Pokimane recently posted a TikTok of her and her neighbor going to the gym together, but viewers believe there might be more to it.
A recently posted TikTok by streamer Pokimane showed her neighbor, and people took that personally.
The First TikTok That Went Viral
The video people are talking about is relatively simple: Pokimane, also known as Poki or Imane, goes to the gym with her neighbor. She quickly films him standing in a door frame and then adds a few clips of both of them working out.
@poki his daily workout vs my pms workout lol
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It is truly nothing groundbreaking, the type of content that influencers post daily, but her fans seem to think otherwise. Since the man shown in the video is conventionally attractive and looks to be about her age, many viewers don't believe that he is "just her neighbor" – they believe the young man and musician known as Sunkis must be her partner.
Female Streamers And The Rise Of So-Called Simps
Streamers put themselves out there every day, streaming whatever game they are playing live and chatting with their audience in real time. This often inspires the most delusional people in chat to believe they actually have a personal relationship with the streamer.
This parasocial behaviour is generally very problematic. But in the case of female streamers it can be especially off-putting as they frequently have people in their chat genuinely believing they might have a chance to potentially be with her romantically. Donations, subs, reactions to their messages and more can therefore become fuel for these people, who are often referred to as simps.
A video of someone they interpret as competition spending time with their favorite female streamer is therefore pretty much the worst thing that can happen to them.
Shocking Reactions To The TikToks
While the reactions to the TikToks Poki posted with her neighbor were not all negative, a lot of them, especially on Twitter, were blaming her for having simps in the first place. Instead of focusing the men who spend a lot of money trying to get noticed by their favorite female streamer, suddenly she is getting accused of only creating content that generates these kinds of viewers.
That's what happens when you goon bait instead of creating a genuine audience
— Ty Love (@Royaltyboxing19) February 10, 2026
But there are also a lot of users expressing disgust towards the reactions some other people are displaying. They reference how many female streamers don't even bother talking about personal relationships anymore, since that will always just disrupt their own peace.
This is why so many female creators hide their relationships. Half the internet watches them like they're auditioning for an imaginary girlfriend role. Men will genuinely give hundreds of hours and dollars to a creator... until she confirms she likes someone else. Then suddenly...
— Inyas Yamal (@Inyas2525) February 10, 2026
Just like any other woman in the world, female streamers too have the right to spend time with guys without people immediately assuming there is more to it.
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