Top 5 YouTubers over 50
For those who don’t know what vlogging is, let us explain: It’s the new diary. Books are out and MacBooks are in. Instead of writing your thoughts down, video blogging enables you to speak, instead of write. In order to vlog you must have something topical to talk about, film it, upload it and wait for the whole world to watch and comment. Here are five YouTubers over the age of 50 that have passionate followers.
What more do you want from a wild trio of hilariously funny grandmas that get together once a week to upload a vlog on topics from Kim Kardashians sex tape, twerking like Miley or give their take on erotic books like 50 Shades of Grey.
Age is no barrier to looking fabulous, which is exactly what is promoted by this channel for older women seeking to look fabulous. You can learn how to get an elegant, chic look or even if you want to learn the best way to apply lipstick. It also highlights makeup tips for the mother of the bride or groom.
86-year-old Peter Oakley told it all in a series of short videos titled “telling it all” where he claims he was able to “bitch and grumble” about his time in WWII or how to find the # button on the keyboard. At one point, Oakley was the most subscribed user on YouTube, the only person from the UK to ever done so, and remained at the top spot for 31 days.
Over 50 and fantabulous indeed. Especially with this vlogger who likes to push the boundaries of mainstream society and talk controversy. Her favourite topics are about “old stuff: grey hair, sagging butts, sagging breasts, menopause, cranky men, wanting to have sex, wanting to have too much sex, trying to date younger men, being stupid” – what more could you want? This is why she makes our top list.
Just when you thought cooking couldn’t get better, 100-year-old cook, great grandmother and vlogger, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression while preparing meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes of the past while listening to her amazing stories from the Depression.
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