MTV’s TRL Franchise Adds More Social Media Stars to its Line up

Social media superstars Eva Gutowski, Gabbie Hanna, and Gigi Gorgeous will serve as social media correspondents for the return of MTV’s “TRL,” beginning October 2nd.
The revamped daily show will integrate linear, social, and digital content under the “TRL” brand and “bring teen passion points to life,” while continuing to incorporate audience requests.
As part of an overall deal with MTV, Gutowski, Hanna, and Gorgeous will make appearances on “TRL” and other projects for the network, including this Sunday’s “VMA’s.” The three personalities join previously announced hosts Amy Pham, D.C. Young Fly, Erik Zachary, Lawrence Jackson and Tamara Dhia, and correspondent Liza Koshy.
The digital extensions of the show will feature platform-specific, premium content across YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Musical.ly.
You can find a description of the stars, pulled from MTV’s blog, below.
Eva Gutowski- Multi-hyphenate YouTube content creator, actress, author, designer, and influencer Eva Gutowski is best known for her highly successful YouTube channel MyLifeAsEva, which currently boasts over 8 million subscribers. Her weekly videos range from fashion and beauty tips to day-in-the-life vlogs, travel diaries, do-it-yourself projects, comedy content/parodies, and more. Gutowski also serves as creator and creative director of It’s All Wild, a clothing line and lifestyle destination she launched in July 2017 for the chic and adventurous girl-on-the-go. On-screen, Gutowski can most recently be seen as the star of the YouTube Red original series “Me and My Grandma” which she co-created and executive produced.
Gabbie Hanna- Gabbie Hanna got her start on Vine, which she managed to translate into over 4.5M YouTube subscribers. She has been nominated for 2 Teen Choice Awards and has developed a fan base of almost 20M followers across all platforms. She’s headlined Fullscreen’s “Drop The Mic” tour and can be seen starring in YouTubeRed’s original series “ESCAPE THE NIGHT.” Her first book, titled Adultolescence, will be released in September by Atria/Keywords. She can now be seen regularly performing at The Laugh Factory in LA. Gabbie is represented by CAA and Vario studios.
Gigi Gorgeous- As a transgender female, Gigi Loren Lazzarato inspires and entertains with her story and larger-than-life personality. Gigi has worked with brands such as Crest, Pantene, Too Faced, MAC, and L’Oreal. She has a year-long endorsement deal with Revlon for 2017, and has appeared on the cover of The Advocate and FASHION Magazine as well as on-camera for Access Hollywood, Inside Edition, Nightline and more. Gigi’s feature-length documentary “This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous” premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube Red in February 2017. In June 2017, Gigi was named one of Time Magazine’s “25 Most Influential People on the Internet.” Gigi is represented by Select Management Group.
