Streaming star ‘Valkyrae’ revealed the surprising reason she isn’t “allowed” to become a VTuber, despite the rising popularity of virtual avatars in the broadcasting space.
Rachell ‘Valkyrae‘ Hofstetter is a prominent streamer with over five million followers across both Twitch and YouTube after a decade of making content.
Like many other broadcasters, Valkyrae shows her face while gaming or reacting to content with her fans — but there’s a growing number of internet stars who opt to hide their faces with interactive avatars.
In fact, there’s a slew of extremely popular VTubers on the net, such as IronMouse, Gawr Gura, Dokibird and more… and while several high-profile streamers have hopped on the trend briefly, Valkyrae says she isn’t “allowed” to try it out for herself.
Valkyrae is one of the most popular female streamers on Twitch.
Valkyrae explains wholesome reason why she can’t be a VTuber
On February 13, 2025, Rae spoke about the possibility of commissioning a VTuber model for one of her streams, saying that her mother simply won’t allow it.
“Mom said I’m not allowed to ever have a [VTuber] model because she needs to see my face every stream,” Rae wrote.
The wholesome post sparked a slew of emotional reactions from fans and fellow streamers alike, with one responding, “That’s so sweet, tho.”
“Now that’s what I call real love,” another said.
“As a VTuber, I’d love for you to join us. At the same time, your mom is right. I like seeing your beautiful face every stream, too,” a VTuber wrote.
As a vtuber I’d love for you to join us. AT THE SAME TIME, Your mom is right. I like seeing your beautiful face every stream too 💗
— Spite 🐺 Cerberus Vtuber 🐺 (@SpiteVtuber) February 13, 2025
Valkyrae is quite close to her mom, having recently visited the Philippines to celebrate her mother’s birthday with her whole family, which she recorded in a YouTube vlog.
In fact, she even considered adopting a child with her mom back in 2023, but not much has been said about these plans in the months since then.
Valkyrae recently celebrated her 10-year streaming anniversary after moving back to Twitch in late 2024 when her five-year contract with YouTube expired.