Loserfruit
{{short description|Australian Twitch streamer (born 1993)}}
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| birth_name = Kathleen Veronica Belsten
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|30|2023|12|9|noage=1}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| other_names = Lufu
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| years_active = 2013–present
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| views = 937 million
| stats_update = 3 July 2023
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Kathleen Veronica Belsten (born {{Birth based on age as of date|30|2023|12|9|noage=1}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/how-kathleen-belsten-dismantled-the-boys-club-mentality-of-online-gaming/news-story/87e8c977092142a417dc3b9aa65764ea|title=How Kathleen Belsten dismantled the boys club mentality of online gaming|last=Scott|first=Mackenzie|date=December 9, 2023|work=The Australian|archive-url=https://archive.is/TTPub|archive-date=9 Dec 2023}}), better known by her online aliases Loserfruit, Fruity, and Lufu, is an Australian Twitch live streamer, YouTuber, professional gamer, and internet personality.{{cite web |last1=Schipp |first1=Debbie |title=Dark side of world's best job: 'I've had friends stalked at events' |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/dark-side-of-worlds-best-job-ive-had-friends-stalked-at-events/news-story/9a28e645c023613d0cec88c275277076 |website=news.com.au |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=12 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212090143/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/dark-side-of-worlds-best-job-ive-had-friends-stalked-at-events/news-story/9a28e645c023613d0cec88c275277076 |url-status=live }} She has had the second-most followed channel on Twitch among female gamers, behind Pokimane. She posts Let's Play gaming videos on her main YouTube channel Loserfruit, vlogs on her second channel Lufu, and additional gaming videos on her third channel Loserfruit Daily. Her main YouTube channel has 4.27 million subscribers while her vlog channel Lufu has over 800 thousand subscribers.
Early life
Belsten is from Melbourne. At school, she hid her hobby of playing video games.
Career
Belsten started her YouTube channel "Loserfruit" in 2013, and initially started posting League of Legends videos. During the start of her YouTube career, she started making satirical videos on League of Legends, often with a comedic aspect. She then moved to Overwatch before moving to more Fortnite-based content in the end of 2017.
Belsten specializes in the Fortnite Battle Royale game and its variants, and was the second streamer to receive their own Fortnite outfit as part of the Fortnite Icon Series, after Ninja.{{cite web |last1=Ocal |first1=Arda |title=Battle Royale with Arda Ocal: Ninja and the Streamer Wars |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/29359269/battle-royale-arda-ocal-ninja-streamer-wars |website=ESPN |access-date=29 November 2020 |date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210093906/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/29359269/battle-royale-arda-ocal-ninja-streamer-wars |url-status=live }} She was one of the leading streamers to compete in the inaugural Fortnite Summer Smash tournament to be hosted at the Australian Open in 2019, and attended the second edition in 2020 as well.{{cite web |title=Fortnite to land at Australian Open 2019 |url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/fortnite-land-australian-open-2019 |website=Australian Open |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209222446/https://ausopen.com/articles/news/fortnite-land-australian-open-2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Fortnite Summer Smash returns to Australian Open |url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/fortnite-summer-smash-returns-australian-open |website=Australian Open |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210101332/https://ausopen.com/articles/news/fortnite-summer-smash-returns-australian-open |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Mike |title=Fortnite Summer Smash tournament takes over the Australian Open |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/fortnite-summer-smash-tournament-takes-over-the-australian-open/news-story/52cfc9c396cedac412ddda63d5c0b9e9 |website=news.com.au |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210180219/https://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/fortnite-summer-smash-tournament-takes-over-the-australian-open/news-story/52cfc9c396cedac412ddda63d5c0b9e9 |url-status=live }} Belsten is sponsored by the elf cosmetics brand and the Gymshark fitness apparel brand.{{cite web |title=e.l.f. Cosmetics Teams Up with Loserfruit, One of the Biggest Female Gamers, to Connect with a New Generation of Fans |url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/e-l-f-cosmetics-teams-140000105.html |website=Yahoo Finance |access-date=29 November 2020 |date=23 November 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210012836/https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/e-l-f-cosmetics-teams-140000105.html |url-status=live }}
Belsten was a member of Click, a since-disbanded group of Australian YouTubers who collaborated on videos that also included LazarBeam, Muselk, Crayator, Bazza Gazza, Tannar, Mully, Fresh and her boyfriend Kilner Marcus Brasier (former owner of the prestige clips youtube channel{{Cite web |title=Not longer part of prestige clips |url=https://twitter.com/marcus_/status/1723326674966864189 |access-date=27 March 2024 |archive-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327012017/https://twitter.com/marcus_/status/1723326674966864189 |url-status=live }}). She led a 36 hour-long charity stream in January 2020 with Crayator and Fasffy that raised just over A$318,000 for the Australian bushfire relief effort, in which many other members and friends of Click also participated.{{cite web |last1=Martinello |first1=Eva |title=Australian streamer crew raises over $220,000 to aid wildfire victims |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/australian-streamer-crew-raises-over-220000-to-aid-wildfire-victims |website=Dot Esports |date=6 January 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121063605/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/australian-streamer-crew-raises-over-220000-to-aid-wildfire-victims |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Gallaway |first1=Lauren |title=Twitch Streamers Raise Over $200K for Australian Fire Relief |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/twitch-streamers-raise-over-200k-for-australian-fire-relief |website=IGN |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020 |archive-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113104459/https://www.ign.com/articles/twitch-streamers-raise-over-200k-for-australian-fire-relief |url-status=live }}
Belsten started her second YouTube channel known as "Lufu" on 24 September 2016 where she mainly made vlogs of her day-to-day life, often in a humorous manner. She has reached 790,000 subscribers on her vlog channel and has amassed 93,151,859 views on there.