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| Popular Minecraft YouTuber Dream reveals face | Popular Minecraft YouTuber Dream reveals face |
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| Popular YouTuber Dream has for years been known to his fans only as a cartoon smiley face. | Popular YouTuber Dream has for years been known to his fans only as a cartoon smiley face. |
| The Minecraft gamer, with 30 million subscribers online, only ever uses his voice in streams - albeit occasionally appearing on camera wearing a mask. | The Minecraft gamer, with 30 million subscribers online, only ever uses his voice in streams - albeit occasionally appearing on camera wearing a mask. |
| But all that looked set to change after his friends - and other YouTubers - posted videos apparently reacting to Dream without his mask. | But all that looked set to change after his friends - and other YouTubers - posted videos apparently reacting to Dream without his mask. |
| He then posted a video revealing his face for the first time. | He then posted a video revealing his face for the first time. |
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| Minecraft is the world's bestselling video game and Dream's most popular videos have tens of millions of views, with one having been watched more than 115 million times. | Minecraft is the world's bestselling video game and Dream's most popular videos have tens of millions of views, with one having been watched more than 115 million times. |
| "Hi, my name is Clay, otherwise known as Dream," he said in a five-minute video viewed more than 12 million times. | "Hi, my name is Clay, otherwise known as Dream," he said in a five-minute video viewed more than 12 million times. |
| With a friend moving to the US, where Dream is based, he wanted to be able to go out more, without worrying about leaks or speculation, he said. | With a friend moving to the US, where Dream is based, he wanted to be able to go out more, without worrying about leaks or speculation, he said. |
| "I've been bunkered up," Dream said. "The people trying to leak my face, trying to find out what I look like... it's just a tiny bit too much." | "I've been bunkered up," Dream said. "The people trying to leak my face, trying to find out what I look like... it's just a tiny bit too much." |
| His face would remain absent from his Minecraft videos, he said, but he may start making "IRL content" - set in real life - with his friends. | His face would remain absent from his Minecraft videos, he said, but he may start making "IRL content" - set in real life - with his friends. |
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| In the days leading up to his public reveal, Dream showed his face to several close contacts, asking them to post their reactions online. | In the days leading up to his public reveal, Dream showed his face to several close contacts, asking them to post their reactions online. |
| One, Karl Jacobs, who said he was among Dream's best friends, said he "looks like a baseball player". | One, Karl Jacobs, who said he was among Dream's best friends, said he "looks like a baseball player". |
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| And almost a million people have watched a video of Dream revealing his face to popular technology YouTuber Marques Brownlee - despite the two never having spoken before meeting virtually. | And almost a million people have watched a video of Dream revealing his face to popular technology YouTuber Marques Brownlee - despite the two never having spoken before meeting virtually. |
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| "This channel is living proof that anyone can do anything," Dream said. | "This channel is living proof that anyone can do anything," Dream said. |
| "Anyone can be under the mask and I don't want my face reveal to take away from that fact - Dream could have been anyone from anywhere. | "Anyone can be under the mask and I don't want my face reveal to take away from that fact - Dream could have been anyone from anywhere. |
| "I will be forever in debt to my viewers and my subscribers. I love you guys." | "I will be forever in debt to my viewers and my subscribers. I love you guys." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Gaming | Gaming |
| Minecraft | Minecraft |
| YouTubers | YouTubers |
| YouTube | YouTube |