Twitch streamer QTCinderella said she wishes she had never become a streamer, saying that the scrutiny, harassment and safety concerns experienced during her career left her believing she would have been a “happier person” if she had followed a different profession.
The creator, whose real name is Blaire, said she felt “incredibly lucky” to have built a successful streaming career, but struggled to ignore the negatives.
Speaking to the BBC, Blaire said that, if she could, she’d have told her younger self not to pursue streaming at all, describing instances of harassment she had experienced over the years.
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“The biggest thing I wish I could do, if I went back and was able to whisper in my ear, I would say, don’t do it,” she told the website.
QTCinderella reveals safety risks she faced as a streamer
“I could open my Instagram DMs right now and read you 100 horrible things about why or how I could be harmed by people,” Blaire said.
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In 2021, she said she was spending more than $2,000 every month to have edited images of herself removed. This extended to her discovery, in 2023, of deepfakes using her likeness in adult material.
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The streamer also shared that she rarely visited the craft shop she opened in Los Angeles to avoid putting her employees in danger, saying that men had repeatedly shown up looking for her.
YouTube: QTCinderellaBlaire said she has spent thousands on having edited images of herself removed from the internet.
Throughout 2025, several instances of streamers being assaulted at public events have taken place, raising concerns over the ability of platforms to maintain safety for high-profile attendees.
In September, Pokimane, Valkyrae, and QTCinderella didn’t attend TwitchCon 2025 after citing safety concerns. In October, fellow content creator Emiru was assaulted while attending the event.
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Blaire, who created the Streamer Awards, told the BBC she believed security at this year’s awards would be “aggressive.”
“For me, it’s really important to bring people together, because I do think there’s lots of toxicity on the internet,” she said of the event.
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