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YouTube streamer Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter was in a relationship with Michael “Sonii” Sherman from 2016 to 2021.
Popular YouTube streamer Rachell “Valkyrae” is one of the most popular names within the streaming scene today. With over 4 million subscribers to her name, it’s quite natural that fans want to be in the loop with her private life as well. While Valkyrae isn’t currently seeing anyone, she did date fellow Twitch streamer Michael “Sonii” Sherman. The duo started dating in January 2016 and broke up in January 2021.
The couple also streamed together on multiple occasions. For instance, in 2018, when Fortnite became a viral hit among fans, Valkyrae and Sonii were seen teaming up in the game. Highlights of their gameplay together are still available on the 100 Thieves member’s YouTube page:
The duo was also quite active online. Valkyrae frequently updated her fans about her relationship with Sonii through her social media, often sharing pictures of their outings.
National boyfriend day appreciation boyfriend post for boyfriend @sonii ☺️❤️ pic.twitter.com/29pfPK0uPW
— RAE (@Valkyrae) October 4, 2019
She posted the following in 2019, keeping her fans up-to-date with her relationship:
Same spot, 4 years later 🤯.. and we’re still scuffed lol @sonii 😆❤️ pic.twitter.com/oYLko0PcBO
— RAE (@Valkyrae) December 26, 2019
It’s worth noting that despite their break up in 2021, the two remained friends for quite a while. On a stream in April 2021, Valkyrae opened up about how one of her ex-boyfriends had been abusive. However, when a few viewers assumed she was talking about Sonii, the streamer clarified that he had not been abusive and she still “loves” him. Valkyrae said:
“Sonii was not. Sonii did nothing wrong ever. How dare you assume it was Sonii? I said ten years ago. This was my ex-ex, from a long time ago that was I was talking about. Sonii did nothing wrong. I love Sonii. Please, please be kind to him.”
She explained that the break-up happened due to the two having “different paths” and “different priorities.” She said:
“What happened with Sonii was more like bad timing, different paths, different priorities. He is a wonderful person, he is such an amazing guy. I am going to be honest, I never stopped loving him. I think he is an incredible person.”
She added:
“It’s just, we are so different sometimes when it comes to like priorities and paths. I am like so busy. I admit that there were times that I was just too busy for relationships.”
What Is the Ongoing Controversy Involving Valkyrae and Sonii?
Valkyrae was recently gifted a voodoo doll by a fellow streamer (Alyssa) on an episode of the Press ESC Podcast. Reacting to the present, Valkyrae made a joke about testing it, insinuating Sonii:
“Alyssa! This is the most deranged s**t! Oh, my god! Why does it actually look like him, bro? This is so troll. I, actually, am so scared. Like, what if it actually harms him? Should we test it? No!”
Voodoo dolls are part of urban legend and often associated with causing harm to a specific person. Sonnii reacted to Valkyrae’s gesture through a post on X, which has since been deleted. He wrote:
“I haven’t spoken to you since the day we split 3 years ago. But this is really disturbing and warrants my first message to you, Valkyrae. All I’ve done these past few years is try to live a peaceful life without you in it. Our relationship was toxic on both sides.. but nobody ever cheated or was physically abusive. We both were hurt for our own reasons & hopefully healed at our own paces.”
He added:
“And I absolutely understand if all of this behavior is an attempt for you to heal from our toxic past. But this has been going on for a while.. and to use this platform to spread more hate because of the private struggles we shared within something as complex as the relationship we had is not something I’d expect from you so many years later…however, I’m very aware of how people & situations can change…so I don’t know what to expect.”
You can't monetize clicks from private drama. That's what you're missing.
— Sean (@SovSean) October 30, 2024
Man just made like $50 off this post or something. pic.twitter.com/kekpoDPEdD
Valkyrae Responds to Sonii’s Tweet
Rachell has since responded to Sonii’s post. During one of her recent livestreams (November 1, 2024), she addressed the post, stating that much of what was written in it was untrue. She also revealed that she had reached out to him. She said:
“Just because you deleted all your sub-tweets and stuff, doesn’t mean that they weren’t saved. You did the same thing for many years. The tweet went viral because if you look at that tweet and read it, it’s so well-spoken. It looks so good. Sure it has a lot of lies in it which I expressed to him.”
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