Early years and Instagram modelling Delphine has had an Instagram account since 2015. In July 2016, she registered a
YouTube account. The following month, she uploaded her first video, a
makeup tutorial. In 2018, Delphine began to regularly upload pictures of her modelling on Instagram, using accessories such as pink wigs,
thigh-high stockings, and cat ears to help create what she described as a "weird elf kitty girl" aesthetic.
Complex stated that she "posted clips of herself coyly eating a raw egg, shell and all. A scroll through her feed is just as likely to find colorful
thirst traps as it is to see photos of her playing with a dead octopus". As her popularity grew, Delphine began to draw controversy for her content. In January 2019, adult content creator Indigo White alleged that, while underage, Delphine passed off the photos of other sex workers as her own. A later February video, in which Delphine danced to a song about suicide while holding a gun, also drew controversy. Shortly after it was posted, false rumors of her death circulated online.
Pornhub account and GamerGirl Bath Water stunts In June 2019, Delphine made a post on Instagram in which she promised to create a
Pornhub account if the post reached 1 million likes. Pornhub responded to the post, calling it "the best news". Each of the videos received poor like-to-dislike ratios, ranging between 66% and 77% dislikes. Pornhub Insights published a statistics report detailing that Delphine's videos became the most-disliked in the website's history. One of the videos, titled "PewDiePie goes all the way Inside Belle Delphine", was a minute-long clip which featured "a cat ear-clad Delphine
eating a picture of YouTuber
PewDiePie, winking throughout". In December, Pornhub's annual statistics report listed Delphine as the most-searched celebrity in 2019; "Belle Delphine" was also the site's fourth-most-searched term in general during the year. On 1 July 2019, Delphine launched her online storefront, including a product dubbed "GamerGirl Bath Water." She announced the product on her Instagram account, where she posted an image of herself in a bathtub, with the caption "bath water for all you thirsty gamer boys." The product was marketed as the remains of her bath water in a jar and was priced at $30 (£24). @BakeRises, a since-banned
Twitter user, fabricated a headline alleging that Delphine's product caused a
herpes outbreak, which was debunked. YouTube video responses also sprung up featuring individuals supposedly drinking, cooking, and
vaping the bath water. She added "I think it's been amazing and fun, but it's time to move on to new things. I have a diary next to my bed full of crazy ideas. I'm not sure what will top this, but I'm looking forward to seeing what will come next". Shortly after Delphine tweeted about the situation and several media outlets contacted PayPal about it, the company released the funds and returned the money to Delphine. A spokesperson for Instagram stated that her account had violated the community guidelines, though the specific post or reason was not provided. At the time of the ban, her account had accumulated over 4.5 million followers, according to
Business Insider and
Social Blade.
Business Insider reported that there "appeared to be a coordinated effort to report Delphine's account". In late August, Delphine became inactive on her social media platforms, making many Patreon supporters believe they were being scammed out of previously promised upcoming content. On 7 October 2019, Delphine tweeted an image of her mugshot, with a caption detailing that she was arrested. Online publications and users questioned the authenticity of her claims, The video also promoted her newly launched Instagram,
TikTok, and
OnlyFans accounts.
The Spectator and
Business Insider reported that her OnlyFans account draws in over $1.2 million (£1 million) per month. She uploaded "eat my ass", another music video in July, which also served as an announcement for "gamer girl"-branded condoms. In September, Delphine uploaded a music video for Doll.ia's "Plushie Gun" song, which featured her
twerking, licking a razor blade, and playing with toy guns. The termination drew criticism from both Delphine and her fans, who questioned if there was a double standard between mainstream celebrities and independent content creators like Delphine. Around this time, Delphine started posting adult and explicit content on her Twitter account. Her erotic posing was often accompanied by gaming paraphernalia. In January 2021, Delphine posted images of a
staged-kidnapping fantasy shoot on Twitter, which led to several users accusing her of promoting rape. Delphine defended her post, stating "there is nothing wrong with enjoying power-play and
BDSM where both people are consensual". However, in April 2022, she resumed making online content. During a 2024 interview with
Louis Theroux, Delphine once again expressed a desire to "disappear" from the internet, stating she is not interested in fame and once "it's run its course, I'll just leave it". ==Media reception and public image==