Angelica Nwandu

Angelica Nwandu
Nwandu in 2020
Born (1990-05-10) May 10, 1990 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationOnline Black celebrity gossip
Years active2014-present
Known forFounder, the Shade Room

Angelica Nwandu (born May 10, 1990)[1][2] is the founder of the Shade Room (TSR), an Instagram-based media company focused on celebrity gossip. The site has since branched out into covering politics and focusing on Black culture news. The Shade Room has over 20 million subscribers across all platforms. Nwandu was dubbed "The Oprah of our generation" by Refinery29[3] and a "celebrity culture savant" by Complex. Time magazine named TSR in the 30 most influential on the internet in 2016. The New York Times called the Shade Room "Instagram's TMZ".[4]

  1. ^ Abumere, Princess (May 10, 2017). "5 things you should know about the Shade Room founder". pulse.ng. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Today is my bday". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Davis, Allison P. (October 21, 2019). "How I Get It Done: Angelica Nwandu, Founder and CEO of The Shade Room". The Cut. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Wortham, Jenna (April 14, 2015). "Instagram's TMZ". The New York Times.