Breeana Danielle "Bree" Essrig (born April 21, 1990) is an American

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, host,

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, and

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model known for her comedic writing and appearances on the news and current events series

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. Essrig joined SourceFed as a host in 2015, and in 2017 was brought on to star in the daily

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series #whatshappening. Essrig's personal YouTube channel has over 280,000 subscribers and 19 million views. and has appeared in a contest in '' Seventeen Magazine''. She has also been in ''

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'', Elizabeth Banks' website WhoHaha, and ''

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Background and personal life

In 2013, Essrig came out publicly as

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on '' The Rubin Report''. Since then, she has been a public advocate against bullying, bi-erasure,

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, and

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Career

Essrig was a co-host on ''

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'' news and pop culture channel PopTrigger from 2012 to 2015 and a writer/host on

from 2015 to 2017. She has acted as a guest host on websites. She has appeared on

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' comedy website WhoHaha. Essrig was nominated for a Shorty Award in 2017 for Best Comedian. She has made appearances at festivals and conventions as a celebrity

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guest, host and commentator. She has appeared in ''

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'' and was in

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's music video for "Superluv" in 2012.

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