9 hardworking 23-year-old celebs to rival Ariana Grande
鈥楽he鈥檚 hardly down the mines is she?鈥�- Vicky Pattison on Ariana Grande鈥檚 Instagram post
A little bit of straight talk here from Vicky about one seriously dodgy Insta post.
If you were scrolling through Instagram over the weekend, you might have noticed a post by , which has been causing a bit of controversy in the comments section. It’s not the image of Ari strolling down the street in an oversized puffer jacket everyone’s up in arms about, rather her caption: “when you're cute but you're also the hardest working 23 year old human being on earth.”
While there’s no denying Ariana’s been busy prepping for her upcoming Dangerous Woman World Tour, it’s a bit of a sweeping statement when you consider all these hardworking celebrities are just 23, too…
Alfie Deyes
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Not only does Alfie maintain his own PointlessBlog YouTube channels, but he also regularly appears in girlfriend Zoella’s videos, with their latest joint project being a ‘Zalfie’ Sims 4 Series. Funnily enough, his most-watched video involves Ariana Grande doing his make-up, but they weren’t 23 at the time so it doesn’t count.
Liam Payne
The star has been busy in the studio with everyone from to , while he works on his debut solo album under a new contract with Capitol Records. As well as singing and songwriting, Liam has also been brushing up on his producing skills... under the alias ‘Big Payno’. You couldn't make it up.
Niall Horan
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Like his 1D bandmate, Niall has been working on solo material and released his first single, This Town, last year. He took part in December’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour in the US, appearing as a special guest on six of the dates, and worked so hard the poor lamb caught pneumonia before Christmas. Thankfully some time off over the holidays had him on the mend and he was back in action for London Fashion Week Men’s in early January.
Josephine Skriver
It’s a rare day when model Josephine isn’t shooting for Victoria’s Secret, where she’s contracted as an Angel, but in the past year she’s also bagged her first Vogue cover and walked for designers including Balmain, Moschino, Fendi, DKNY and Oscar de la Renta. An avid supporter of charity Keep A Child Alive, Jo also collaborated on a sunglasses line with Illesteva, with all proceeds going to the charity.
Ally Brooke Hernandez
star Ally Brooke has been on the band’s 7/27 Tour since June 2016, with the girls set to pick up the final North American and Asian legs of the tour in February, following the departure of bandmate . During the winter break from their own shows, Fifth Harmony appeared on the Jingle Ball Tour, and confirmed they’re working on a third album.
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He co-wrote five tracks on ’s Life Of Pablo album, has released three of his own mixtapes with no label backing and is nominated for seven Grammys at this year’s ceremony: is one hardworking lad. Just this week he appeared to be working on a “top secret” project on ’s Snapchat, so watch this space.
Perrie Edwards
The star has been at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for a staggering five weeks, with newest record Glory Days, but Perrie and the girls aren’t resting on their laurels. In fact, they’ll be supporting Ariana on tour in the US and Canada from February, before heading out on their own Glory Days tour in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the UK immediately after. Speaking of Perrie, she recently made herself with another busy bee, which brings us to…
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
It’s not just musicians and models making it at 23; Perrie Edwards’ new beau, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, is a pro footballer for Arsenal and England. He’s been playing with the senior England team since 2012, making him the second youngest player ever to rep England in the Euros, beaten only by Wayne Rooney. Alex is also an ambassador for the Heart4More Foundation and a vocal UNICEF supporter.
Tinashe
After a quick Christmas break, dropped the video for newest single Company – taken from 2016 album Nightride - in early January, quickly racking up over five million views. This followed her featuring slot on ’ Slumber Party, while Tinashe’s next move is opening ’s North American tour.
