Kylie “TheSketchReal” Cox had a fairytale career on Twitch in 2024. It threatened to collapse overnight when details of his past became public. But friends and family stood by the streamer.
Which streamer are you talking about? TheSketchReal, or “Sketch” for short, was the big surprise star on Twitch in 2024. In less than half a year, he jumped from an average of 200 viewers to almost 20,000. His Twitch channel is one of the fastest growing: he gained over 950,000 of his 1 million followers this year (via SullyGnome).
On Twitch, Sketch mainly shows the football game Madden NFL, which has a similar status in the USA as FIFA or EA FC do here. Like the disgraced streamer DrDisrespect, Sketch relies on a persona in his streams that is memorable with striking visual characteristics and catchphrases:
Sketch’s career threatened to collapse almost overnight when a YouTuber made details about his past public.
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YouTuber makes Sketch’s OF past public
What has Sketch done in his past? Before Sketch’s streaming career took off, he is said to have sold homosexual, explicit content under a pseudonym on the payment platform OnlyFans. A YouTuber made this public on July 7.
The rumors about the Twitch streamer’s former job spread rapidly on social networks. Users compared Sketch’s face with that of the Onlyfans model, and numerous content creators reacted to the pictures.
This is how Sketch initially reacted: Sketch apparently found it difficult that his past was made public – and that he was also outed as gay, possibly against his will.
Immediately after the revelation, friends were worried about him because he had disappeared without a trace, leaving his personal belongings behind.
A behavior that YouTuber Ludwig associates with people who exhibit suicidal tendencies (via ludwig).
Sketch thanks his friends and family for their support
This is what Sketch says about the revelations: In a stream, Sketch eventually confirmed that he had a sexual relationship with a man – a reference to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewisnky – and sold explicit recordings through OnlyFans.
He also struggled with addiction problems at the time. However, he has since “changed”.
Although the Twitch streamer joked about the situation, the stream took a serious turn. Sketch said that the fear of his past coming to light has overshadowed his career so far. In case it does come out one day, he had a “not very good” plan.
The Twitch streamer suggests that he probably wouldn’t be there to talk to his fans if he had been home alone. He thanks his parents and his friends from FaZe Clan for their support.
In particular, the founder of the e-sports organization, Richard “Banks” Bengston, is said to have supported Sketch.
Content creators express support for Sektch
Numerous content creators have now made their support for Sketch public on social media. Popular YouTuber Ludwig said in a video that the Twitch streamer’s sexuality is nobody’s business because his content is not about it.
People snooping around in his past are “damn weird,” Ludwig said.
Twitch streamer HasanAbi posted on X that Sketch should never be ashamed of his past as long as he hasn’t hurt anyone. Anyone who has made fun of him or made him feel unwelcome should be ashamed.
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