- Jenna Mourey, better known as Jenna Marbles, is now married.
- Her long-term partner Julien Solomita announced that they had tied the knot on Instagram.
Jenna Mourey, the former YouTuber better known as Jenna Marbles, has tied the knot with her long-term partner Julien Solomita.
Solomita announced the news on his Instagram account on December 22, posting photos from the day with the caption "married otters <3".
Mourey has been almost completely absent from the internet since quitting YouTube in June 2020, citing embarrassment over some of her old content.
Mourey, who had 20 million subscribers when she left the platform, told her viewers in 2020 that she couldn't "exist" on her main channel anymore because she wasn't enjoying creating content. She also said she had received backlash for some of her old videos, which people thought had racist connotations — one where she imitated the rapper Nicki Minaj, and a parody rap song titled "Bounce that D---" which included Asian stereotypes.
"It's awful, it doesn't need to exist, it's inexcusable, it's not okay," Mourey said at the time. "I'm incredibly sorry if this offended then, now, whenever, it doesn't need to exist. It shouldn't have existed. I shouldn't have said that ever. It's not cool, it's not cute, it's not okay, and I'm embarrassed that I ever made that, period."
Mourey also apologized for videos she described as "slut-shamey" and sexist, saying she experienced a lot of "internalized misogyny at that point in my life."
At the time, several high profile YouTubers were facing criticism for offensive videos they had made in the past, including Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star.
Mourey and Solomita have been in a long term relationship for nine years. They share five dogs, including one called Marbles, who Mourey named her channel after. Many of the dogs were present in the wedding photos.
Solomita, who is still a content creator on YouTube and Twitch, asked Mourey to marry him last year, announcing their engagement in a livestream on his Twitch channel in April 2021.
"A little while ago — this is so weird — I asked Jenna to marry me and she said yes," he said. "So, we are engaged."
He added that he made the decision because he "just woke up and wanted to be married to her."
Solomita also announced the marriage on his Twitch channel, where he regularly livestreams, saying the wedding happened at the end of November. He said they hadn't revealed the news straight away because they had been through a stressful period with one of their dogs, Peach, being ill. Since Peach had recovered, they wanted to celebrate, he said.
"We are a married couple," he said. "I can now officially make wife jokes."
Over a million people have liked Solomita's Instagram post, and fellow content creators such as Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg, Seán "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin, and Brittany Broski sent the couple their congratulations.
Despite her abrupt exit from YouTube, Mourey remains a beloved creator, with fans continuing to express their wishes that she is happy and send their support through Solomita.