons and Disney, and cosplay.[7][3][8] In 2016, Glynn started a second channel, originally named NoodleVlogs and later Connie.[9]

Glynn voiced the role of Moxie Dewdrop in the UK edition of the 2016 DreamWorks film Trolls.[10]

In 2017, Glynn signed a three-book deal with the aim of five books with Penguin Random House[11] for a young adult fairytale series The Rosewood Chronicles largely based on Glynn's own experiences at boarding school.[12] The first installment in the series, Undercover Princess made her the top debut author in the young adult genre in the UK in 2017.[13] Undercover Princess was followed by Princess-in-Practice and The Lost Princess in 2018 and 2019 respectively.[14] With these came book tours.[15]

In 2018, Glynn moved away from her Noodlerella persona,[16] and in August 2019, she rebranded away from "the colour pink" as part of her identity and aesthetic as she decided to focus more on writing and music with her band Snaggletooth.[17][14][18]

Glynn revealed the cover for Princess at Heart in October 2020, the fourth book in The Rosewood Chronicles series. It was released in February 2021.[19][20] Glynn announced the title for the series' fifth and final installment, Princess Ever After in July 2021, for a February 2022 release date.[21][22]

Glynn's next young adult fantasy book series is titled The Cursed Melodies.[23]

Personal life

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Glynn previously identified as aromantic and bisexual,[24][25] then in 2021, made a video on her side channel coming out as a lesbian. Glynn uses both they and she pronouns.[26]

Glynn was hit by a car in November 2016 and broke her leg. She had surgery twice. In May 2019, she opened up about the PTSD and subsequent agoraphobia and paranoia she experienced in the years following the accident.[27][28]

Bibliography

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The Rosewood Chronicles

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  • Undercover Princess (2017)
  • Princess in Practice (2018)
  • The Lost Princess (2019)
  • Princess at Heart (2021)
  • Princess Ever After (2022)

Tales from the Shadow Library

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  • The Cursed Melodies (2025)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Kids' Choice Awards UK Favourite Breakthrough Vlogger Herself Nominated [29]
2016 Summer in the City Awards Breakthrough Award Herself Nominated [30]
2018 Summer in the City Awards Book of the Year Undercover Princess Nominated [31]

Notes

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  1. ^ Glynn uses she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.

References

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  1. ^ "🎂 🍰 Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes yesterday everybody!!!". Connie Glynn. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b "About Connie Glynn". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b Blanchard, Tamsin (24 April 2015). "Noodlerella's vintage #haulternative video". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Connie Glynn". Penguin Books Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b Tostevin, Daniel (26 February 2016). "Connie Glynn: Unapologetically Pink". TenEighty. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ "ROOM TOUR - Dream Pink Princess Teen Fantasy Room + Walk in Closet - Connie Glynn". YouTube. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald, Clare (3 June 2018). "Our Nine Favourite Noodlerella Moments". TenEighty. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ^ Stern, Stefan (22 January 2018). "Noodlerella who? Welcome to our children's YouTube bubble | Stefan Stern". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. ^ Connie. "Connie". youtube. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  10. ^ Nordin, Kiersten (13 September 2016). "Carrie Hope Fletcher and Noodlerella Join the Cast of Trolls". TenEighty. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  11. ^ Eyre, Charlotte (24 January 2017). "YouTuber Connie Glynn lands book deal with PRH". The Bookseller. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  12. ^ Ryan, Keeley (5 September 2018). "Author Connie Glynn shares her best advice for anyone wanting to become a writer". Her. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. ^ Oldfield, Kate (14 January 2019). "The Teach Primary Book Awards 2019 – Meet the Judges!". Teach Wire. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b Oldfield, Kate (27 October 2018). "Connie Glynn On Writing, YouTube, And Her Dream Casting For Princess in Practice". United by Pop. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  15. ^ Williamson, Sarah (15 July 2019). "Connie Glynn Announces UK Book Tour". TenEighty. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  16. ^ Atcha, Nafisah (7 September 2018). "Video Spotlight: The Death of the YouTuber". Teneighty Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  17. ^ "we're breaking up". YouTube. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  18. ^ Woods, Teri (28 May 2021). "The Definition of Snaggletooth". Moths and Giraffes. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Princess at Heart". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  20. ^ Oldfield, Kate (31 March 2021). "Connie Glynn Talks, Princess At Heart, Book Four In The Rosewood Chronicles Series". United by Pop. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  21. ^ Princess Ever After. Retrieved 12 August 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  22. ^ Lucilla Rose (23 November 2023). "Princess Ever After by Connie Glynn". Story Links. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  23. ^ "The Cursed Melodies by Connie Glynn". Penguin Books. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  24. ^ Wood, Lucy (12 February 2018). "YouTuber Connie Glynn aka Noodlerella reveals she's aromantic". Metro. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  25. ^ Gilmour, Paisley (13 February 2019). ""It's a big societal reminder that I'm different" - Valentine's Day when you're asexual or aromantic". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  26. ^ Glynn, Connie. "honey im home ( and im a lesbian )". YouTube. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  27. ^ Rodriguez, Karla (29 November 2016). "Connie Ella 'Nooderella' Glynn Was Hit by a Car". J-14. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  28. ^ Smith, Emma-Louise (17 May 2019). "Video Spotlight: I was insane for 2 years and didn't tell anyone". TenEighty. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  29. ^ Hodson, Charleyy (15 March 2016). "Cherry Wallis Is The UK's Newest Breakthrough Vlogger". We the Unicorns. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  30. ^ Sutton, Erin (14 August 2016). "Summer in the City Awards 2016 Round-Up". TenEighty. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  31. ^ Beveridge, Marta (12 August 2018). "Summer in the City Awards 2018 Round-Up". TenEighty. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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