NikkieTutorials Discusses br Growing up Transgender Last week, Nikkie posted a video entitled, br 'I'm Coming Out,' where she revealed to her 13.1 million br YouTube followers that she was transgender. On Wednesday, the YouTube star br appeared on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' and br recounted her childhood in her br first interview since coming out. NikkieTutorials, on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' She revealed that her mother was extremely supportive. NikkieTutorials, on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' She also addressed the circumstances surrounding br her decision to come out publicly.