Twitch giant Felix "xQc" Lengyel recently took to Twitter to provide a health update, announcing that he has the flu. This comes a day after he shared a negative Covid test with his followers and revealed that the illness is one of his worst.
Making a gaming joke about being one-tapped by the flu, which translates to getting killed off in one shot, xQc tweeted:
Felix recently made headlines again after incurring a huge loss betting on the FIFA World Cup final match between Argentina and France, losing upwards of half a million dollars, according to his own Twitter posts.
It appears the Canadian streamer's bad fortune didn't end with a gambling loss. In a late-night post from yesterday, he revealed that from the moment he ended his stream, he was experiencing pain in his chest and other parts of his body.
Posting a picture of him taking a coronavirus test that returned negative, xQc revealed that while it wasn't the dreaded Covid-19, the sickness was very painful and was "obliterating" him:
Fans and well-wishers have flooded the former Overwatch professional's Twitter posts with positive messages and memes, expressing hope that the creator gets well soon. Some even gave him some helpful tips. Here are some of their reactions:
xQc is one of the most prominent Twitch streamers in the world with over 11 million followers on the platform. Known for being a variety streamer, he was recently awarded the Just Chatting streamer of the year award at the YouTube Streamy Awards.
Until his Twitch ban in October on gambling streams, Lengyel was also a prolific Slots streamer and has caused quite a few controversies with regard to gambling.
He apparently lost a whopping $650,000 betting on the World Cup Finals where he allegedly bet that
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