MrBeast has no doubt taken the YouTube world by storm. However, he has always credited his friends and his team for his successes. As such, let’s take a look at one of them, Karl Jacobs.
Karl Jacobs, a.k.a. GamerBoyKarl is a Twitch streamer and YouTuber. Previously, Jacobs began his YouTube journey by streaming Roblox content before assuming the moniker ‘GamerBoyKarl’ on Twitch in 2017. Thereafter, Karl’s big break came when he started appearing on the MrBeast channel. Although Karl was initially part of the camera crew, he soon became a recurring on-screen member as well.
Eventually, Jacobs’ appearances throughout multiple MrBeast videos led to him becoming a popular figure. As such, Jacobs has since been photographed with Jake Paul, chef Gordon Ramsay, and many other renowned personalities. Currently, Karl has 11.8 million followers on TikTok, 4.9 million on Instagram, and 2.4 million on Twitter. As such, his popularity and reach are rapidly expanding on all social media platforms.
Most notably, Jacobs was also spotted on the Sidemen vs Mr. Beast $1,000,000 challenge and was on KSI‘s Sidemen FC for the Sidemen Charity Match 2022. Recently, Karl has also been making more videos on his own YouTube channel, Karl, with 3.97 million subscribers. Here, his content is mostly centered around Minecraft roleplay and community streams.
Is Karl Jacobs gay? What is his sexuality?
With Karl’s rise to fame, it wasn’t long before people began wondering about his personal life and sexuality. Although there were no relationships to speak of from Karl, there were always rumors, as is the case with famous personalities. As such, Karl has been linked to Instagram model Corrina Kopf, and fellow Minecraft YouTuber, Sapnap. Interestingly, Karl was recently blamed for Chris Tyson‘s cross-dressing and painted nails, coining ‘the Karl Effect’, despite him not being connected to it in any real way.
Previously, however, Karl dropped a massive bombshell when he appeared on the trainwreckstv podcast. In late 2020, Jacobs admitted to being asexual. Taking to Twitter he further stated, “On trainwreckstv scuffed podcast the other day I said I felt I am 🤏🏼 to being asexual. Wanted to explain that when I say that I mean like on the spectrum I am close to it but not 100% there” Following his comments, Karl received criticism from people who misunderstood his statements, but at the same time received a lot of support as well.
Wanna clear something up!!!
On trainwreckstv scuffed podcast the other day I said I felt I am 🤏🏼 to being asexual. Wanted to explain that when I say that I mean like on the spectrum I am close to it but not 100% there— 🌙 (@honkkarl) November 3, 2020
Saw some tweets thinking I meant I was considering thinking I was asexual and I don’t wanna be disingenuous about who I am to ya guys! 💕
— 🌙 (@honkkarl) November 3, 2020
For the most part, asexuality is seen as a broad spectrum wherein people experience little to no sexual attraction to people of any gender. Often misunderstood as a medical condition and a disorder, people on the ‘ace spectrum’ can experience a range of different ways of feeling or not feeling attraction or desire.
As for Karl personally, he has refrained from any further comments about his sexuality. Thus there is no confirmation of whether he is straight, gay, bi, or anything else. Hence, we can only speculate and allow for a safe space for Jacobs to be able to express his sexuality if and when he feels like it.