The Untold Truth Of Dixie D'Amelio
Chances are if you know what the video sharing app TikTok is, you also know who the D'Amelios are. Dubbed as "the first family of TikTok" by The Guardian, the D'Amelios' rise to fame began when Charli D'Amelio, who was only 15 years old at the time, started posting on the platform. By July 2019, Charli went viral for the first time with a duet dance video. In less than a year after her first viral post, Charli became the most followed person on TikTok (yes, she literally holds the Guinness World Record for it). But it wasn't just Charli who blew up on the app. The rest of her family followed suit, with Charli's sister Dixie D'Amelio also gaining millions of followers and their parents Heidi D'Amelio and Marc D'Amelio becoming influencers as well.
And while Charli was the first to make it big, her sister Dixie has become a major star in her own right. As "D'Amelio" has become more and more of a household name, Dixie has ventured outside of just TikTok fame. In her first year in the spotlight, Dixie released music, launched her YouTube channel, partnered with major brands, and brought in piles of cash. If you're wondering who Dixie was before all of the TikTok success and what she's really like, we've got you covered. We're diving into all of that and more as we uncover the untold truth of Dixie D'Amelio.
Before the TikTok fame, Dixie was just a normal teenager
Fans of the D'Amelio family know that Charli D'Amelio's dancing didn't start on TikTok. Rather, the younger D'Amelio sister got into the world of dance competitions at an early age. What's not as well known though, is what activities Dixie D'Amelio loved before becoming famous. Based on Heidi D'Amelio's Instagram page, before their rise to fame, they were just a normal family in Connecticut, and Dixie did normal high schooler things like go to prom and play sports.
As for Dixie's sports of choice? Why, that answer is all over her parents' social media accounts. In 2015, Marc D'Amelio shared on Instagram that Dixie went to state for the long jump back in middle school, and throughout Dixie's high school years, Heidi D'Amelio would share photos and videos from her elder daughter's track meets. Furthermore, Dixie's cross country stats from her freshman and sophomore year are still up on Athletic Net's page.
When the family sat down with Famous Birthdays in January 2020, the outlet asked the D'Amelios which member would be most likely to "win an Olympic gold medal" if they were to compete in the Games. Dixie said she believes she's the one, and her dad agreed. Shoot for the stars and go for the gold, Dixie!
Dixie D'Amelio was a nationally ranked BMX rider
But wait, there's more to add to Dixie D'Amelio's pre-TikTok extracurriculars list. In addition to being a competitive runner, she was an accomplished BMX rider before she achieved social media fame. When chatting with Famous Birthdays in December 2019, Charli D'Amelio's big sister casually dropped a little tidbit about just how good she was at the sport. "This is the fun fact I tell everyone," she began, "but I raced BMX when I was younger. I was fifth in the nation."
Dixie's parents have also posted multiple photos of her BMX days on social media. In August 2017, Heidi D'Amelio posted about her firstborn's BMX career on Instagram, writing, "Dixie has never been afraid to try new things and at 5 years old after looking at her dad's BMX pics and trophies she wanted to try it for herself." She went on to note that Dixie "held the number one spot in Connecticut and in the regional 13 states for a time with a fifth place national ranking" and said it was "interesting, scary and so cool to watch." Dixie's dad Marc D'Amelio has also posted about Dixie's BMX journey, including this photo from her very first win. Who knew BMX racing could be so cute!
Dixie D'Amelio has always taken risks with her hairstyles
During her time in the spotlight Dixie D'Amelio has been seen with blue hair, blonde hair, a partially shaved head, and more. But this hair experimentation isn't new for Dixie. Her parents have shared photos of both Dixie and her sister, Charli D'Amelio, with a variety of hairstyles. As little kids, the D'Amelio girls rocked pixie cuts and cool half shaved designs.
But Dixie's hair journey hasn't always had positive outcomes. Apparently, things went awry after she got hair extensions in October 2020. On the Oct. 15, 2020 episode of Dixie and Charli's podcast, Charli and Dixie Two Chix, Dixie shared that she suspected the extensions were causing trouble for her real hair. "I don't know if my hair is falling out, but I think it's falling out from them," Dixie said. "So I'm like, kinda scared." When her sister suggested it might just "be pieces of the extension falling out," Dixie said she didn't think this was the case. "I'm losing hair, but it's connected to the extension ... There's like white pieces all at the end of each piece of hair," she shared.
Dixie was careful not to put her hair stylist on blast, but one stylist apparently outed herself by posting before and after photos of Dixie's new look on social media. It looks like Dixie eventually ditched the extensions: By January 2021, the TikTok star shared her much shorter 'do on Instagram.
At first, Dixie D'Amelio thought TikTok was 'embarrassing'
While the D'Amelios are now TikTok royalty, believe it or not, Dixie D'Amelio was wary of the platform at first. In an interview with The Guardian, Dixie and Charli D'Amelio talked about their early experience with TikTok. As the outlet noted, Dixie "enjoyed scrolling through the endless feed" but she did so "in private" to avoid the judgment of her peers. As she recalled to The Guardian, "People at school made fun of TikTok. It was looked down on. Embarrassing!" Of course, that view would change: Fast Company noted in December 2020 that TikTok had a huge year, "overtaking Facebook to become the most-downloaded app of 2020 when iOS and Android downloads are combined."
But as we all know, both D'Amelio sisters fully embraced the world of TikTok. Dixie told The Guardian, "Every conversation was about TikTok. 'Oh my God, Charli has 100,000 followers. Oh my God, she has 200,000.' I said, 'I'm done! If Charli hits one million followers, I'll start posting because I'm done being left out like this.'" Charli more than shattered that goal, and, as The Guardian put it, "Dixie kept up her end of the agreement." Since then, Dixie has amassed around 50 million followers of her own — certainly nothing to be embarrassed about!
The D'Amelio sisters are incredibly close
Anyone with a brother and/or a sister knows that sometimes things get competitive, and we can imagine that being in the public eye can only add to that pressure between siblings. But despite their quick rise to fame, Charli and Dixie D'Amelio have remained extremely close through it all. According to Seventeen, when Charli and Dixie are "hanging out at home, they're just two sisters, laughing at each other, finishing each other's sentences, and fighting over whose room is messier." Dixie has also called Charli her "forever best friend" on Instagram, and Charli said in Seventeen that she loves that her sister is "protective over the people [she] care[s] about."
And although the D'Amelio sisters look alike, their interests have always been different. As we mentioned, Charli grew up dancing while Dixie grew up playing sports, and their various interests and personal styles can now be seen on their TikTok pages. Charli is typically seen dancing to complex choreography while Dixie is seen lip syncing, taking part in challenges, and even making fun of TikTok dances. Despite their different styles, the D'Amelio sisters also make a ton of TikToks together. But they don't just create content together. Charli and Dixie have worked on multiple projects and business ventures together as their careers as influencers have grown. Together the D'Amelio sisters have worked on a clothing line, a makeup line, a podcast, nail polishes, and more. And they're just getting started!
Dixie D'Amelio's music career is impressive for a new artist
While the D'Amelios got famous on TikTok, Dixie has been paving her own path as a singer. Charli D'Amelio's sister released her first single "Be Happy" in July 2020 and it was a huge hit. The music video has raked in almost 100 million views on YouTube and it landed Dixie her first appearance on the Billboard chart. Since this first big release, she's remixed the song and dropped other tracks like "Roommates" and "One Whole Day." A relatively new artist, she has already worked with some major talent like Demi Lovato, Liam Payne, and Wiz Khalifa.
But while Dixie's had some huge wins, she has also faced backlash on social media over her music. In December 2020, she released a teaser for her song "One Whole Day" with Wiz Khalifa. Fans on TikTok immediately flooded the comments with criticism of both the lyrics and the music, writing, "me writing my lyrics in middle school," "her songs are a walking meme," and "Dixie I can't keep defending you." Dixie ended up deleting the video, but has since made a point to stand up for herself and the messages in her music. Before releasing her song "Roommates," Dixie took to Instagram and wrote, "Some of you are going to hear it and complain that this is my third song attached to being sad or depressed. Mental health is something I really struggle with everyday and music has become the best way for me to express this."
Evidently, Dixie D'Amelio isn't a fan of snails
In November 2020, the D'Amelio family uploaded a Dinner With The D'Amelios video to their YouTube channel that took some heat. In the clip, the family sat down to a dinner cooked by Aaron May, and some viewers accused Charli and Dixie D'Amelio of being impolite. When the chef and Food Network star came out to talk to the family, the girls made some faces and fired off some comments that one Twitter user called "disrespect to Chef May." At one point, Dixie even went to the patio to throw up the snail paella (Chef May noted that snail was a classic paella ingredient). Fans quickly started to tweet things like "Charli and Dixie D'Amelio are rude to their personal chef???? Girl take ur lazy a** to the kitchen and cook something yourself next time."
After waves of backlash, both D'Amelio girls spoke out. Charli tearfully apologized during an Instagram Live, and on TikTok, Dixie said, "I would never want to be taken as disrespectful especially from an out of context 15 second clip." Chef May also addressed the situation in an interview with Hollywood Fix. Evidently, the D'Amelio girls' reactions didn't catch him off guard, as he said a member of "production thought it'd be funny" to serve up snails. "I love Dixie and Charli," he added. "I've worked with them before. I'm gonna work with them again. I think it's a little blown out of proportion."
Dixie D'Amelio hopes she and Noah Beck will get married
When Dixie D'Amelio first shot to fame, she was dating fellow TikToker Griffin Johnson, but their relationship eventually came to an end. At the top of a YouTube video titled "My Last Date with Griffin," Dixie revealed the two broke up in July 2020. After their split, Dixie told the outlet Celebrity Livin that she planned to be single "for a very long time." (quote at 1:40) But in August 2020, she was spotted out with TikToker Noah Beck. For a while, they said they were just pals, and friends and family backed them up. However, a steamy kiss changed everything. In the music video for Dixie's "Be Happy" remix, she and Noah fully make out. In October 2020, Noah confirmed their relationship to AwesomenessTV.
And while they seem adorable on social media, Dixie and Noah's romance hasn't always been perfect. They've faced criticism from fans for the way Dixie interacts with Noah in the videos they film together. In December 2020, one person tweeted, "I feel so bad for Noah TBH Dixie honestly treats him like s**t. He's so in love with her but I feel like she doesn't return the love."
"I love Noah with my whole heart, after being publicly heartbroken before I struggle with displaying love online from the fear of it happening again," Dixie responded. That same day, when a fan wrote that they "have this feeling" the TikTokers will get married, Dixie replied, "me too." Fingers crossed for a TikTok wedding!
Was Dixie D'Amelio supposed to perform at the Grammys?
While it is no secret that Dixie D'Amelio has already found success as a new musician, some fans were less than thrilled when rumors swirled around that she could be one of the performers set to take the stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards. In December 2020, Twitter account Pop News Facts tweeted, "Daily News confirms Dixie D'amelio and Tekashi 6ix9ine to open up the annual 62nd Grammys with new single." The tweet quickly gained some traction, and as Sportskeeda put it, people on the social networking app were "not happy."
After this unconfirmed story surfaced, one Twitter user wrote, "You tell me out of all the successful artists out there...this is the best you can come up with as performance...WHAT?" Another added, "If I see Dixie D'Amelio come out to OPEN the Grammys I would actually feel the second hand embarrassment like what the f**k. What has her music done to be good enough to open a VERY important award show?"
Dixie eventually caught wind of the backlash and retweeted the original post debunking the news. As Dexerto reported, in since-deleted tweets, she wrote, "LMAOOO STOP" and "I'm being set up at this point oh my god." So while it may not be Dixie's year this time, who knows, she may be at the Grammys one day if she continues on the path she's on!
Buckle up for Dixie D'Amelio's staggering net worth
The entire D'Amelio family's time in the spotlight so far has been extremely impressive, and their earnings prove it. According to Celebrity Net Worth, at only 19 years old, Dixie is worth $3 million. Here's the kicker: She earned most of that money in just one year. Dixie was also named Forbes' number three top earning TikToker in 2020, just behind her sister Charli D'Amelio, who reportedly earned $4 million.
Throughout 2020, Charli and Dixie signed major joint deals with companies like Hollister and Morphe. Dixie also has her own entire merch store where hoodies run around $60 each and t-shirts are around $30. Additionally, like many other influencers, Dixie also posts ads on her social media pages for brands like T-Mobile and Crest. But thanks to the millions of followers Dixie has amassed, Cosmopolitan noted that "it seems safe to assume that Dixie's rate is similar" to Charli's, which, according to the magazine, sits at a cool "$100,000 per post." Suffice to say, Dixie is doing very well for herself.
And it looks like 2021 is going to be even more profitable for Dixie and the rest of the D'Amelio family. In December 2020 they announced that they will be getting their own Hulu docuseries. It looks like these rising stars will only keep on rising!