Streamers Who Got Rejected On Stream
Winning over an audience of subscribers and asking someone on a date can require very different energies. Sometimes, when two people aren't a match (and a camera is beaming their conversation into millions of homes), even the world's most popular streamers can be seen getting rejected on livestream.
Fans of livestreaming personalities — be they on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, or anywhere else — typically tune in because of a streamer's natural charisma. Some content creators are entertaining gamers, others hold an audience's attention with a specific artistic talent (like music), and others are just great at talking. However, that gift of gab doesn't always translate to chatting up prospective partners. Sometimes, "rizz" just isn't enough. A few streamers have managed to farm these awkward interactions for viewer engagement, but more often than not, even the most confident content creators would prefer to bury any footage that shows them striking out.
Here are a few amusing examples of streamer matchmaking gone wrong.
Mira walks away from xQc
xQc may flourish while playing slots on Kick, but he's occasionally had significantly less luck with flirting in person. Take, for example, one infamous clip of a conversation between the former "Overwatch" pro and Mira, a Russian content creator known just as much for her gaming as she is for her racy hot tub streams. The pair had an encounter at a birthday party for Amouranth, where things quickly got super-awkward.
@supremememe08 Mira Rejects xQc & Walks Off #xqc #amouranth #twitch #GetCrackin
As xQc attempts to interview Mira, her patience goes from low to non-existent. After asking him why he speaks so quickly (even with Amouranth helpfully "translating" for him), she explains that she's not interested in getting to know him better. "We're just not compatible," she laughs. As the clip continues, Mira asks xQc a few very personal questions, which he brushes off by asking about what's ahead for her. In response, Mira simply tousles his hair and walks away, leaving everyone in slightly confused silence.
Later in the evening, xQc was spotted sitting off to the side of a couch, away from Amouranth and co. Some of the streamer's fans have taken his closed eyes and closed-off body language to mean that he was bummed out by this rejection — while others think he just got sleepier as the party dragged on into the night.
IShowSpeed went all the way to Brazil to get rejected
IShowSpeed is one of the biggest names on YouTube, but that doesn't always help outside of his usual circle of influence. During a party in Brazil, the young streamer attempted to flirt with one of the attendees, only to get rejected in hilarious fashion. Unfortunately for IShowSpeed, the entire awkward exchange still exists in video form.
iShowSpeed fumbles a Brazilian baddie. 😭 pic.twitter.com/F9O2Az3iF4
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) January 10, 2024
Shaking the woman's hand, IShowSpeed compliments her appearance multiple times, clearly a little nervous to chat her up. She thanks him for the compliment, but quickly changes the topic of conversation to ask him if he's having a good time at the party. The awkwardness continues to mount, the loud music and language barrier making it difficult for both parties to hear and understand one another. Speed says she looks good, she asks him if he likes Rio — rinse and repeat. Finally, IShowSpeed asks her if she's seeing anyone and if she's interested in going with him, to which she responds, "No. No, I'm okay."
IShowSpeed fans have had a field day roasting him over the clip, with some remarking on the fact that he's looking extremely sweaty in this clip. Others have reassured the superstar streamer that he'll have better luck next time.
Lindsfry makes content from hilarious rejections
Lindsfry is a streamer best known for FPS gameplay and awkwardly hilarious videos in which she flirts with random squadmates. If you've ever suddenly been asked if you're single during a round of "Warzone" or "Fortnite," odds are good that you might have been paired up with Lindsfry. She's gone viral on TikTok and YouTube for sharing clips of her flirtatious gaming exploits, typically playing things up to the camera for laughs. Not all of these chats have gone in her favor, however, and she's released several compilation videos showcasing rejections from potential gaming suitors.
Many of the guys she encounters while gaming immediately assume that she's doing a bit. Others end up feeling too uncomfortable to respond with anything more than an awkward giggle. In one memorable clip, however, Lindsfry can be seen stumbling upon someone who recognizes her and is already a fan of her routine. The two banter back and forth for a bit, but Lindsfry is ultimately left disappointed when her teammate reveals that he's married and not up for any further shenanigans.
Kai Cenat fails to set xQc up with Nadia
This one is more of a case of secondhand rejection, so it doesn't totally fall on xQc's shoulders. Back in 2022, the streamer asked his buddy Kai Cenat to help him meet a new girlfriend. To his delight, Kai happily accepted the challenge. The pair got a good bit of content out of xQc's quest for love, but at least one awkward exchange came about because Kai misunderstood the situation at hand.
In one part of a 2022 stream with Adin Ross and "Call of Duty" streamer Nadia, the latter asks the guys to help her find a date. Specifically, she asks if Adin or Kai can set her up with a girlfriend. Without hardly skipping a beat, Kai Cenat suggests xQc, then is shocked to hear Nadia shoot down the suggestion.
Commenters have since pointed out that she wasn't simply turning down xQc, but that she just wasn't all that interesting in meeting a guy at the time. During the early part of the stream, however, both Ross and Cenat seem scandalized by Nadia's quick rejection. They'd probably be happy to know that Nadia and xQc have at least streamed together, though it seems no romantic connection was formed from this.
LoveyLo's voice-changing shenanigans get shut down
LovelyLo has found a niche in the streaming space by trolling her squadmates with voice-changing software. She'll often begin a round by pretending to be a male gamer, only to turn the tables on her unsuspecting Duos partner midway through. Lo will typically throw some flirtation into the mix, making for some hilariously awkward interactions. In one hilarious clip, she even tricked fellow streamer SophieSnazz into thinking she was a guy with a thing for British accents.
Though most of these voice-altered chats end with everyone having a nice laugh, a handful have concluded with a full-on rejection. Some of the guys LoveLo chats up feel weirded out by the fact that she began their conversation with a voice-changer, with a handful of her teammates referring to the playful deception as a genuine red flag. In one particularly brutal case, the guy LovelyLo was chatting with told her that he could probably get past the voice-changer, only to then tell her that he wasn't feeling a connection after seeing her Instagram pictures. In this stream, LovelyLo clearly went through several bewildered emotions at once as her mark said, "You sound cute, but you're kind of plain-looking." With this, her would-be beau logged off.