YouTube Gaming sensation Rachell "Valkyrae" got a much-awaited hug from her good friend and fellow YouTube streamer Thomas "Sykkuno" earlier this month when the latter announced his platform switch.
During a recent livestream, Valkyrae spoke about the wholesome incident and provided some behind-the-scenes stories. While conversing with her fans, several of them inquired if Sykkuno got paid to hug her. The famous livestreamer mentioned that he would not have hugged her if he knew it was going to be captured on camera:
The topic went viral last month after Imane "Pokimane" hugged the Las Vegas native during the second day of the California-based music festival, Coachella. Upon seeing this, the 100 Thieves co-owner was disheartened and stated that Sykkuno had never hugged her.
A few days later, the former Twitch streamer uploaded a two-minute-long video announcing a platform switch. In the initial moments of the video, Sykkuno finally hugged Rae, and the saga came to an end.
On May 12, the 30-year-old livestreaming star shed some light on the incident and mentioned that Sykkuno would not have hugged her if he knew that the cameras were recording their interaction.
Valkyrae browsed her subreddit and read out some of the posts. Viewers pointed out that Sykkuno had finally hugged her and wanted to know the streamer's thoughts. She started by stating:
The conversation continued when some viewers asked if Sykkuno was paid to hug her. The Los Angeles native replied:
She clarified that the hug was not a scripted or paid interaction with the famous streamer and that it happened naturally. She mentioned that her editing staff gets paid for developing content, but Sykkuno was not paid in any form or fashion.
Rae continued to watch and react
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