YouTuber Nikkie Tutorials confirms she and her fiancé were robbed at gunpoint inside their own home in the Netherlands
YouTube beauty star NikkieTutorials revealed that she and her fiancé, Dylan Drossaers, were robbed at gunpoint at their home on Saturday, August 8.
With rumors swirling online, the Dutch native took to her social media platforms to confirm the news and reassure her fans and followers that they are okay, although shaken up mentally.
‘Earlier today one of my biggest nightmares became reality when we got robbed under gun point at our own home,’ the 26-year-old began in a short statement posted on Instagram and Twitter.
Scary: YouTube beauty guru NikkieTutorials, 26, confirmed she and her fiancé, Dylan Drossaers, were robbed at gunpoint at their home in the Netherlands on Saturday, August 8
Tutorials (born Nikkie de Jager) and Drossaers live together in Uden, Netherlands.
‘Dylan and myself got attacked but physically we’re okay. Mentally it’s a whole other story,’ she continued.
‘I’m writing this message for now to let you know that we are ‘okay’ and safe.’
She concluded: ‘Thank you for understanding as I take the next couple of days to myself.’
The aftermath: Tutorials (born Nikkie de Jager) revealed they are okay mentally, but shaken up mentally in a post on her social media platforms
Police investigation: According to reports by Dutch news outlets, at least three people raided their home, one of which was suspected of having a gun, and then fled the scene
According to reports by a number of Dutch news outlets, at least three people raided their home, one of which was suspected of having a gun.
Local police reported the three suspects fled the scene and that one of the victims received ‘superficial’ injuries, but it’s unclear if that was Turtorials or Drossaers.
‘Just reported a robbery on a house in #Uden. The perpetrators threatened the residents with possibly a firearm and took an unknown loot from them,’ police tweeted about the incident, according to a report by Metro.
It’s believed the burglary happened after Tutorials took her parents out to dinner.
Police report: The perpetrators reportedly threatened the couple, possibly a firearm, and took an unknown loot from them,’ according to police
More details: It’s believed the burglary happened after Tutorials took her parents out to dinner
Just this past January, the makeup artist and beauty vlogger came out as transgender after a blackmailer threatened to publicly out her to news outlets.
‘With the help of police, we have found out who exactly was blackmailing me,’ she revealed in her first video after coming out as transgender.
‘I have their names, their phone numbers, email addresses. I even know where they live and how they treated people around me to get more information on my true story.’
In the end, Tutorials decided to take the high road and not publicly disclose the person’s identity so that she didn’t lower herself to his level.
Tutorials first gained worldwide recognition in 2105 when her YouTube video — The Power of Makeup — went viral and launched her into the beauty vlogger sphere.
At last check her YouTube channel has 13.5 million subscribers and over 1.33 billion video views.
The burglary comes about seven months after the makeup artist and beauty vlogger came out as transgender after a blackmailer threatened to publicly out her to news outlets
Sensation: Tutorials, who gained worldwide recognition as a makeup guru in 2015, now has 13.5 million subscribers to her YouTube channel, translating to over 1.33 billion video views