YouTube Star Bretman Rock Shines in YouTube Originals' "30 Days With: Bretman Rock"

While his friends and younger sister have their doubts that Bretman will be able to survive on his own for an entire week with few personal belongings and only 24 hours of bootcamp in preparation he39s determined to take this break from his nonstop content creation and social media engagement quotThrough this whole experience I hope that I find myself to reconnect with Bretquot he says in the show quotI feel like I39ve been 39Bretman Rock39 for so long I39ve been taking care of my family for so long that it makes me question am I even taking care of myselfquotBorn in the Philippines Bretman moved to Hawaii with his family at age seven and started creating comedic videos and memes on platforms like Vine remember that and eventually YouTube He later shifted his content to vlogs and makeup tutorials which launched him into the spotlight when his videos started going viral in 2016 He continued to break barriers as one of the few male Asian beauty influencers to go mainstream winning accolades like Beauty Influencer of the Year at the E People39s Choice Awards in 2019 and in 2021 starring in his own MTV reality series To date Bretman has amassed over 17 million Instagram followers and over eight million YouTube subscribersBretman has a penchant for glamour fashion and allure all of which is shed on this weeklong sabbatical from the modern world He goes on to explain that the reason for this seemingly outofcharacter journey is not just to reconnect with himself but to also find some closure after the tragic death of his father who passed away in 2019 after being in a coma for some time quotI wanted to make peace with my dadquot Bretman shared in the first episode which premiered June 30th quotI didn39t get to really make peace before he passed away and so I39m hoping to connect to him spiritually I feel like he39s always guiding me I feel like if I39m alone in the jungle I39ll feel him more I am so much of who I am because of my dadquotAfter 21 days of preparing for his isolation in the Hawaiian wilderness Bretman packs multiple suitcases and trunks with his quotessentialsquot including fashionable boots multiple outfits and makeup His expectations are brought to an abrupt halt when he meets quotjungle kingquot Kap a survivalist expert from Samoa who tells Bretman he can only bring a backpack full of supplies The beauty influencer who since COVID19 broke out built an elaborate home gym and got into peak physical condition took on the physically taxing challenges with some easeDespite his glamorous lifestyle and obsession with designer clothing and makeup Bretman learned to build a shelter several feet off the ground to avoid wild boars vigorously rubbed dried branches together to start fires and learned to climb trees to retrieve coconuts for food and waterOnce his daylong survivalist bootcamp was done Kap handed Bretman a map and compass telling him he had to reach three basecamps throughout his journey and had to implement what he had learned at each location quotBear Grylls you39ll never see that bitch building three sheltersquot he exclaimed of the Man vs Wild host Once Kap bid himself farewell Bretman packed up his belongings tied it to the end of a branch and began his multimile trek to his first base campOnce he got there he quickly realized the base camp was not surrounded by bamboo stalks that provided him a foundation to build a shelter like the one he shared with Kap Then unexpected rainfall ruined any chance of building a fire At one point he was so hungry and tired he found a centipede on a branch and hilariously pondered quotWhat if it39s a gay centipede and it relates to mequot He then decided against roasting it quotI better eat a coconutquot he said quotI can39t eat this gay centipedequotUpon being alone with his thoughts and journaling on a makeshift mattress of soft pine needles Bretman shared quotI keep saying that I39m doing this for my dad but I39m not gonna lie to you and say 39I39ve been thinking about my dad this whole time39 Maybe it is my dad that39s forcing me to think about myself 39Stop thinking about me Think about yourself now39 That39s the true spiritual awakening for me It39s just being alone in my own thoughtsquotAn offcamera producer asks quotDo you think when people watch this they39ll be surprisedquotquotHopefullyquot he says through tears quotThere39s a version of me the internet hasn39t met yet Bretman Rock is the person who filters out what the world can see But there39s a Bret as wellquotYou can color me impressed that Bretman persevered the way he did when faced with the physical and emotional challenges that came his way Never did I think that I could relate to a multimillionaire beauty influencer while he was on a weeklong journey of isolation from society in the lush jungles of Hawaii He sheds layers of glitz and glamour shows a much more vulnerable side of himself then picks himself up and carries on to the next step in his expeditionWhat started as an inspired way to mourn a loss became a small but significant journey of selfdiscovery I think this series shows viewers that being internet famous isn39t necessarily all it is cracked up to be that it39s exhausting and one can lose one39s own identity when having to constantly be quotonquot and displaying this highlight reel of life on social media Bretman may have felt underestimated for some time but I think 30 Days With Bretman Rock makes clear to the world that he isn39t to be trifled withAll four chapters of 30 Days With Bretman Rock are available to stream on YouTubeClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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