Christabel Chua
Christabel Chua
Career
Christabel began blogging as early as February 2012.[1] Her blog consisted of personal entries, travel, beauty and style tips and she continues to publish beauty and travel videos on her YouTube channel.
As of November 2019, she has more than 47,000 subscribers on YouTube[3] and 249,000 followers on Instagram.[4]
She later went on to become the digital content strategist and beauty host of TheSmartLocal and started her own company, BWJ Collective Pte Ltd.[2]
Personal Life
Christabel was born in Singapore on March 28, 1991.
On the set of TheSmartLocal, she met her ex-boyfriend Joal Ong and they were often paired as an on-screen couple. Joel later revealed that he asked her out for a date and their relationship slowly blossomed, dating casually for 9 months before officially getting together. As a couple, they created a travel and lifestyle YouTube channel called JustAnotherCouple, which has since been removed following their break up.[6]
In 2018, shortly after their break up, a series of sex tapes and intimate photos taken during their 4-year committed relationship were leaked and disseminated without her permission after Joal's cloud backup system was reportedly hacked.
Since then, she has addressed the incident in an open letter on Harper's Bazaar, shedding light on how she had to deal with offensive remarks and sexually provocative comments from anonymous users, and emphasising her stand against cyberbullying and sexual harassment.[6]
Christabel's astrological sign is Aries. She is also associated with another Singaporean influencer, QiuQiu.
Education
Christabel holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from the University of Western Australia.[2]