Popular YouTuber and makeup artist NikkieTutorials reveals she is a transgender woman, saying the move was prompted by attempted blackmail. - NBCOUT
Within about five hours of posting, de Jager's"I'm Coming Out" video topped the YouTube trending page with 5.5 million views.
De Jager announced in the video she began transitioning at a young age, with the support of her mother and many of her teachers when she started to grow her hair out and wear girls clothing. She"fully transitioned" by the age of 19, about five years after she began hormone therapy. The YouTuber told fans she hoped they understood she was still the same Nikkie as she always showed on camera and that they would still continue to care about her.
Responses from fans were generally positive, as many posted their support for her and anger at her blackmailers.
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