Rebecca "Beckie" Jane Brown (born 4 December 1992 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is an English vlogger, artist and YouTube personality. She has been active on YouTube since 2006 when she started videoblogging at the age of 13, under the name Beckie0. She attended MET film school from 2012 to 2014.[1] In 2008, Beckie started posting content about her disorder, trichotillomania. In 2011, Beckie Jane Brown was nominated for Mind's Digital Media Award for her online work, and won The Speaking Out Award.[2] She has appeared on the BBC to discuss trichotillomania,[3] and her most popular video to date is a montage of photos of her face which she has taken daily since the age of 14.[4] She spoke out against YouTube's decision to change their monetisation criteria in January 2018.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Jane Brown". LinkedIN.
  2. ↑ "Mind media award 2011 winners". mind.org. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "The six-year hair pulling selfie". BBC News. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Harvey-Jenner, Catriona (3 July 2014). "A photo a day: Watch this moving video of one girl's battle with trichotillomania". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "YouTube Announces Monetisation Changes to Partner Program – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". teneightymagazine.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018.


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