Blaire (born June 6, 1994), known online as QTCinderella, is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and podcaster.[3][4] She is the creator and host of The Streamer Awards. She is also the co-hosts of the Wine About It podcast[5] and the Fear& podcast.[6]
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| Born | Blaire[1] June 6, 1994 | ||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
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| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||
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| Followers | 1 million | ||||||
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| Years active | 2019–present | ||||||
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| Subscribers | 486 thousand (main channel) 817 thousand (combined)[a][2] | ||||||
| Total views | 108.58 million (main channel) 447.73 million (combined)[b][2] | ||||||
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Last updated: April 3, 2024 | |||||||
Early life
QTCinderella was born on June 6, 1994,[7][8][9] and grew up in Washington. She was raised in a strict Mormon household but is no longer a member of the faith.[10][11] After graduating high school, she attended culinary school, where she learned skills that she frequently uses in her content.[12] Prior to moving to content creation, she was a wedding cake designer for several years as well as an interior designer.[13] She also portrayed Cinderella at Disneyland for a period of time, which is where her streamer alias originated from.[14]
Career
2018–2020
QTCinderella started streaming on Twitch in 2018, though she had wanted to stream since 2010.[15] From the beginning, her content has been focused on gaming, baking, and collaborations with other creators. Since as early as June 2019, she has frequently made collaborative content with her partner and fellow streamer Ludwig Ahgren.[16][17]
QTCinderella joined Gen.G on July 30, 2020.[18]
In August and September of 2020, QTCinderella participated in the PogChamps 2 amateur chess tournament hosted by Chess.com, making it to the semifinals of the consolation bracket.[19]
2021
In August and September of 2021, QTCinderella participated in the PogChamps 4 amateur chess tournament.[20]
On June 16, 2021, QTCinderella announced her departure from Gen.G.[21]Three months later, on September 21, 2021, QTCinderella joined Team SoloMid (TSM).[22]
On September 27, 2021, QTCinderella organized ShitCamp in Los Angeles, California. The five-day summer event featuring many popular Twitch streamers, including Hasan Piker, Sodapoppin, xQc, Ludwig Ahgren, AustinShow, Myth, Nmplol, JustaMinx, and Adeptthebest,[23][24] livestreamed activities including a scavenger hunt in Santa Monica, a cooking competition, a day at a gun range, a pajama party with drinking games, and a kickball tournament featuring the ShitCamp participants along with two visiting teams from 100 Thieves and OfflineTV.[25]
2022
QTCinderella founded and co-hosted the inaugural Streamer Awards, an annual awards show dedicated to celebrating achievements in livestreaming.[26] The event was held on March 12, 2022, at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and was broadcast live on her Twitch channel to over 381,000 concurrent viewers.[27][28] It was attended by several prominent streamers as nominees and guests, including Amouranth, Hasan Piker, Pokimane, and xQc.[29][30]
Two months later, on May 14, QTCinderella hosted Twitch Rivals: QTCinderella's Sweet Showdown ft. Kitchen League, a baking competition featuring fellow creators Hasan Piker, Myth, Cyr, and Rich Campbell.[31] On June 2, the talent management firm Loaded announced that they had signed QTCinderella.[24] QTCinderella organized the second iteration of ShitCamp in Fresno, California, in September 2022.[32]
On November 1, 2022, QTCinderella announced that she was no longer with Team SoloMid (TSM).[33] On November 3, 2022, it was announced that she had joined Misfits Gaming. Her signing with the organization was revealed alongside an announcement that Misfits had established a US$20 million content creator fund for original content creation.[34][35]
2023
From January 15 to 19, 2023, QTCinderella organized and hosted Master Baker, a five-day cooking competition featuring six popular streamers who possess little to no prior baking experience.[36][37]
On January 30, 2023, QTCinderella became aware of the unauthorized, pornographic use of her likeness on a deepfake website. The existence of the non-consensual sexual material was discovered after streamer and former collaborator Brandon Ewing, professionally known as Atrioc, inadvertently revealed the website in a browser tab while streaming.[38] In addition to QTCinderella, the website infringed on the likeness of various other individuals, including streamers Maya Higa and Pokimane.[39] As a result of efforts by QTCinderella and attorney Ryan Morrison, the website was promptly taken offline.[40] QTCinderella's partner, Ludwig Ahgren, has stated that the experience has had a lingering impact on her mental well-being.[41]
On March 11, 2023, QTCinderella organized and co-hosted the second edition of the Streamer Awards with Valkyrae at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.[42][43] The ceremony averaged 425,000 live concurrent viewers and peaked at over 580,000 live concurrent viewers.[44]
From May 31 to June 4, 2023, QTCinderella organized and hosted Season 2 of Master Baker. From July 27 to 30, 2023, she co-hosted the fourth season of Streamer Camp alongside fellow streamers Fuslie, BoxBox, and Kkatamina. The 4-day streaming boot camp is a competition aimed at improving the skills of up-and-coming smaller streamers.[45]
In July and August of 2023, QTCinderella participated in the PogChamps 5 chess tournament. She placed second in the consolation bracket after losing to higher-rated Norwegian streamer Wirtual in a live over-the-board finals match held in Los Angeles on August 18. She collected a $5,000 prize for her placement in the tournament.[46]
On October 1, 2023, QTCinderella organized and co-hosted The Gala for Good charity auction alongside Maya Higa, who is also a conservationist. The gala was live streamed on her Twitch channel and brought together many large streamers to raise money for rainforest conservation. The event raised over US$250,000, which was split across five non-profit environmental organizations: Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Trust, World Wildlife Fund, Amazon Watch, and Rainforest Alliance.[47][48][1]
On December 7, 2023, QTCinderella announced that she was no longer with Misfits Gaming.[49]
2024
In 2024, she launched a new Twitch channel, named QTEvents, with the sole purpose of rerunning old YouTube videos in order to farm revenue from Twitch to generate funds for the then upcoming Streamer Awards.[50]
On February 17, 2024, QTCinderella organized the third edition of The Streamer Awards at The Wiltern in Los Angeles and co-hosted the event with Pokimane.[51][52] The ceremony peaked at over 645,000 live concurrent viewers.[53] A record-breaking 639,609 individual votes were submitted by viewers.[54]
On February 29, 2024, QTCinderella began hosting Late Night w/ QT, a weekly show live-streamed on her Twitch channel. Each episode features a news segment, an interview and game with a guest, and a performance by a music streamer.[55]
Other ventures
Wine About It Podcast
In November 2021, QTCinderella started a podcast titled Wine About It with friend and fellow streamer Maya Higa.[5] Wine About It went on hiatus in September 2022 after Higa announced her "indefinite" break from online content creation.[56] On March 11, 2023, the duo announced the return of the podcast alongside the launch of the Wine About It Patreon.[57][58]
Fear& Podcast
In early 2023, QTCinderella joined the Fear& podcast as a co-host alongside fellow streamers Hasan Piker, Will Neff, and AustinShow.[6][59]
Personal life
QTCinderella began dating fellow streamer Ludwig Ahgren in early 2020.[60] They reside together in Los Angeles.[61][62]
In an interview on YouTube, QTCinderella revealed that she has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)[63] and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).[64] On August 8, 2023, QTCinderella revealed on Twitter that she has been diagnosed with the dissociative subtype of PTSD .[65]
She has frequently voiced her love for singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.[66]
Discography
Albums
- A Very Mogul Christmas (2020)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Esports Awards 2022 | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [67] |
| 12th Streamy Awards | Breakout Streamer | Nominated | [68][69] | |
| The Game Awards 2022 | Content Creator of the Year | Nominated | [70] | |
| 2023 | Esports Awards 2023 | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [71] |
Notes
References
External links
- QTCinderella on Twitch
- QTCinderella's channel on YouTube
Media related to QTCinderella at Wikimedia Commons
