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KayPea

KayPea
Pelling in 2019
Personal information
Born
Kelsie Pelling

1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)[1]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
Twitch information
Years active2013–present
GenreGaming
Games
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers596,000[2]
Total views122 million[2]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: January 1, 2025

Kelsie Pelling, better known by the handle KayPea or KayPeaLol,[3] is a Canadian content creator and streamer known for playing League of Legends on Twitch and YouTube.

Early life

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Pelling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She moved to Singapore with her family when she was eight years old and later moved to North Carolina at age 15 when her parents divorced. After living in North Carolina for a year, she moved back to Vancouver.[1] She has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Anthropology,[4] and played basketball while in college.[1]

Career

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Pelling began streaming League of Legends in 2013 while in university.[5][4] She began streaming professionally around 2014 and joined the Twitch partner program in 2015.[6]

In 2018, Pelling was one of four team captains (alongside Pokimane, LilyPichu, and xChocoBars) for a League Of Legends tournament called “Gift The Rift” that raised money for British Columbia SPCA, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Hope for Justice, and Last Chance for Animals.[7] Later that year, she co-hosted ELEAGUE’s Esports 101: League of Legends, a show about League of Legends on TBS.[8]

Personal life

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As of 2022, Pelling lives in Toronto.[4] She has two cats, Luna and Ronin.[6] In 2022, she became engaged to fellow League of Legends player, Lucas “Santorin” Kilmer.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "How KayPea became a streaming legend in a league of her own". Red Bull. June 20, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "About KPlol". YouTube.
  3. ^ Murphy, Margi (September 13, 2018). "Pizza, 12-hour shifts and 'dark and disturbing' sexual harassment: the life of a female gamer". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Aboelsaud, Yasmin (March 24, 2022). "Passion and relatability: The perfect combination to create one of Twitch's most entertaining streams". Paidia Gaming. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Wi-Liam, Teh "GravityWillFall" (2021). "These are the top LoL streamers where you can learn a thing or two". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Acosta, Elysse (December 22, 2018). "From a Childhood Passion to Full-Time Gaming". SACMedia. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "20 Top Twitch Streamers Taking Part in $100,000 Charity eSports Tournament on September 1". Business Wire. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Goslin, Austen (October 11, 2018). "ELEAGUE will televise an original League of Legends feature show next week". Polygon. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Richman, Olivia (December 13, 2022). "'Duo for life': LCS jungler Santorin gets engaged to streamer KayPea". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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