Nicole Arbour

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Nicole Arbour
File:Nicole Arbour.jpg
Arbour at the 2014 Hamilton Festival of Friends
Born Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Actress, choreographer, comedian, dancer, musician, singer, writer
Known for YouTube, music

Nicole Arbour is a Canadian actress, choreographer, comedian, dancer, musician, singer and writer from Hamilton, Ontario.

Career

Arbour is a former cheerleader for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.[1] As an actress, Arbour appeared in Howie Do It,[2] and Silent But Deadly.[1] Arbour's single "Bang Bang" was released on April 30, 2013.[1] On June 18, 2015, her single and music video to "Fun Revolution" was released and was the first Periscope music video to debut.[3][4] In April 2015, Arbour was nominated as a finalist for "Best Comedian" for the Shorty Awards however lost to Hannibal Buress.[5][6]

Arbour's brand of cheerleader meets motivational speaker was the foundation of her #GoTeam movement.[7] After suffering from a devastating car accident that left her in chronic pain, she used her disdain for the word "disabled" to motivate her to get better.[8]

Dear Fat People

In September 2015, Arbour became the subject of controversy when she posted a viral video on her YouTube channel entitled "Dear Fat People."[9] Arbour furthers the notion that fat-shaming is "not a real thing" because it does not involve discrimination under what she considers to be legitimate grounds. Critics argue the video endorses fat shaming.[10] The video was temporarily unavailable on YouTube,[11] over claims that it violated the YouTube terms of service, but was later restored.[12] Director Pat Mills fired Arbour from an upcoming movie after seeing the video.[13] On September 10, 2015, Arbour, via Twitter denied ever having any form of involvement in the film.[14][15] Later on September 16, 2015, Arbour appeared on The View to defend her actions in the "Dear Fat People" video, stating while on the show "that video was made to offend people...it's just satire," and that the video wasn't supposed to be taken seriously.[16]

References

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