Tineke Younger

Tineke Younger was born on September 2, 2001, in Maryland and grew up in Walkersville with two younger brothers. She had a tough year academically as a Walkersville High School sophomore and found a calling in cooking at the Frederick County Public Schools Career and Technology Center, which helped her grades and behavior improve. She is active in cheerleading, track and field events (long jump and high jump), and lacrosse. 

Love Life and Relationships 

Tineke met Antoine Wright Jr. from Buffalo, New York, at Frederick Community College in 2019 and began dating him shortly thereafter. The couple announced their engagement in November 2023 and tied the knot on November 12, 2024, in Jamaica. On June 20th, 2025, they revealed they were expecting twin girls.

Following a placental abruption, their babies arrived prematurely at 36 weeks on November 26, 2025, in which one of them passed away. She often features Antoine in her funny content on TikTok.  

Education 

Younger built culinary expertise through Walkersville High School's program and graduated in 2022 from Frederick Community College's Monroe Center: Hospitality, Culinary & Tourism Institute. 

Career 

In 2021, she started cooking videos on TikTok; by 2025, she had more than 12 million followers, thanks to viral hits such as macaroni and cheese. Younger came in eighth on season two of Next Level Chef with Richard Blais, guest-starred on season three, hosted a show on Gordon Ramsay's Bite Originals YouTube channel, wrote a cookbook, Cooking for My Boyfriend, that went on sale in 2023 for $29.99, and, since 2021, has been working at a restaurant. 

Physical Appearance  

She is 5'6" (1.68 m) tall, weighing 52 kg (115 lbs), with blue eyes, blonde hair, measuring 33-24-34 inches in her body, and her US shoe size is 9.  

Social Media Presence  

Younger is active on the following social media platforms: Instagram (@tineke.younger), YouTube (@tinekeyounger3145), Facebook, Twitter (@TinekeYounger01), and Snapchat. 

She first gained early buzz in 2015 when Taylor Caniff retweeted her, then visited Disney World in May 2021.  

Net Worth  

It is estimated that her net worth will be between $1M-$2M in 2022, $1M-$5M in 2023, and $100K-$10M in 2024 from social media, TV, and cookbook ventures.