Thomas Petrou is an American social media personality and entrepreneur of Greek descent, known for his TikTok and YouTube channels. Petrou is a founder of The Hype House, a group of online-content creators and the Hollywood Spanish-style mansion that they reside in together.[1][2] Thomas also briefly lived in the Team 10 house before being fired for unknown reasons in August 2019.[3] As of August 8, 2022, Petrou has amassed over 1.87 million subscribers on YouTube[4] and 7.9 million followers on TikTok.[5]
Thomas Petrou | |
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| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | TikTok and YouTube channels |
Career
editPetrou joined YouTube in 2015. Petrou joined Team 10 in May 2019 before announcing that he had been fired three months later for "no reason."[3][6] Seven months after concluding his time at Team 10, he co-founded The Hype House, a collective of creators who live in a large-house in Los Angeles and make content together, with Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, Daisy Keech, and Chase Hudson.[7]
Alongside other Hype House members, Petrou starred in a reality television series about the collective, also titled Hype House, which premiered on Netflix on January 7, 2022.[8]
Personal life
editPetrou began dating fellow social media personality and Hype House member Mia Hayward in 2020.[9]
Controversies
editIn March 2020, Daisy Keech left The Hype House after claiming she felt as though she was being left out of important decisions regarding the group, before suing Petrou and other founding member Hudson.[10][11] In May 2020, controversy arose between Bryce Hall, a member of another online-content creator collective called the Sway House, and Petrou.[12] Hall accused Petrou of stealing money from members of The Hype House and handling his personal financials poorly.[13] After Petrou direct messaged Hall suggesting that they should work through their problems on Hall's podcast, Hall posted the screenshot of the messages to which Petrou responded by posting more of their online interactions in order to provide context to the situation.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Lorenz, Taylor (2020-05-21). "Hype House and the Los Angeles TikTok Mansion Gold Rush". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Lorenz, Taylor (2020-08-06). "Why Influencers Won't Stop Partying Anytime Soon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ a b Vacco-Bolaños, Jessica (27 April 2020). "We Need To Talk About Thomas Petrou & Why He Was Fired From Team 10". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Thomas Petrou's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "petroutv TikTok Stats Summary Profile (Social Blade TikTok Statistics)". socialblade.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Twersky, Carolyn (2020-03-31). "Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Thomas Petrou". Seventeen. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Lustig, Hanna. "A power struggle and trademark dispute are rocking TikTok's Hype House as the influencer collective finds fame and fortune". Insider. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "TikTok's Hype House is coming to Netflix — but don't expect to see its biggest stars". Los Angeles Times. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ Leila Kozma (2022-01-11). "Thomas Petrou and Mia Hayward From the Hype House Started Dating in 2020 — Where Are They Now?". Distractify. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ Twersky, Carolyn (2020-03-31). "Everything to Know About the Newest TikTok House The Clubhouse". Seventeen. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Twersky, Carolyn (2020-03-30). "Daisy Keech Just Opened Up About All of the Hype House Drama Between Her and Thomas Petrou". Seventeen. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Harris, Margot. "Influencer Bryce Hall challenged Hype House's Thomas Petrou to a $500,000 boxing match to settle their feud". Insider. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ a b "The Bryce Hall and Thomas Petrou Beef Reached Another Boiling Point". Distractify. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Bryce Hall exposes Thomas Petrou for trying to start "fake beef" in DMs". Dexerto. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-29.