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NikkieTutorials , real nameNikkie de Jager , has spoken out again about how she was treated on "TheEllen DeGeneres Show." - $4, she told Dutch magazine &C that she was greeted by an angry, overworked intern and then not given the same VIP treatment as the other guests.
- She said she wasn't allowed to use the toilet closest to her because it was "reserved for the Jonas Brothers."
- De Jager appeared on the show in January after she came out as transgender in $4.
- $4, she suggested DeGeneres was "cold and distant" when the cameras were turned off.
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YouTuber NikkieTutorials has revealed more about her experience on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in a recent interview, $4.
NikkieTutorials, whose real name is Nikkie De Jager, $4 after she came out as transgender to her 13 million subscribers $4.
De Jager reportedly told &C Magazine that the friendly, welcoming atmosphere you see when watching "Ellen" isn't the reality in the studio.
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"Maybe I'm being naive, but I expected them to welcome me with confetti: 'Welcome to The Ellen DeGeneres Show!' she said in the interview seen by Pop Crave. "But instead I got greeted by an angry intern, who was a bit overworked. I expected a Disney show, but I got a 'Teletubbies' after dark."
She added she didn't receive the same VIP treatment as other celebrity guests.
"Every guest at Ellen had a private toilet, but I didn't," she said. "I couldn't even use the closest toilet to me because it was reserved for the Jonas Brothers."
This was strange, she said, because her videos got a lot more views on
"They were allowed, but I wasn't," she said, "My interview got eight million views, while theirs only got two million. Ha!"
De Jager said the interview was a "good summary" of her story, but her loyal fans "expected more."
"I should've just went on 'Eva Jinek,' I thought to myself," she said.
De Jager spoke about her "Ellen" experience shortly after her appearance on $4. She suggested DeGeneres was "cold and distant" when the cameras were turned off.
"Let me say that there's a big difference between this show and Ellen DeGeneres, and I'm saying that in favor of this show," de Jager said, according to a $4. "It's nice that you say 'hi' before the show. She didn't."
She added it was a "huge honor" to be on stage with DeGeneres, "but it wasn't as nice as I thought."
The comments towards DeGeneres and the show come amid criticism of the host who was recently dubbed "notoriously one of the meanest people alive" $4.
She is also facing backlash for $4, and for $4 during lockdown.
Insider has contacted Warner Bros. TV and representatives for DeGeneres for comment.
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