Niki and Sammy Albon (born 20 February 1992) are former British

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personalities, radio presenters and digital creators.

Background

Niki and Sammy are twins are from

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in Essex. They graduated from

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. Niki has a bachelor's degree in History and Journalism, and Sammy has a bachelor's degree in Classical Civilisation. Niki came out as gay in 2020.

Careers

YouTube

The pair launched the Niki 'n' Sammy YouTube channel in June 2013. , the channel has 184,000 subscribers. After losing a combined 16 stone (101 kg), they were interviewed on Irish radio and Australian television. In January 2019, they relaunched their YouTube career with a new channel called TTK (Twins Talk Kpop.) The channel features content discussing Kpop in the UK, a niche they occupied after the popularity of Kpop episodes from the ''Peachy Podcast.''

Hosting

They have hosted the '' CBBC Official Chart Show'', a

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programme, and are an Anti-Bullying Ambassador. They were backstage hosts at the 2016 BBC Music Awards. In 2018, they hosted the BRIT Awards Social Squad. In the same year, they also hosted

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Gig at

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twice. During the

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, the twins interviewed

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Advocacy

From 2015 to 2018, Niki and Sammy were the main hosts for the

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charity live stream on YouTube. The twins also rowed 27 miles as part of Stand Up to Cancer's ''Great Canoe Challenge.''

The Peachy Podcast

''Niki and Sammy's Peachy Podcast'' was a British

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which aired on

on Mondays. The first series ran between 19 February 2018 and 7 May 2018. There were four series in total, which featured interviews with guests including

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, and

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References

External links

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''Niki and Sammy's Peachy Podcast''
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