Charlie McDonnell makes YouTube comeback after coming out as trans: “A lot’s changed”
YouTuber Charlie McDonnell has made her return to YouTube after coming out as trans. Back in October, the popular Twitch streamer took to Instagram to share a major update regarding her gender identity. “Gender reveal.
Still going by Charlie but the new pronouns are she/they,” Charlie wrote alongside the trans flag. Since that fateful day, the beloved social media personality has kept a relatively low profile.
However on 19 January, McDonnell surprised fans when she made her highly anticipated return to YouTube. At the start of her video, the young talent addressed her long absence from the platform before joking about the “elephant in the room.” “If it has been a while since you last saw me, I will now address the elephant in the room… I got bangs,” she joked. “I mean, no I’m a woman now.
Surprise. So yeah, I’m a transgender woman. My pronouns are she/they, and I’m continuing to use the name Charlie.” After delivering the “headlines,” McDonnell gave insight into why she decided to return to the YouTube world. “I have decided that I am interested in, sort of, dipping my toe back into the waters of YouTube, seeing how it feels,” she explained. “I’ve been gone for quite a while.
