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Travel YouTuber Gilbadak says she is safe in Australia
Travel YouTuber Gilbadak said she is safe in Australia in a livestream on October 22.
She had not posted new videos for more than a year, after sharing footage from a trip to India.
A message posted on her channel about three months earlier said she had completed her trip safely, but some viewers questioned whether she had written it because its style seemed different.
Those doubts grew into rumors that she had been abducted or confined during her travels.
The concern intensified after SBS programme *Curious Story Y* asked Gilbadak or people who know her to get in touch.
Gilbadak denied being held, threatened or replaced by AI and said she was alone and well.
Her livestream directly addressed the rumors, though the sources do not say whether she plans to resume posting videos.
Travel YouTuber Gilbadak said in a live broadcast that she is safe in Australia and denied being kidnapped, confined or threatened.
Her statement followed months of concern after she stopped posting videos, with her last travel footage showing India.
A community post about three months earlier said she had completed her trip safely, but some viewers questioned whether she had written it because its style differed from her usual writing.
SBS’s program “Curious Story Y” publicly sought contact from Gilbadak or people who know her on October 21.
The available reports say there was no confirmation that she had suffered harm or that someone else was operating her channel.
- Who
- Travel YouTuber Gilbadak.
- What
- She said she is safe in Australia and denied being kidnapped, confined or threatened.
- When
- October 22, 2026; she made the statement in a live broadcast.
- Where
- Australia.
- Why
- She said she had posted earlier because rumors arose in comments after she stopped uploading videos. Viewers had raised concerns about her whereabouts.
Gilbadak
Concerned viewers and people speculating about her whereabouts
Whether she is in danger
Gilbadak
She said she is safe and that nobody is holding or threatening her.
Concerned viewers and people speculating about her whereabouts
Some viewers suspected she might have been harmed or held after her uploads stopped.
Earlier community post
Gilbadak
She said she had completed her trip safely and that nothing had happened in India.
Concerned viewers and people speculating about her whereabouts
Some viewers questioned whether she wrote the post, citing differences in its style from her earlier posts.
Gilbadak uploaded an India travel video, according to Money Today.
She uploaded a short video, which Money Today said was her last new content.
A post on her channel said she had completed her trip safely and that nothing had happened in India.
SBS’s “Curious Story Y” team asked Gilbadak or people who know her to get in touch.
Gilbadak went live on YouTube and said she was safe in Australia.
- Location
- Australia
- Channel
- 길바닥
- Last India travel video
- May 28, 2025
- Last short video
- May 31, 2025
- SBS contact request
- October 21, 2026
- Live statement
- October 22, 2026
3 sources
What people are saying
I’m in Australia and alive and well.
I’m not being held hostage. I’m fine on my own.
It’s not AI. There are no threats or confinement. Nobody is holding me.
We are waiting to hear from YouTuber Gilbadak herself or people who know her.