MaximeB is a Canadian Musical.ly star who has been an inspiring influence for people suffering from ‘Treacher Collins Syndrome’ and bullying
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MaximeB is a Canadian Musical.ly star who has been an inspiring influence for people suffering from ‘Treacher Collins Syndrome’ and bullying
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MaximeB was born in Edmonton, Canada, on December 7, 2001. He was diagnosed with Treacher Collins Syndrome. He has a brother named Kevin and not much is known on social media about his parents. He goes to a regular school in Canada, enjoys traveling, and riding his hoverboard.
MaximeB joined Musical.ly as a means to make funny videos and skits. Soon he started gaining the attention of viewers worldwide as people were surprised to see someone so young suffering from Treacher Collins Syndrome come in front of social media It is a genetic disorder that causes deformity of face, eyes, ears, mouth and can have serious consequences like, breathing problems etc. Needless to say, his videos started attracting cyberbullies as well. He was bullied mercilessly for his looks and even posted a Musical.ly video ‘Stop Bullying MaximeB’ with the lyrics “We are young / We are strong / And we will sing this song together”. This would prompt a response from even the likes of Ellen DeGeneres who promoted the video on ‘ellentube’ with the message “I just heard MAXIMEB on Musically App is being bullied and I had to right away Let everyone know ITS NOT RIGHT #StopBullying #Love #Laugh #Dance a little more it better!! Love you MAXI”.
More than 500k fans started following his channel by February 23, 2016. He started posting music covers, dance videos, and funny videos including commentaries featuring himself. In spite of his difficulty with his speech, his honest attitude and innate talent caught the attention of millions. On June 8, 2016, he announced that he had just crossed 900k followers on Musical.ly.
On June 28, 2016, MaximeB crossed the biggest milestone in his career when he announced on Instagram that he had more than 1 million fans on his Musical.ly account. This was the fastest anyone had achieved something like this within a month. He currently has over 1.5 million fans. His videos also promote awareness against bullying and cyberbullying. He has also collaborated with other Musical.ly stars like Ally Jenna. He is also active on the live video streaming and conversation website, YouNow, since January 9, 2016.