[5][6] In 2023, she announced in her New York Times essay that she has taken a step back from YouTube and is now pursuing writing and directing full-time.

Mills was born in Manila, Philippines and raised in the Ottawa, Ontario area.

[9] Her family appears in many of her videos, her mother's name is Janette Prejola and her younger brother's name is Jay Mills.

Her channel gained subscribers very quickly after her coming-of-age videos went viral later that year.

[8] But in 2023, Mills announced in her New York Times essay that she has taken a step back from YouTube and is now pursuing writing and directing full-time.