Valkyrae encourages fans to ‘be better’ than her while sharing health updates
Mia Walsh
Updated on March 25, 2026
Popular streamer and 100 Thieves co-owner Valkyrae fell ill after attending the music and arts festival Coachella.
The streamer reported not feeling well through a series of tweets that left fans concerned. Valkyrae first revealed that she was not feeling well following Coachella through a tweet on April 20 that she shared on her alternate Twitter account.
Woke up feeling terrible today.. I think this past weekend finally caught up to me. What if I just go back to sle
— rae☀️ (@itsraechill) April 20, 2022
The following day, she tweeted an update on her health, joking that her body went “outside for a weekend and it couldn’t comprehend it.”
I woke up with a sore throat 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 my body goes outside for a weekend and it couldn’t comprehend it lol I’m malfunctioning
— rae☀️ (@itsraechill) April 21, 2022
A few days later, the streamer joked in a tweet that she was “never going to recover” but would stream the following day nonetheless.
I am never going to recover lol see ya tomorrow!
— rae☀️ (@itsraechill) April 25, 2022
On April 25, Valkyrae said her refusal to rest was the reason she was still sick and told fans “be better than me and learn from my mistakes.”
In the tweet, Valkyrae acknowledged that her busy schedule and attempt to balance streaming, shoots, other parts of her career, her social life, and her new fitness schedule all while being sick was taking a toll on her health.
“I’m an idiot,” Valkyrae said in regard to her continuing to do it all while battling feeling unwell.
Yes I’m still sick because I scream and stream and do shoots and workout with little water and lack of sleep. I’m an idiot. Be better than me and learn from my mistakes😞🎉
— rae☀️ (@itsraechill) April 26, 2022
Most of the replies under this tweet were concerned for the streamer’s wellbeing, but Valkyrae seems to be doing much better now. During her livestream on April 26, one fan asked how she was feeling, to which she responded, “I’m feeling better! It’s just phlegmy, I’m just phlegmy and, um, my throat is just like bleh, but other than that I’m feeling better.”
