Pokimane Shares Disturbing Story of Fan Finding Her Home Address and Showing Up at Her House
The life of being a top Twitch streamer is often glamorized by the thought of making a living just by playing video games and doing other simple tasks. However, just like celebrities in similar industries, fame often comes with its share of hardships. More often than not, privacy is taken away from celebrities and popular Twitch streamers, resulting in annoying interactions with toxic fans and even potentially dangerous situations.
Female Twitch streamers, in particular, are frequently victims of harassment and threats both on and off the platform. No matter what level of popularity female streamers reach, there will always be the potential of a fan taking their relationship with the streamer too far.
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Pokimane, one of the most followed female streamers on the platform, has dealt with obsessive Twitch fans in the past. After a recent interview with Anthony Padilla on YouTube, Pokimane shared a recent story about a fan stalking her and walking around her neighborhood trying to find her address.
The stalker flew out to California to find Pokimane because they were convinced that «they were meant to be together.» The stalker knew the general location where Pokimane lived, but didn't have an exact address. Eventually, they came across Pokimane's roommate, who they recognized from her streams, and told them to take them to her. Luckily, the roommate was able to warn Pokimane, who locked all her doors and streamed for the rest of the night, too fearful of leaving the house.
Pokimane later says that it's interactions like this that prevents her from buying a house or investing in real estate. If someone ever leaks her address, she won't be able to easily relocate to another place from a
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