Kelsie Pelling, better known by the handle KayPea or KayPeaLol, is a Canadian content creator and streamer known for playing ''

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'' on

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Early life

Pelling was born in

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, British Columbia. She moved to

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with her family when she was eight years old and later moved to

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at age 15 when her parents divorced. After living in North Carolina for a year, she moved back to Vancouver. She has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in

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, and played basketball while in college.

Career

Pelling began streaming ''League of Legends'' in 2013 while in university. She began streaming professionally around 2014 and joined the Twitch partner program in 2015. In 2018, Pelling was one of four team captains (alongside

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, and

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) for a ''League Of Legends'' tournament called “Gift The Rift” that raised money for British Columbia SPCA, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Hope for Justice, and Last Chance for Animals. Later that year, she co-hosted ''ELEAGUE’s Esports 101: League of Legends'', a show about ''League of Legends'' on TBS.

Personal life

As of 2022, Pelling lives in

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. She has two cats, Luna and Ronin. In 2022, she became engaged to fellow ''League of Legends'' player, Lucas “ Santorin” Kilmer.

References

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