Who is QCP? Meet the TikToker going viral for his unique cooking methods

If you’re a TikTok user, chances are you’ve stumbled across ‘QCP’, who is constantly going viral for his unique food tutorials on how to make pasta and other types of culinary dishes.

TikTok sensation Itsqcp, whose real name is Gianluca Conte, has garnered over 12.3 million followers on the platform with an added million fans on Instagram and YouTube.

The North Carolina native, 23, is most known for his popular TikTok series The Angry New Jersey Cooking Show which has the star aggressively cooking pasta, tiramisu, salmon, and other culinary delights, dubbing the catchphrase “Let’s make pasta BETCH.”

Conte’s first four videos in the series earned him over 4.5 million likes on the app alone, and he now has over 326.6 million likes.

But how did he grow so popular? Here’s everything you need to know.

How TikTok star QCP got famous

On August 10, 2019, Conte uploaded his first video titled “When bae won’t kiss you,” which was him mocking the viral “baby girl chill” meme.

While Conte’s videos gained a decent amount of attention, it wasn’t until January 1, 2020, that he found his niche in his first episode of The Angry New Jersey Cooking Show, which later became a regular series.

The four-year-old video has since amassed over 5.2 million views, with fans reacting in many different ways.

“I love you. I’m Italian and when you said “al dente” I felt it,” one commentator stated at the time.

Since that video went viral, Conte regularly gets millions of views for showing viewers have to make delicious-looking dishes while also keeping them entertained with his jokes and amiable personality.

Since his first viral video, Conte has branched off from just cooking pasta and now also reviews world-class restaurants such as Nobu and Hell’s Kitchen.