Mathilda Högberg (born 14 April 1994) is a Swedish

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. She publicly

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as a

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in 2020.

Early life

Högberg was born in 1994 and grew up in a small town outside of

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. She came out as a transgender woman to her parents when she was fifteen years old. Her family contacted the Swedish Health Services to begin her

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and, over a three-year period, saw seven psychologists, two sociologists, and three doctors before she was approved for receiving

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, including

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. She also legally transitioned from male to female.

Career

Högberg is a

. She amassed a following of hundreds of thousands of people on

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, YouTube,

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, and X. She began her career by making travel blogs. She also gives reviews for beauty products. In 2020, she came out publicly as a transgender woman in a YouTube video for her followers.

Personal life

Högberg has a boyfriend, Christian, whom she posts in some of her social media content.

References

External links

Högberg TikTok

Mathilda Högberg YouTube
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