When blonde, blue-eyed Jamie Perkins married South Sudanese-Australian model Nikki Thot, their union seemed like a modern fairytale. Together, they welcomed two beautiful daughters and built an online empire—but behind the scenes, their relationship was far more complicated.

How Jamie and Nikki Met

The couple’s story began in 2009 on MySpace. Nikki, then 19, was a rising model signed with IMG in New York, while Jamie, 25, was a cinematographer just breaking into music video production.

In March 2010, they tied the knot. Their first daughter, Ava, was born in January 2016, followed by Zoe in March 2018. They also had a dog named Louis.

Soon, they launched a YouTube channel, and their following exploded. “We literally fell into it. It was never a planned thing,” Jamie once told Daily Mail Australia.

The Viral Proposal That Changed Everything

Jamie’s proposal to Nikki became their big breakthrough. Wanting to create something unforgettable, he arranged for a proposal video to play on the big screen at Melbourne’s Federation Square. Nikki watched in awe as Jamie appeared on screen, while a friend filmed her reaction.

They uploaded the video to YouTube, and it quickly went viral—racking up 4.6 million views. Their wedding video performed even better, with eight million views. Suddenly, Jamie and Nikki were social media stars.

But as Jamie pointed out, “People assume vloggers are sharing everything, but we keep a lot of our life to ourselves. We’re just having fun, and it’ll be great to look back in 10–20 years and see what we were doing.”