Emma Chamberlain Returns to YouTube After Six-Month Hiatus

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorEmma Chamberlain stans, rejoice: The popular YouTube creator has shared her first video on the platform after a six-month break.The 18-minute video uploaded Wednesday, titled “what’s good in new york,” was captioned simply, “happy to be back.” It’s a kind of travelogue with the West Coast native roaming about New York City, interviewing people she meets on the street.“This is how I make friends,” Chamberlain says at the beginning, holding a sign that says, “Please let me ask you just ONE question for my cute little YouTube video.” She adds, “Ugh.

This is making me feel like a fucking prank channel.”Chamberlain, who rose to YouTube fame in 2018 with her new spin on the vlog format, has 11.5 million subscribers on YouTube, 15.7 million followers on Instagram, and another 7 million followers on TikTok.

In the new video, Chamberlain, who turned 21 last month, visits a Mexican restaurant and orders a margarita now that she’s of legal drinking age. “It’s delicious, and I hate tequila,” she says. “Confidentially, I’ve thrown it up multiple times.”She visits a subway station but doesn’t board the train, confessing that she has a “phobia of stepping onto subways and accidentally falling underneath.

It’s nothing against subways. It’s just my own personal mental block.”Chamberlain also visits Times Square (“I hate it here so much”) and ascends to the top of the Empire State Building — which the building’s official Twitter handle was quick to jump on.No big deal.