Markiplier's girlfriend, Amy Nelson, has played a significant role in his career. The successful content creator has millions of subscribers on YouTube thanks to his engaging content.
Markiplier established a solid fan base on YouTube following his engaging content, which focuses on several niches. Many of his fans don't know that the content creator received much support from his long-term girlfriend.
The lovebirds not only have a thriving relationship but also an excellent professional relationship and have worked on different projects together. Also, Markiplier occasionally features his girlfriend in his videos.
She was featured in one of Markiplier's videos titled "Don’t Laugh Challenge." Markiplier's girlfriend also appeared in another video titled "Girlfriend Does My Makeup," where she does makeup for the content creator. Ever since the content creator began featuring Nelson in his videos, fans have been curious to know more about her.
Markiplier's Girlfriend Amy Creates Ceramics
Makiplier's Twitter post states that Amy celebrates her birthday on May 21. In 2018, the Hawaii native took to his Twitter page to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday with a set of photos of them having fun moments. Alongside the pictures, Markiplier penned a sweet birthday message to Nelson, noting that he cherished every moment with her.
Nelson is also a creative person. Her Twitter profile shows she is a ceramics and interactive media maker. She has a website known as Planet Peebles, where she displays and sells her products.
Some of her products include beautiful and colorful decorated custom-made mugs, and per the website, they retail at $40. Markiplier's girlfriend occasionally markets and promotes the items on her Instagram page.
Also, Nelson has a Twitch account, and based on the account's description, the page is mainly dedicated to pottery antics and video games, though she doesn't have any posts.
Markiplier and Amy Have Been Together since 2015
The Youtuber and his girlfriend have been together for almost eight years. They were first spotted publicly hanging out together in June 2016 when Nelson shared a selfie of her and Markiplier on her Twitter page. The lovebirds also attended a red carpet event in October of the same year.
Markiplier has, on several occasions, talked about his relationship with Nelson and how having her in his life makes him happy. "'I'm a pretty lucky guy. Amy treated me to a wonderful weekend getaway, and I'm so grateful to have her in my life," he wrote in an Instagram post in 2017, alongside a photo of them enjoying a walk at the beach.
In 2018, he shared a collage of photos of them having fun moments together on different occasions and captioned, "I'm glad we all agree that Amy was the best part of my 2018. I'm a lucky doooooooood."
Nelson and Mark are dog lovers. They often spend time with their golden retrievers and share cute photos of them on their respective Instagram pages.
During a podcast interview with "IMPALSIVE," Markiplier revealed that he met his girlfriend when he was going through a challenging time. The two have since been going strong in their long-term relationship.
Nelson Is Part of Markiplier's Creative Process
Nelson is a supportive girlfriend and has played a significant role in her boyfriend's demanding career. Markiplier said in 2019 that his girlfriend played an essential role in his creative process.
He told the publication that his girlfriend joins him in his shoots and watches every shot. "I'm the type of person that wants creative input from the entire team when I'm working, but there's one voice I trust above all others, and that's Amy," he said.
Markiplier credits part of his creative work to his girlfriend, Nelson. When he launched an experimental YouTube channel Unus Annus, he included Nelson and Ethan of "CrankGameplays," to participate in the project.
In collaboration with his team, Markiplier uploaded 365 daily videos on YouTube. The videos focused on various topics, including learning to salsa dance and even a mini-documentary about living in the wilderness.
The project was a massive success, with Markiplier gaining over four million subscribers on the video-sharing platform. Despite all the hard work and determination, he erased the channel after 12 months, arguing that he launched Unus Annus with the purpose of letting it all go.
"I feel like if you exist in a world where you can never let go of what you make, you will never move on as a creator or as a creative person," he told Newsweek.
Amy Nelson Was a Producer and Editor on Many of Markiplier's Projects
Nelson has been able to develop many skills through working with Markiplier. Per IMDb, she is an accomplished producer and editor with several credits. In April 2023, she posted on her Instagram page that she was working on her first feature film, "Iron Lung," revealing that they had one week left to complete filming.
Amy and Markiplier Are Big Dog Lovers
Nelson and Mark are dog lovers. They often spend time with their golden retrievers and share cute photos of them on their respective Instagram pages. Their dogs' names are Henry and Chica. Henry is their youngest; he joined their family in 2018.
At the time, Nelson shared a cute photo of Henry on her Instagram and captioned, "Meet my new little sidekick, Henry. Glued to my hip but slowly warming up to our home with his big sister Chica and that scary man who yells for a living." The dogs are surrounded by love, and their owners choose different beautiful and unique outfits for them.
Markiplier is one of the most successful internet personalities; others include Emma Chamberlain, who was once rumored to be dating singer-songwriter Tucker Pillsbury.
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