Elle Mills
| Elle Mills | ||||||||||
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 Mills in 2022 | ||||||||||
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| Born | Elle Janette Mills July 17, 1998 Manila, Philippines | |||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||
| Spouse |
Mitch Azevedo
(m. 2017; ann. 2018) | |||||||||
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| Channel | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–2022 | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.75 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 155 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 25, 2022 | ||||||||||
Elle Janette Mills[2] (born July 17, 1998),[3] also known by her YouTube username ElleOfTheMills, is a former Canadian YouTube vlogger. She won the "Breakout YouTuber" category at the 10th Shorty Awards in 2018.[4] Her videos have been compared to the films of John Hughes.[5][6] In 2023, she announced in her New York Times essay that she has taken a step back from YouTube and is now pursuing writing and directing full-time.
Family and early life[edit]
Mills was born in Manila, Philippines and raised in the Ottawa, Ontario area.[7] She began making home videos when she was eight years old.[8] In high school, she was inspired to become a YouTuber by watching the YouTube videos of Grace Helbig and Casey Neistat.[9] Her family appears in many of her videos, her mother's name is Janette Prejola and her younger brother's name is Jay Mills.
YouTube career[edit]
At the beginning of 2017, she had about 15,000 subscribers on YouTube. Her channel gained subscribers very quickly after her coming-of-age videos went viral later that year. In particular, her November 2017 coming out video, in which she came out as bisexual, pushed her over the million-subscriber mark.[5][8]
Mills signed with Fullscreen in June 2017,[10] and they produced her first ever tour in the spring of 2018.[7] By the end of 2017, her channel had over 915,000 subscribers,[4] and she surpassed 1 million subscribers in February 2018.[11] That May, she had a mental breakdown and posted a video announcing that she would take a break from making new videos. She returned to YouTube a month later.[12][13] She signed with United Talent Agency in December 2018.[8]
But in 2023, Mills announced in her New York Times essay that she has taken a step back from YouTube and is now pursuing writing and directing full-time.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About ElleOfTheMills". YouTube.
- ^ Birth name:
- "Janette. It's my mom's first name.": "Jelly Bean Breakfast Taste Test". YouTube. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Correct spelling of mother's first name: "Janette Prejola (@ellemillsmom) on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Elle Mills (@millselle)". Twitter. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Elle Mills". The Shorty Awards. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Ohlheiser, Abby (October 23, 2018). "Elle Mills is the celebrity every YouTuber wants to be. But her fame came at a price". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "'It's addicting': Elle Mills on YouTube and the pressure to get views". CBC Radio. October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Spangler, Todd (March 15, 2018). "YouTube Rising Star Elle Mills Sets First Live Tour With Fullscreen". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c Sun, Rebecca (December 14, 2018). "UTA Signs YouTube Breakout Elle Mills (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Lanning, Carly (March 27, 2018). "The cinematic storytelling of Elle Mills' vlogs". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Lorenz, Taylor (February 1, 2018). "The Teen Taking Back Practical Jokes From YouTube's Bros". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (May 21, 2018). "In New Video, Elle Mills Talks Mental Health, A Break From Social Media, And Being "Burnt Out At 19"". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "YouTube sensation Elle Mills opens up about suffering a breakdown due to pressure". Women in the World. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Sydell, Laura (August 13, 2018). "The Relentless Pace Of Satisfying Fans Is Burning Out Some YouTube Stars". NPR. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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