What happened to Jesse from NELK? Fans of the YouTube group are especially missing him after the latest upload.
NELK uploaded their latest video yesterday, and they go all the way to Brazil. Fans however couldn’t help but focus in on the fact Jesse is still not on the channel.
For a while now, NELK fans have been missing Jesse from the content, after he stopped appearing in 2020: “Very disappointed in new NELK video if only Jesse was there man,” tweeted one fan.
So, where is Jesse from NELK?
What happened to Jesse from NELK?
Speaking in a Twitch stream in December, fellow NELK member Kyle addressed the situation, explaining burn out was the cause.
“We’ve been doing this a long time, we’ve done a lot of pranks, we’ve pretty much done everything, and I think Jesse’s kind of just burnt out,” he said. “He still wants to be in the videos and stuff, but you guys have seen the videos from the past year.”
“I just think Jesse’s kinda done with the videos and s**t, like in a way. And no, we’re not set at all, we bring in a lot of money from our merch drops and stuff, but I don’t think me and Jesse have taken money out of the company in like, five months maybe?”
His departure from being on-camera shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans however as Jesse has regularly tweeted about preferring the simple life. In January 2020 he posted: “Honestly love what we do but f*** I hate being such a target, it’s cliche and sh** but I hate fame. I’ve only had a taste of it and I already experienced how much you have to give up for this life choice. It’s sounds petty but I’ve lost almost everything I use to love about life.”
In October he cleared up that he had been focusing on the important things in life: “I put friends, family and my mental health to the side to get to where I am. Time to pick up the pieces.”
What is he doing now?
Although he no longer appears in the NELK videos, Jesse has still being playing a huge role in the behind-the-scenes. According to a video uploaded to the Full Send, NELK’s merch brand, YouTube channel, he’s been working on the clothing brand instead.
Jesse also prefaced the video by saying that he took the time to get sober too.
Judging from his own Instagram, Jesse is full-time for Full Send now instead of the NELK YouTube channel.