YouTuber MrBeast just got married
MrBeast now has a MrsBeast — the YouTuber announced on Instagram that he and fiancee Thea Booysen have gotten married.
The content creators announced their engagement on Christmas in 2024.
According to People Magazine, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, married fellow content creator Booysen in an ‘intimate’ wedding at Richard Branson’s Necker Island, in front of 70 friends and family members. The publication reported that the event kicked off on July 14 and took place over the course of the week at the 74-acre private island resort.
The bride wore a custom dress by Nicole + Felicia Couture, while the groom wore a tux by Ralph Lauren.
In June 2025, Donaldson hit 400 million subscribers on YouTube.
MrBeast’s channel, which began in 2012 with gaming content and experimental formats, found its breakout moment in 2017 with a viral video of him counting to 100,000. Since then, his brand of high-stakes challenges, philanthropy-driven giveaways, and jaw-dropping production scale has made him a global icon.
Beyond his viral videos, his initiatives include funding cataract surgeries, cochlear implants, and building houses for unhoused citizens in Jamaica.
MrBeast’s journey has also been marred with a lawsuit. In September of last year, five anonymous contestants brought claims on behalf of everyone who participated in his gameshow series. They alleged they weren’t paid, were subjected to unsafe conditions and experienced sexual harassment while on his $5 million jackpot game show, Beast Games.
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