Rachel Dawn Ballinger is a 31-year-old American vlogger who is famous for hosting the web series, “You Know What Pisses Me Off?” where she would share stupid, irritating, and relatable things that people do — with a hilarious twist. It was a huge success, gaining her millions of followers, which gave birth to the book “101 Things that Piss Me Off”. The book, like the series, was also well-received by fans.
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Aside from her first series, she also runs a second one called “Rachel’s Room” where she shares personal vlogs and life experiences in general. She currently has 2.71M subscribers on YouTube and 2M followers on TikTok. Her sister, Colleen Ballinger, is also a singer, actress, and a YouTuber.
Fans had always been curious about the social media star’s sexuality. Well, is Rachel Ballinger gay?
VOTE: What is Rachel Ballinger’s Sexuality?
Past Relationship and Breakup
The YouTuber had been very private about her personal life. All her fans knew was that she was in a long-term relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Matt. They’ve been together for eight years.
The two, however, broke up in 2020. In December of that year, Rachel’s sister, Colleen, uploaded a TikTok video that sparked rumors about the breakup.
In the said video, there’s a voiceover that says, “put a finger down if you broke up with someone this year.” Rachel can be seen moving a finger down before she exits the frame laughing.
Rachel didn’t confirm the breakup until late January 2021.
The YouTuber then started yelling out of frustration because she couldn’t reach out to her ex-boyfriend when she needed to settle some things with him, mostly financial.
Her Coming Out Story
To finally put an end to the undying rumors that question her sexuality, Rachel Ballinger finally decided to come out in the open. Last February 2021, the content creator tweeted to inform her followers that one, she got demonetized from YouTube, and two, that she was gay. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone.
The tweet earned mixed reactions from her followers. It made them sad that her YouTube channel was getting demonetized, yet at the same time, they were happy for her for embracing her sexuality.
YouTube replied to her tweet, apologizing for the mistake. They were assured to correct it and bring her monetization back.
This happened just a few weeks after she was revealed to have broken up with her ex-boyfriend, Matt. The YouTuber, however, clarified that she didn’t break up with Matt just because she realized she was gay. In a tell-all vlog, she said that her breakup with him rather allowed her to fully explore her sexuality.
Rachel also shared that she had been planning to break up with him since 2018 but she just couldn’t do it right away. The breakup only happened in 2020.
After their breakup, she didn’t feel like dating any other guy again, so she thought she just wasn’t ready. But then she saw something in TikTok which made her rethink her sexuality.
Looking through the accounts of lesbian TikTok stars made her feel things she hadn’t felt before. And somehow, it helped her sort out her feelings and realize her sexuality.
Rachel Ballinger started dating a woman and was thankful that her family and friends had given her their support. She soft-launched her new girlfriend through an Instagram post on February 19, 2021, through a ‘photo dump’. She didn’t reveal her identity right away though.
On June 23 of the same year, she finally introduced her girlfriend, Abbie, to her fans through a YouTube video titled “HOW WE MET — GF REVEAL”. She has been appearing on her YouTube channel as a guest since then.
Is Rachel Ballinger Gay?
Yes, she is. She was in a long-term relationship with a guy but their recent breakup made her realize a lot of things, and one of them is her sexuality. She discovered that she was into women after all and is now happy with her girlfriend.