Elle Mills
Elle Janette Mills[1] (born July 17, 1998),[2] also known by her YouTube username ElleOfTheMills, is a Canadian YouTube vlogger. She won the "Breakout YouTuber" category at the 10th Shorty Awards in 2018.[3] Her videos have been compared to the films of John Hughes.[4][5]
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![]() Elle Mills in August 2018 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
Born | Elle Janette Mills July 17, 1998 Manila, Philippines | |||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||
Spouse(s) | Mitch Azevedo
( m. 2017; ann. 2018) | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Genre | Comedy, vlog | |||||||||
Subscribers | 1.85 mil (April 6, 2020) | |||||||||
Total views | 165 mil (April 6, 2020) | |||||||||
Network | Fullscreen | |||||||||
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Updated April 6, 2020 |
YouTube career
Mills was born in the Philippines and raised in the Ottawa, Ontario area.[6] She began making home videos when she was eight years old.[7] In high school, she was inspired to become a YouTuber by watching the YouTube videos of Grace Helbig and Casey Neistat.[8] 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.[4][7] She signed with Fullscreen in June 2017,[9] and they produced her first ever tour in the spring of 2018.[6] By the end of 2017, her channel had over 915,000 subscribers,[3] and she surpassed 1 million subscribers in February 2018.[10] That May, she suffered 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.[11][12] She signed with United Talent Agency in December 2018.[7]
References
- 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.
- "Elle Mills". The Shorty Awards. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- 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.
- Spangler, Todd (March 15, 2018). "YouTube Rising Star Elle Mills Sets First Live Tour With Fullscreen". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- 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. 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.