Pretty Pastel Please, Australian YouTuber, Dies at Thirty
The internet is a weird and wonderful place, full of vibrant personalities who can brighten your day with a single video. One such personality was Alexandra, the Australian YouTuber known to her legion of fans as Pretty Pastel Please. Sadly, Alex passed away in June of this year, leaving a pastel-shaped hole in the hearts of her many fans.
A Shocking Announcement
The news hit the internet like a ton of bricks on July fifth, delivered via a somber post on Alex’s Instagram. The statement, which accompanied a picture of Alex beaming at the camera alongside her pet bird Archie, described her passing as “sudden, unexpected, and devastating.”
While the family chose not to disclose the exact date or cause of Alex’s passing (which, you know, fair enough, their grief is no one’s business but theirs), the post did confirm that she died the previous month. The outpouring of grief from her fans was immediate and immense, with the comments section quickly filling with condolences, tributes, and memories of how Alex’s infectious positivity had touched their lives.
A Life Lived in Color
Born in September of nineteen ninety-three, Alex launched her YouTube channel, Pretty Pastel Please, in December of two-thousand-seventeen, and it didn’t take long for her to capture the hearts and minds (and eyeballs, let’s be real, gotta get those watch hours) of viewers around the globe. Her channel was a delightful mix of fashion hauls, product reviews, thrift shopping adventures, travel vlogs, and, of course, the occasional guest appearance by her talking parrot, Archie (who, let’s be honest, was basically a feathered celebrity in his own right).
With over six hundred ninety-one thousand subscribers, Alex had cultivated a dedicated community who loved her for her vibrant personality, her genuine love for all things pastel, and her knack for finding the most bizarre and hilarious products to review. Like, seriously, who else could make a ten-minute video about a toaster shaped like a sloth utterly captivating? This girl, that’s who.
But Alex’s online presence wasn’t confined to the hallowed halls of YouTube. Oh no, this was a multi-platform queen we were talking about. She was a regular streamer on Twitch, where she’d chat with her viewers, play games (badly, by her own admission, but always hilariously), and generally just be her awesome self. She also had a sizeable following on TikTok, where she’d post funny skits, fashion tips, and the occasional synchronized dance routine with Archie (because, again, why not?). And let’s not forget Instagram, where she kept her followers updated on her life, her adventures, and her never-ending quest to find the perfect shade of pastel pink.