Honeymonster is a triple threat – actor, writer, and comedian – even though she has displayed most of her talents during her social media career. The California native has created her own corner on the internet with hilarious videos and a loyal following.
Back when Logan Paul, King Bach, and DeStorm Power had every reason to rely on Vine, Mielmonster, the popular short-form video-sharing app, already had a relatively reasonable following. Since closing in 2017, the social media celebrity has successfully transitioned to Instagram and YouTube and continues to grow her success.
Biography of Mielmonster
The social media content creator was born and raised in Orcas Village, a small town located in Washington. She was born Mariel Wade Bredouw on July 11, 1989. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Honey has kept crucial details of her years growing up hidden from the public record. This means that there is no information about her formative years, the academic institutions she attended, as well as any professional experience she had before or during her social media career. Apart from some information regarding his parents and siblings, nothing else is known about his family.
Mielmonster was unsurprisingly born into a family of creatives. She was born to Anne Bredouw and Jim Bredouw. Through her parents, Miel also has an older sister and a younger brother.
Her mother, Anne, works in the fashion industry as a clothing designer. Her father, Jim, was a session musician and songwriter, often writing song lyrics for songs featured in commercials. Miel’s older sister, Minnie, resides in San Francisco. She makes her living there as a product designer, who lends her talent as an artistic creator to causes with a social impact. His younger brother Henri, like their father, is also a musician based in Portland, Oregon.
Besides her time on Vine, and now YouTube, the social media influencer is also a co-host of a podcast called Punch Up the Jam. On the podcast, Miel and her good friend and fellow comedian, Demi Adejuyigbe, spend their time giving their reviews of popular songs, rewriting and remixing them.
Facts About The Vine Comedian and Instagram Star
1. Mielmonster started Vining in 2014
Although Vine wasn’t Mariel Bredouw’s first time on a social media platform – she joined Twitter in 2012 – it was her first real attempt at success in the face of some semblance of success in social media. The internet personality subscribed to Vine in 2014, a year after parent company Twitter launched the app.
It didn’t take long for her to start getting noticed for her comedic micro sketches on the platform. His style of humor, which can only be described as dry and sarcastic, has earned him a huge following on Vine. She has also had the opportunity to work and collaborate with big names such as BuzzFeed, Super Deluxe and Funny or Die.
Since the death of the app, Mariel has moved to Youtube and Instagram where she continues her penchant for dry humor clips. As of June 2019, the social media star has over 107,000 subscribers on Youtube and over 135,000 followers on Instagram. At the same time, his videos on Youtube have been viewed more than 10 million times.
2. She admitted she was more comfortable on Vine than on YouTube.
After Vine shut down, Mielmonster was optimistic she could find her way back to YouTube where she left off on Vine. However, it wasn’t long before she wondered if she could achieve the same success on Vine.
For one thing, she didn’t think her brand of humor would be appreciated by the majority of the audience on the video streaming platform. She also said she prefers the simplicity and abbreviated nature of Vine videos. At that time, she could just put all her creativity into a few seconds of video recording on her phone. She also didn’t need to worry about her video editing skills. Mielmonster admits that she’s not very tech-savvy and worries that she can’t compete with other YouTubers who have immense skills and equipment in post-production.
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3. She had a row with Barstool Sports over her ‘Slob on my Knob’ video
In November 2016, Miel made a video in which she overlays the lyrics to Three 6 Mafia’s “Slob on my Knob” over the melody of “Carol of the Bells.” The video garnered seven-figure views and even caught the attention of Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J, who shared the video.
Naturally, the video was shared and retweeted to everyone on the venue. However, in December 2018, Barstool Sports shared the video on Twitter without giving credit to Mielmonster. It didn’t go over well with her. She contacted them asking them to give her credit, but her complaint was not addressed.
Mielmonster then filed a request for withdrawal under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Twitter responded by immediately taking down the video. Hours later, a representative from Barstool Sports contacted her to ask if she would consider withdrawing the DMCA takedown complaint in exchange for full credit.
After Mielmonster didn’t respond, they offered her a $50 gift card to their Merch store. The company continued to bombard her with messages on Twitter, Instagram and email. At one point, they offered to promote his podcast, Punch Up the Jam, for free. Subsequently, Mark Twain, Barstool Sports’ general counsel, personally asked him to offer him $2,000 to quash the takedown complaint.
Mielmonster rejected all of their offers because she believed the company had racist and sexist tendencies and she didn’t want to be associated with it. The Barstool Sports founder will eventually make a public statement, apologizing for the way he handled the whole situation.
