Since the onset of pandemic streaming has been in vogue which further led to the popularity of platforms such as Twitch and YouTube. From the former platform we were able to see the rise of streamers such as Valkyrae who now reigns over the community with a massive fan following.
Though Valkyrae started her journey with Twitch engaging in some nominal live streams, she signed a contract with YouTube Gaming in 2020 after her popularity had skyrocketed through her Fortnite and Among Us gameplay. This article will focus on uncovering the details on her personal life which many of her fans might not be aware about.
What is the real name of Valkyrae?
As revealed by the streamer herself, her real name is Rachell Hofstetter and she is lovingly known as ‘Rae’ among her friends. While many of her fans are confused with an extra ‘L’ on her name, she revealed that is actually a mistake committed by a nurse on her birth certificate.
Rachel – my real name
Rae – the nickname I got everybody to call me since I put it in my username
Rachell – read this on my birth certificate in 6th grade then asked my mom if that’s actually how I spell my name and she says yes the nurse misspelt it and she forgot to tell me
— RAE (@Valkyrae) September 13, 2020While starting her streaming career, she began uploading videos under the acronym of ‘Legend of Rae’ taking inspiration from the fantasy action-adventure game ‘Legend of Zelda’. Soon after realizing how awful this name is, she came across the name ‘Valkyrie’ from the Thor series and later decided to add ‘Rae’ behind it to form ‘Valkyrae‘.
What is the age and height of Valkyrae?
Rachell Hofstetter celebrates her birthday every year on January 8,1992 which makes her a 30 year old streamer at the time of writing this article. As for her height, it has been a constant topic of discussion among her community and also a subject of troll against her.
She informed one of her fans on her social media account that she is 5 foot 3.5 inches tall which is 160 centimeters to be precise. Many of her fellow content creators joke on her small height but the streamer seems to take it quite lightly.
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Valkyrae’s ethnicity and background
The prominent streamer was born and brought up in Washington, United States and is now deemed to be one of the most famous American internet personality whose name was also inked on Forbes’ Under 30 list. At this moment, she stays in Los Angeles where some of her other friends such as Disguised Toast stay as well.
Rae is a mixture of Filipino and German in terms of her ethnicity as her mother is from Philippines whereas her late father was born in Germany. She has a younger sister who occasionally appeared on her streams, she also had a brother who unfortunately passed away in 2018.
What does Valkyrae do beside streaming?
While the ‘Queen of YouTube’ is mainly known for her live stream sessions, she is a full time content creator for 100 Thieves, one of the biggest eSports organization of America. Her dedicated content creation for the organization helped her to become one of the co-owners for 100 Thieves.
She has also been featured in prominent music videos such as Machine Gun Kelly with Corpse Husband and Build a Bitch with Bella Poarch. Apart from that, she has given her voice in an anime called Tribe Nine along with her fellow content creator Sykkuno. Given as talented as she is one of the richest female streamers with a net worth surpassing $3 million USD.
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