Shivani Kumari (YouTuber) Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Social Media Influencer • YouTuber
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	OTT: Bigg Boss OTT 3 (2024) as a contestant (JioCinema Premium)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 September 2001 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	23 Years
Birthplace	Ariyari, Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Auraiya
School	• Primary School, Ariyari • Swami Prem Shivanand Inter College, Dibiyapur, Uttar Pradesh
College/University	Gayatri Mahavidyalaya Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification	BA
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents
Siblings	Brother- None Sister(s)- 3 • Reena • Suman • Beena
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Tata Nexon (bought in 2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shivani Kumari

• Shivani Kumari grew up in the village Ariyari, Uttar Pradesh. She is the youngest of three sisters.
  

  A childhood picture of Shivani Kumari

• She was 1.5 years old when her father passed away. Her family then faced severe financial problems. They struggled to afford food and even had to live in government schools and other places when it rained as the ceiling of their hut would leak.

• Her mother later started working at the Prarthana Nursing Home, Auraiya; she earned a monthly salary of Rs. 500-600.

• Shivani started going to school at the age of 4. After she completed her 8th grade at a government school, her mother could not afford to provide for her further studies. Shivani then earned money by working in others’ fields and got admission to a private school.

• Shivani rarely attended school regularly. She only went on examination days.

• When she was in 9th grade, her mother sold crops and gave her Rs. 7000 to pay school fees. However, Shivani gave that money to her sister instead and asked her to buy a phone. Her sister added Rs. 1000 and bought a Vivo phone for Shivani.
  

  Shivani Kumari during her school days

• Shivani then made dance videos on TikTok under the fake name ‘Janvi Sharma’ for about a year. When her neighbours found out, they asked her mother to stop Shivani from making more videos as they were concerned it might influence their children negatively.

• After that, Shivani began making videos in fields while she worked, ensuring nobody in the village noticed. When her mother found out, she beat and cursed Shivani. Due to this, Shivani did not make videos for 2-3 months.

• One day, Shivani earned Rs. 200 by working as a labourer in a field and decided to buy slippers for her family, none of whom had a pair. On her way home, she began making a video and casually said. ‘hi frendaa’ (hi friends). The video soon went viral, mainly because of the way she greeted her audience; the video got over 40 million views overnight.
  

  Shivani Kumari while working in the field

• After Shivani’s video went viral on TikTok, two fans visited her house for a selfie, which upset her mother so much that she left and stayed at the railway station for two days.

• At first, Shivani tried to convince her mother to come back by promising to stop making videos, but her mother refused. Shivani, however, later decided to continue making videos despite her mother’s objection.

• Over time, Shivani’s followers grew to over 5 million on TikTok. However, she faced setbacks when her phone was stolen, and then TikTok got banned.

• After TikTok was banned, Shivani’s mother went to Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, and arranged Shivani’s marriage to a boy, who later refused to marry her because of her dusky skin and lack of formal education.

• A few days after the marriage incident, YouTubers Abhishek Kumar and Anshul Kumar visited her house and urged her to speak to them for a few minutes. They introduced her to YouTube and suggested she could start making vlogs. Shivani, however, thought it was pointless.
  

  Shivani Kumari with Abhishek Kumar

• Initially, Shivani was not interested in making YouTube vlogs. However, when Abhishek and Anshul encouraged her by saying she could build her own home through vlogging, she started investing her time in creating vlogs.

• Abhishek and Anshul then assisted Shivani in creating her first vlog. They taught her the signature line ‘Hello friends, welcome to my YouTube channel’ and helped her improve her fluency in Hindi. Shivani, however, kept speaking in her village accent, which was liked by the audience.

• Shivani received her first payment of Rs. 22,000 from her first YouTube vlog. It was then that her mother started supporting her as she realised Shivani was doing something worthwhile.
  

  Shivani Kumari, along with her mother, in a still from her first YouTube vlog, which she posted in 2020

• She alone supports her family financially.

• Shivani, who has millions of followers on social media, has appeared in some music videos of songs like ‘Cham Cham’ (2021), ‘Lehanga Bareli Toh’ (2021), and ‘Shhor’ (2022).
  

  Shivani Kumari in a still from the music video of the song ‘Lehanga Bareli Toh’ (2021)

• She has spoken at events like Josh Talks (2023).
  

  Shivani Kumari while speaking at Josh Talks in 2023

• In 2024, she appeared in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss OTT 3,’ which premiered on JioCinema Premium.
  

  Shivani Kumari in Bigg Boss OTT 3 (2024)