Is Ian Hecox Dating "The One"? Girlfriend Makes Life Colorful & Comfortable

September 2024 · 5 minute read

American actor Ian Hecox has moved on from his tragic past relationship and is currently sharing a blissful romantic relationship with his gorgeous gamer girlfriend. Know the full story here. 

The Sacramento native is famously known to be the creative partner of Anthony Padilla in the popular sketch comedy duo Smosh. His fame enriched when he directed and acted in the film Smosh-The Movie.

Ian Hecox Talks About Smosh: Ian talks about the future of 'Smosh' on the official youtube channel of the show in June 2016. (Video: Published on Jun 16, 2017)

Apart from that, Ian Hecox is a famous comedian, director, actor and, writer who is famous for his work on Angry Birds: The Movie (2016), Ghostmates (2016), and many more. 

Ian Met His Future Business Partner Anthony Padilla in Sixth Grade

30-year-old Ian, who stands at the height of 5' 8" (1.73 m), entered into the entertainment realm at a very young age. In sixth grade, Ian met his partner Anthony Padilla during a science class. They became friends and started posting videos on the website Smosh.com that was created by Anthony in 2002.

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Things turned different when their pokemon video got viral, and people shared it on YouTube. Ian and his partner realized people's interest in their video. So, the duo ended up creating a YouTube account named The Smosh on 19 November 2005.

Ian Hecox As Host: Ian hosts the comedy You Posted That? where Chris Pratt, Courtney Miller, and Olivia Sui compete with each other on 11 June 2018 (Photo: Pinterest)

They started posting hilarious contents and garnered huge attention. Six months later, the duo drooped out of college and focused on making videos full-time. Ian also had his hands in singing. He released the Sexy Album in 2010 and If Music Were Real in 2011.

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Likewise, in 2015, Ian starred in the film Smosh-The Movie that he co-produced and directed himself. He also starred in Ghostmates and The Angry Birds Movie in 2016. 

With more than 23 million subscribers in his Youtube channel, Ian garnered huge success in his career. 

Smosh Founders Ian & Anthony Go Separate Ways After 12 Years 

After more than 10 successful years of working together, Smosh founders Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla have broken up their partnership in the wake of Padilla wanting to create his own independent label as a creator. 

In an interview with Instant Thursday on June 2017, Ian explained the encounter:

“He invited me over to his house and I was like, something feels weird … I kinda felt like it was coming,”.....“Then he dropped it and I was, like, ‘Yeah. I knew it. I knew that’s what it was.’ 

This marks an end to an era of great success, having pioneered Smosh together as childhood friends, sixth graders to be exact. Ian wished his partner in crime of 12 long years all the best on his new venture with warm wishes.  

Here Is All There Is To Know About Ian Hecox's Dating Life 

Ian, who was born on 30 November 1987, is the son of Stephan Andrew Hecox and Sharon Hecox. As for siblings, he has an older sister named Melissa Hecox. Ian has a tightly weaved relationship with his family members. 

While focusing on his love-life, Ian has once experienced a failed relationship. 

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He was in a relationship with a lady named Melanie Moat from 2007. The pair had first met in Sacramento and connected at their first meeting.

Afterward, they stayed in a long distance relationship until Melanie moved in with Ian in 2012. But after two years, Melanie called their relationship off. She publicly announced her break up wih Ian via a twitter post in September 2014. 

As of now, Ian has moved on from his break up as he is blissfully dating a model.

Ian's New Girlfriend Is Playboy Model 

Ian has been dating the Playboy model Pamela Horton, who also happens to be a gamer of the Gamers Next Door.

The couple first met during a Playboy party and fell in love at first sight in 2015. However, Ian introduced Pamela as his girlfriend via Instagram only on 9 April 2016. 

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He posted an adorable picture with Pamela and announced his relationship with her via the captions. He also quoted Pamela as the love of his life and wrote that he is proud of his girlfriend for being in the gaming/online space.

Since then, the duo timely updates their social media accounts with each other's pictures. They timely attend events together and spend quality time together. Interestingly, the love-birds are also very comfortable with each other. 

Ian Hecox With His Girlfriend: Pamela Horton and Ian Hecox in the Itsukushima Shrine at Miyajima Island, Japan in April 2018 (Photo: Ian Hecox's Instagram)

On 6 April 2018, Ian Instagrammed a picture with his love and gushed about comfortability. He funnily messaged his followers to find a partner who can withstand farts and reasoned that doing so will make them overcome almost anything.

Within three years of relationship, Ian and his girlfriend are setting relationship goals with their comfortable and adorable relationship. 

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