Belle Delphine: Meet the Instagram Star Who Sold Her ...

Belle Delphine is a popular Instagram model whose account — with about 4.5 million followers — was shut down in July over what the ... 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H M S Inthenews Closeicon Twocrossedlinesthatforman'X'.Itindicatesawaytocloseaninteraction,ordismissanotification. Chevronicon Itindicatesanexpandablesectionormenu,orsometimesprevious/nextnavigationoptions. HOMEPAGE 0 Newsletters Accounticon Aniconintheshapeofaperson'sheadandshoulders.Itoftenindicatesauserprofile. Login Subscribe Subscribe Home Chevronicon Itindicatesanexpandablesectionormenu,orsometimesprevious/nextnavigationoptions. Tech BelleDelphine,theInstagramstarknownforsellingherbathwater,saysshewasarrestedforspraypaintingthecarofsomeonewhostoleherhamster—here'severythingyouneedtoknow PaigeLeskin Updated 2019-10-08T16:44:00Z SaveArticleIcon Abookmark FacebookIcon TheletterF. Emailicon Anenvelope.Itindicatestheabilitytosendanemail. Shareicon Ancurvedarrowpointingright. Twittericon Astylizedbirdwithanopenmouth,tweeting. Twitter LinkedInicon Theword"in". LinkedIn Fliboardicon AstylizedletterF. Flipboard Linkicon Animageofachainlink.Itsymobilizesawebsitelinkurl. CopyLink Downloadtheapp BelleDelphine. BelleDelphine BelleDelphineisapopularInstagrammodelwhoseaccount—withabout4.5millionfollowers—wasshutdowninJulyoverwhatthephoto-sharingappsaidwasaviolationofitsrules.Shehasgainedtractionthisyearwithtwoviralstunts:selling$30jarsofbathwaterandcreatingaPornHubaccountthatfeaturedhereatingapictureoftheYouTubepersonalityPewDiePie.AfterdisappearingfromsocialmediainAugust,Delphinereturnedthisweektosaythatshehadbeenarrestedafterspraypaintingthecarofsomeonewhohadstolenherhamster.Here'severythingyouneedtoknowabouttheBritishcosplayerand"gamergirl."VisitBusinessInsider'shomepageformorestories. A19-year-oldInstagrammodelhadheraccountshutdowninJuly,justweeksaftergoingviralforsellingherbathwaterto"thirstygamerboys"for$30ajar.BelleDelphine,aBritishcosplayerfamousforherprovocativephotos,hasbeenonInstagramsince2015.Butthebathwaterstunt,combinedwithanearliergaginvolvingthewebsitePornHub,thrustherintothespotlightthisyear.Beforeheraccountwasshutdown,Delphinehadasmanyas4.5millionInstagramfollowers.Separately,shehasalmost4,400supporterson Patreon ,whereanybodywhopledges$25amonthormorecanviewher"lewdHDphotosets,"andthosewhopay$50ormoreamonthgetaccesstoherSnapchat,whichisdescribedasher"'naughtiest'socialmedia."However,DelphinedisappearedfromsocialmediainAugust,leadingpeopletospeculatewhathadhappened.ShereappearedonTwitterthisweektosayitwasbecauseshehadbeenarrestedbecauseshehadspraypaintedthecarofsomeonewhohadstolenherhamster.Unfortunately,theUnitedKingdom'sMetropolitanPolicedon'treleasearrestreports,soBusinessInsiderisunabletocorroborateDelphine'sstory. Here'severythingyouneedtoknowabouttheInstagramstarBelleDelphine: BelleDelphineisa19-year-oldmodelfromtheUnitedKingdomwhohasgainedasignificantsocial-mediafollowingsinceshefirststartedpostingcontenttoInstagramin2015. BelleDelphine/YouTube Source:KnowYourMeme Delphine'scontentisusuallyprovocativeandoftennotsafeforwork.She'smostfamousformakingthe"ahegao"facialexpressioninherphotos. BelleDelphine/YouTube We'llletWikipediadefinethatforyou:"AhegaoisatermofJapanesepornographydescribingafacialexpressionoffictionalcharactersduringsexoftenusedinpornographicvideogames,mangaandanime."Source:KnowYourMeme InadditiontoherInstagram,DelphinealsorunsaYouTubechannelwithnearly600,000subscribers.However,she'sonlypostedthreevideosthere. WillNE/YouTube DelphinerunsaPatreonaccountfor"creatingphotosandlewdcontent"thathasalmost2,700payingfans.For$50ormoreamonth,"patrons"cangetaccesstoDelphine'spremiumSnapchataccount,whichfeaturesher"naughtiest"photos. Patreon Source:Patreon InJune,Delphinewentviralwhenshetoldherfollowersshe'dcreateanaccountonthepopularPornHubsiteifoneofherInstagrampostsgotover1millionlikes.Butinsteadofpostingporn,asherfansmayhaveexpected,sheuploaded12videostoPornHubthatshowedherdoingthingslikecuddlingtwostuffedroostersandeatingapictureoftheYouTubepersonalityPewDiePie. BelleDelphine. BelleDelphine InresponsetoDelphine'strolling,fanresponsesincludeddisappointmentandglee,withonepersoncomparinghertoa"2019AndyWarhol."Source:BusinessInsider InJuly,Delphinestartedselling$30bottlesof"GamerGirlBathWater"onheronlinestorefor"thirstygamerboys."SheadvertisedthewaterbypostingInstagramvideosofherplayinginabathtub.ToevenDelphine'ssurprise,thejarsofbathwatersoldoutinjustthreedays. BelleDelphine/Instagram Source:BusinessInsider,Twitter AlthoughDelphinesoldthebathwaterwiththedisclaimerthatthewater"isnotfordrinking,"peopleonlinewerequicktoconsumeit.Peoplewhopostedreviewsonlinesaidthewatertasted"sosalty"and"candy-like." Instagram;YouTube Source:BusinessInsider Delphine'stwoInstagramaccountswereshutdowninJulyafterwhatthecompanysaidwasaviolationofitsrules—thoughitdidn'tgointodetails.However,reportshaveindicateditwasduetoacoordinatedreportingcampaignofclaimsof"nudityorpornography"madeagainstheraccount. Instagram Source:BusinessInsider JokesaboutDelphine'sbathwatereventuallymadeittoanepisodeofPewDiePie'spopular"MemeReview"seriesinSeptember.PewDiePierecentlyreturnedfromhispost-weddinghoneymoon,andpostedaphototoInstagramofhimsittinginabathtubfilledwithflowers.Fans,includingYouTuberJamesCharles,jokedthatheshouldsellhisbathwater. PewDiePie/YouTube Source:PewDiePieonInstagram PewDiePiejokinglyannouncedinthevideothathewouldsellbottlesofhisbathwaterfor$29,undercuttingDelphine'spriceby$1.Althoughwewouldn'tputitpastPewDiePietoactuallygothroughwiththejoke,nobottlesofbathwaterhaveyettoappearforsaleonhismerchandisestore. PewDiePie/YouTube Source:PewDiePieonYouTube AlthoughDelphine'sInstagramwasshutdowninJuly,herTwitter,YouTube,andPatreonaccountsremainedonline.ButshedisappearedfromeventhoseinearlyAugust,leadingpeopletoquestionwhathappenedtohersuddensocialmediahiatus. BelleDelphine/YouTube ButinearlyOctober,Delphinebrokehersilence.ShepostedonTwitterthatshehadbeenarrested,andsharedaphotothatappearstobehermugshot.Delphinesaidthatshewasarrestedafterspraypaintingthecarofagirlwhocametooneofherpartiesandstoleherhamster."AtleastIgotmyhamsterback.b---h,"DelphinewroteonTwitter.PoliceintheUnitedKingdomdon'tdisclosearrestreports,soit'simpossibletocorroborate. —BelleDelphine(@bunnydelphine)October7,2019—BelleDelphine(@bunnydelphine)October8,2019  Dealicon Aniconintheshapeofalightningbolt. Keepreading Newsletter Getthelatesttechnews&scoops—delivereddailytoyourinbox. Loading Somethingisloading. 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