What We Know About MrBeast And Thea Booysen's Relationship

YouTuber Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson is known for continuously building on his success and always being on the lookout for the next new thing. In 2022, he found romance with a fellow streamer. Not long after his last relationship ended, rumors began circulating that MrBeast was seeing someone new: Twitch streamer and YouTuber Thea Booysen, a.k.a. TheaBeasty. These rumors were fueled by the pair repeatedly appearing together at major events, and they were finally confirmed by Booysen herself on social media. Her Instagram account is now full of photos of the pair together, leaving no doubt of their status.

In the time since they went public, both MrBeast and Booysen have opened up a bit in interviews about how they met and their current relationship. They have emphasized that they hit it off right away and are a great match for each other, sharing important interests and values regarding their personal and professional lives. Thea has also notably stood by MrBeast during some particularly rocky times, much to the surprise of some of her fans.

Speaking to the "Flagrant 2" podcast, MrBeast explained that he met Booysen in South Africa while he was on his way to film in Antarctica. When his trip was canceled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Antarctic base, he ended up staying in South Africa for a few days and met his current girlfriend through a mutual friend while out at dinner.

MrBeast said that he was immediately attracted to her, but still had to ask her a series of questions to test their compatibility. He apparently "put her through the ringer" to verify that she had hobbies and a passion for learning. Booysen verified this account on the "Wide Awake" podcast, though she also revealed that MrBeast was able to play it cool amidst all his questioning. At the time, according to Booysen, she thought they were just "having the best conversation ever," and only learned later what MrBeast was up to. The pair impressed each other at this meeting, with both coming away with the feeling that they were a good match. After that, they began talking on social media, which eventually led MrBeast to begin making more trips to South Africa to visit Booysen.

Since getting together, Booysen has said that "it's like... [MrBeast] was written out of a book just for me." For his part, Mr. Beast has expressed gratitude that he's met someone who enjoys learning and self improvement as much as him and that they can share those passions with each other. A date night for the pair could be staying in and reading or watching a documentary and they've passed the long times apart playing Scrabble on their phones with one another.

The fact that they live in different countries in different parts of the world makes getting together a challenge for the couple, but they are currently making it work. It appears that MrBeast has found someone that can match his passion for work and learning, while Booysen has found someone that can keep up with her on an intellectual level. The two certainly appear perfect for each other, and both are working to make it work in the long term.

Right out of the gate, MrBeast and Thea Booysen found themselves in a long distance relationship. After all, the pair only met by chance when a canceled video shoot caused MrBeast to get stuck in South Africa for a few extra days, so they knew what they were getting themselves into from the very beginning. MrBeast spends so much time traveling for his YouTube channel that the couple was always bound to spend some time apart. Their long distance commitment got even more serious a year into their relationship.

Booysen does some of her own content creation work on YouTube and Twitch, but that isn't really her main interest. In 2023, she began pursuing a master's degree in neuropsychology at the University of Edinburgh. Booysen left her home in South Africa and moved all the way to Scotland, but the distance didn't change the logistics of her relationship with MrBeast. Not long after starting the master's program, Booysen made her feelings on the distance known in a post to X (then Twitter), saying, "Long distance sucks." Luckily for the couple, the master's program won't last forever. Their long distance days are definitely numbered.

Whether Booysen was at home in South Africa or at school in Edinburgh, the couple often spent the early days of their relationship half a world apart. However, they started taking steps to change that fact not long before the two of them got engaged. Booysen admitted on a podcast in August 2022 that she and MrBeast had started looking at houses together.

Booysen was on an episode of "The Gareth Cliff Show" when she talked about going house-hunting with MrBeast. According to her, they've talked quite a bit about their long-term plans for the future: "I'm going to do my studies here in Scotland," Booysen said, "and the idea is to sort of, I want to say, immigrate." Booysen said that she'll always spend part of her time in South Africa, because that's where her family and many of her friends live, but when she finishes school, she plans on moving in with MrBeast in the United States. Because of MrBeast's career, the couple is always going to spend a large part of their time on the road, but they're still planting some of their roots in the United States together.

MrBeast might be the biggest YouTuber in the world, but he's not the only one in this relationship who's putting out content on the web. Thea Booysen is a streamer and content creator all on her own, though she doesn't have quite as many followers as her boyfriend. Booysen's YouTube channel (TheaBeasty), currently boasts over 37,000 subscribers. It would probably be even bigger if Booysen were able to devote more time to her content, but her upload schedule has slowed down significantly since enrolling in the master's program.

Booysen and MrBeast keep their YouTube channels separate for the most part, but there have been a few occasions where one or the other has made a guest appearance in a video. For instance, MrBeast popped over to Booysen's channel to play "Gwent" early into their relationship, while Booysen showed up in MrBeast's "100 Boys vs 100 Girls for $500,000" video. On an episode of the "Wide Awake Podcast," Booysen explained why she avoids being in MrBeast's videos, even though she enjoys working with him. "I'd never ask him to be on a video," Booysen said, "I also don't want it to seem like, you know if I accidentally win, it might look like it was planned." For understandable reasons, the couple tries to keep their relationship mostly off-camera.

Summer 2024 turned out to be a rough time for MrBeast, as the YouTuber and his crew were rocked by one scandal after another. First, his longtime friend and collaborator Ava Tyson faced serious allegations of grooming, sexual assault, and exchanging inappropriate messages with underage fans. The ensuing controversy caused some to start scrutinizing MrBeast more intensely, and the YouTuber was forced to apologize when fans dug up old videos in which he used racist and homophobic slurs. Then news broke that contestants in MrBeast's "Beast Games" TV show were getting injured while shooting, and former MrBeast employees started coming forward with disturbing accusations about other dangerous shoots and general bad behavior from MrBeast himself.

As all this came tumbling out, one concerned fan posted a since-deleted comment on one of Thea Booysen's YouTube videos. According to Dexerto, the commenter urged Booysen to get away from MrBeast, and she responded by defending her boyfriend. "There is so much that is not being said, I wish I could talk more about the situation," she wrote. "Half the things that are said are not true, I wouldn't be with him if they were." Much of the internet might be turning on MrBeast, but it appears Booysen is fully prepared to defend his reputation.

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MrBeast considered marrying Thea Booysen long before he ever proposed to her. While making an appearance on the "Flagrant" podcast in September 2022, MrBeast talked about how badly he wanted Booysen to be able to come to the United States and complained about how difficult the immigration process really is. "Flagrant" host Andrew Schulz said MrBeast could get around all those issues by just marrying Booysen, and a little over three years later, MrBeast took that advice.

After he got engaged, MrBeast faced a new wave of curiosity about his relationship with Booysen. When asked by The Wall Street Journal how he knew he wanted to marry her, MrBeast said, "She just obviously makes me a better person. My whole life has been centered around creating content and growing my company, and she's one of the first people I've ever met that makes me a better businessman." He wanted a life partner who would push him to grow, and that's exactly what he found in Booysen. MrBeast also shared what is, in his opinion, the sexiest thing about his partner, saying, "She has a constant thirst for knowledge, and she's always learning." Booysen's academic studies might have complicated the logistics of their long distance relationship, but her personal drive and ambition are what MrBeast loves most about her.

MrBeast has built his entire career on spectacle, but he kept his proposal to Thea Booysen as humble as possible. Fans probably imagined that his proposal plan would be as epic as one of his YouTube videos, and they weren't alone. Even the people closest to MrBeast imagined that he'd want to go big for his proposal. "My friends thought I would want to propose in a very public way, like some sort of spectacle at the Super Bowl or somewhere else really big like that, but I knew that I wanted it to be the opposite, to be really private and intimate," MrBeast told People. MrBeast decided to propose to Booysen at Christmas in front of her family, and they got to have the intimate moment he really wanted.

There is one aspect of MrBeast's proposal that does line up with his YouTuber persona. ""I intentionally dropped a large box to make noise before presenting the real gift — with the ring inside — to her," MrBeast said, "And then I went down on a knee and proposed." He couldn't help himself from working a bit of a prank into that sweet moment, but Booysen probably wouldn't have it any other way. MrBeast gave her a rose gold ring with multiple diamonds, and the two of them celebrated the holidays while starting the plans for their wedding.

If any content creator seems to live for the camera, it's MrBeast. He's working on his YouTube career 24/7/365, so his fans might be surprised that he wants the biggest event of his life to be completely private. In January 2026 MrBeast told Entertainment Tonight that he had no plans to turn his wedding into content and that fans would have to content themselves with maybe seeing a picture. MrBeast explained his desire for privacy pretty clearly, saying, "My whole life is on the internet. I film 28 days a month. I'm always in front of a camera, and so, for the most part, my relationship is one of those things I just keep behind the camera 'cause it's just like everything else is in front of it."

Unfortunately, MrBeast is probably going to have a harder time having a private wedding than most people. In an interview on the Today show, MrBeast said that he hoped there would be, "not many, you know, fans finding the location and walking up." Fan harassment is one of the most dangerous things content creators deal with, and MrBeast will probably have to put in some extra effort to make sure that his big day goes off without any interruptions.

MrBeast and Thea Booysen had a long distance relationship from the very beginning, and to a certain extent, that dynamic will always be a part of their lives. MrBeast travels the globe to make his videos, so he's almost constantly on the road and away from home. For years Booysen had no choice but to stay behind because she was busy getting multiple degrees in law, psychology, and neuroscience. After Booysen graduated from her last academic program in December 2024, however, she started spending more of her time on the road with her partner.

Throughout 2025 Booysen and MrBeast travelled together more than ever. MrBeast was still technically travelling for work, and Booysen also found some opportunities to do work on their trips. She created a documentary in Egypt while MrBeast was busy filming a video, but it's also obvious from Booysen's post that the couple has found plenty of time for themselves wherever they go. Are MrBeast and Booysen always working, or are they perpetually on vacation? Blurring the line between those two things is exactly what the couple enjoys the most.

MrBeast does his best to keep his personal life separate from his professional life. Because of that, fans don't get to see or hear much about his relationship with Thea Booysen. MrBeast definitely prefers things that way, but he's not entirely opposed to letting his fans learn a little bit about his relationship. In fact, because he's always working, sometimes it's easier for MrBeast to bring his fans along for a date with Booysen than to schedule time to be with her alone.

"$1 vs $500,000 Date" is both a piece of content that MrBeast created for his business and an excuse to take his then-girlfriend on a handful of nice dates. In the video, MrBeast takes Booysen on some of the ritziest dates imaginable, like going to massive sporting events or taking a special tour through Disneyland. Booysen obviously supports MrBeast working all the time, but it's clear in the video that she also enjoyed the excuse to spend a little more time together. Plus, considering the video generated more than 160 million views, it seems like MrBeast and Booysen have become experts in making the most out of the time they spend together.

After being together for several years, and especially after getting engaged, MrBeast and Thea Booysen started getting a lot of questions about whether or not they'd have kids. Real babies may be in the couple's future, but they've already got a couple of fur babies running around their house causing chaos. 

Despite being the social media star of the couple, you won't find many pet posts on MrBeast's profiles. He has shared some snapshots of the animals in the past, and thanks to that, we've gotten to see his cats and dog living it up in a sauna that plenty of humans would kill for. To really get to know the pets and their high class lifestyle, you've got to follow Booysen.

Booysen is the real poster of the couple, and naturally her pets have featured prominently on her social media profiles. We've gotten to see pictures of all the pets in some of her posts. Fans, of course, love getting any chance to see the animals, and some of them are probably waiting for MrBeast to scheme up a video involving his pets.

Whether they know it or not, all of MrBeast's fans have something in common with Thea Booysen. Raising money for charity is a big part of how MrBeast built his brand. Fans have come to love watching videos where MrBeast gives away a ton of money. They especially enjoy seeing how their favorite content creator makes a positive impact on the world.

Booysen feels exactly the same way. She's said that when she initially met MrBeast, she worried that all his charity work was just for the camera. Through the course of their relationship, though, she's discovered that MrBeast works to help people off camera as well, creating food banks and other organizations to help people in real life.

Of course, MrBeast has never really done his charity work alone. He's always had his video team supporting him, and he works with established charitable organizations to ensure he can make the biggest impact possible. Booysen has also stepped in to help, occasionally acting as an online promoter for some of MrBeast's charity work. Booysen believes in all the causes that MrBeast tries to help. She's become his biggest supporter, and over the years, fans can probably expect to see her getting even more involved with some of MrBeast's charities.

If people know one thing about MrBeast, it's that he's working all the time. It's impossible to run multiple businesses, regularly release epic videos, and produce an entire Amazon TV series without being almost constantly in work mode. Because of that, MrBeast has expressed some hesitancy around having kids right now. "I don't want to have a kid unless I'm going to be a phenomenal father," MrBeast said on an episode of the "Dear Media's Good Guys" podcast. MrBeast is still figuring out when he'll be willing to dramatically change his lifestyle enough to be a good dad.

With all that said, kids are clearly something that MrBeast and Thea Booysen have discussed and are thinking about. Shortly after the couple got engaged, MrBeast told The Wall Street Journal, "I really think [Booysen] would be a fantastic mom." He went on to add, "One day I want to have kids, and just from an objective standpoint, like, the success of my kids and happiness of my kids are going to be infinitely higher because I have her as a partner." Whenever they do have kids, there's almost no doubt that MrBeast and Booysen will tackle parenthood with all the drive and dedication that they've both put into their own individual careers.