Sweet Anita

Sweet Anita (born 28 July 1990) is an English Twitch streamer and YouTuber.

Anita was raised in East Anglia by a single mother before moving to Southwest England.[1] She was diagnosed with a rare form of Tourette's syndrome when she was aged 27.[2]

Anita began streaming on Twitch in 2018. She became well known for playing Overwatch.[3] She became popular for her sudden angry reactions, caused by her tics.[1][4] Later that year, Variety named Anita among the most influential people in video games.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 D'Anastasio, Cecilia (20 November 2018). "The Singular Life Of Twitch's Most Foul-Mouthed Streamer". Kotaku.
  2. ↑ Katzowitz, Josh (25 October 2018). "Twitch user Sweet_Anita goes viral as she livestreams while dealing with Tourette's". The Daily Dot.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dillon (12 November 2020). "Twitch star Sweet Anita opens up about Tourette's syndrome, charity and falling in love with gaming". In The Know. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Singletary Jr, Charles (21 November 2018). "Sweet_Anita streams her way to Twitch partner while publicly facing Tourette's". Shacknews. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Winkie, Luke (31 December 2018). "Most Influential in Video Games 2018: Esports Stars, Union Leaders, Iconic Indies". Variety. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019.