The reality of a vlogger’s fabulous life

Stephen Byrne’s vlog has taken him into TV presenting and even the Oscars. But it involves a lot of graft

Stephen Byrne, vlogger, 3sixty5daysFergal Phillips

Stephen Byrne began vlogging ten years ago, when YouTube was a relatively new concept and no one could have known how it would develop – least of all the then 16-year-old from Dublin.

“In school, all I wanted to do was join acting groups, but I didn’t have the confidence to do it,” he said. “So I thought, ‘I’ll put it on YouTube and no one will see it!’ Then a couple of ...