Things I Have Never Told You

[@deliadevin9550]

theater and academic decathlon..........Gabriella Montez, is that you?

[@christinelareads]

The fact that you have so many siblings surprised me SO MUCH! Not that you seem like an only child, but just because I never thought about it. SO COOL! I wish I had a big family!

[@fatimaaskary6883]

Omg I’m so glad I’m not the only one who gets anxious about driving!

[@l_p2980]

How amazing is it that our Regan has almost a quarter million people choosing to subscribe, that’s crazy!. I’m not one for numbers, but I remember subbing to the channel back in 2014! And I’m constantly blown away by the consistency, quality and enjoyability of your content. And the cherry on the cake is the comment section of your videos, so many lovely, uplifting comments. Congratulations Regan, congratulations and thank you for taking time out of your day to make these videos for us we are all truly blessed.

[@picketfenced5771]

I LOVE YOU! You've been my favorite booktuber for YEARS now. You have helped me throughout book slumps and you always know what books to recommend. GOD BLESS YOU YOU AMAZING BEAUTIFUL HUMAN

[@minniespacedust3757]

I completely understand the whole driving thing! I refuse to drive to a new area by myself and my family always pick fun at me for it.

[@aprilbancroft9705]

Loved learning all of these cool things about you!! I was in choir for 7 years and absolutely loved it! Also still friends with some of them to this day!

[@daizchalkx8490]

DUDE this video was sent to me by the gods. Recently I’ve been thinking about how to up my confidence and I’ve been considering joining a theatre troupe/drama club. Today I hit a huge low point in my confidence and was trying to write through my feelings. I started listing my self-love heroes, one of which was Regan, and it got me in the mood to watch her channel. Then BOOM she says theatre helped her get to the point she’s at today. THAT’S IT THEATRE HERE I COME ❤️ :)

[@natalieprice2201]

I totally relate to how you feel about driving!!! Loved hearing more about you!

[@DeeDeeCatMom]

I've never heard of academic decathalon- it sounds like something I would have loved! I didn't get my license until late too...I got my beginners at 16, but never passed my driving test until I was in GRADUATE SCHOOL at 23 years old. I went to undergrad in a very tiny town where no one drove or had cell phones (!)(in the 00s), so I never practiced. I'm now 32 and drive on a daily basis...I don't mind it anymore, and am used to driving in a big city with lots of highways. I still hate parking though but my backup camera helps!

[@maddiegraham9430]

I did something similar to academic decathlon in grade 12 that was for kids interested in neuroscience, which is currently my major. I also play hockey! Thanks for sharing these fun facts Reagan I love your videos

[@teacherbujo]

I, too, was a Theatre kid. I'm coming up on my 20-year free Union, I'm looking forward to seeing all of my friends from theater. Also continued theater in college, and when I began my career as a teacher and I moved to Lake County I found a local group to play with. In fact, I met my husband because of this theater group. I've never played Magic the Gathering, but it always seems so interesting to me. Thanks for sharing!

[@chipmunkwarcry]

I love this! Your younger pics are adorable! I also was a wanna be alternative girl in high school, but my parents were intense and a little religious, so at most I got away with wearing converse all of the time. One time I did wear all black as an individual style inversion that a friend of mine was also doing too that day (she dressed preppy). I had my nails painted black and I remember another one of my friends saw me and asked if I was okay. I hadn't warned anyone so I think I worried some people...

[@WingsofLightLegend]

I couldn''t believe it would ever happen, but I love you even more now (I actually got "OMG ME TOO" on most of those stuff, especially anime and driving!)

[@julietsalvatore13]

Oh my god, I was a theater kid as well, but only for three years or so. Our drama club was more like a musical club and I met some of my closest friends there! Sadly, the school didn't have a lot of funding for the club and as a consequence, we had to improvise a lot regarding costumes, scenery and even the productions themselves. It was still a lot of fun, even if our teachers didn't get a lot done. Loved this video!

[@tendswiththepalm]

After years of watching your channel, I have just learnt that you're my spirit animal.

[@annaliesescheer9334]

I am the EXACT same with driving. For some reason it makes my anxiety heightened, especially if I’m driving somewhere new. I love these more personal videos by the way! 😁

[@beryldiamond]

This video is amazing. I almost spit my food when you mentioned awkward moments at game stop. I totally believe it!

[@kaylaercolano5246]

Catan yes!! Love it so much, I play with my sister and her friends all the time!

[@PearlzVill]

I am so happy to hear that I am not the only one who suffers from anxiety from driving. It terrifies me, I have to drive around here in my small town but when it comes to going to Vegas or a Utah town that is near me I absolutely will not drive. I have been lectured that I need to drive or been made fun of. It's not a fun feeling.

[@Nubedepalabras]

Thank you for sharing more about you! Btw, I'm so into anime too! Love Full Metal Alchemist 💙

[@FrancisPintoC]

Nube de Palabras fullmetal alchemist brotherhood es lo mejor!! Amo tus videos también 💙

[@NataliasNook062]

This is so so so cool to watch bc you’re so put together and cool, and to envision you as an angsty high schooler trying to be scene and playing magic the gathering gives me so much joy bc I’m sure a lot of us see those little things in ourselves and it gives me hope that I can be as put together and cool as you one day hahaha

[@averybroyles6170]

omg yes!!! My friends and I used to stay late after school on Wednesdays to play Magic the Gathering. We did that 8th-9th grade. I look back at that now and realize how lame we were but, it was so worth it and a lot of fun.

[@chloecharlton3837]

You're way more nerdy than I realised and I love that, it gives me hope that my nerdy self can have a life as successful as yours :') also I am terrified of driving and have no interest in cars. I'm 26 and never learned to drive, but I live in a fairly big city in the UK and we have loooads of public transport so I get by just fine!

[@MaiJF31]

Oh Regan, as an anxious driver, anime lover, magic the gathering player and (obviously) reader myself I need to tell you how connected to you I felt watching this video. Thanks for letting us know more about you 💕

[@Marie_Garwood]

It’s so cool to learn more about you, Regan! I would definitely not be opposed to more videos like this from you. 😊 I, too, love video games! ESPECIALLY The Legend of Zelda; I’ve played most of the games in that series! While I’ve not watched a lot of anime shows, Hayao Miyazaki is my favorite director. I’ve seen almost all of the Studio Ghibli films-they are all so beautiful!

[@ilsenleon2378]

Aww this is such a nice video! Omg that’s so cool that you were in theater! You being a scene kid is not something I would expect omg XD. But you being in the academic decathlon is pretty nerdy especially for Russia. I liked anime but my friend was a bigger fan. The ones I’ve watched is Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Soul Eater, Ouran Host Club, Toradora, Dangan Rompa and Acchi Kochi. They were all really good. I don’t play a lot of video games. I do sing though. And I’m also terrified of driving. I’m 19 and I’m just learning because I’m tired of my parents driving me around XD

[@BreeBuonomo]

I loooooved Magic! I still have my decks but I haven’t played in forever! I feel like we would’ve made great high school friends lol

[@gregoreads4300]

I loved this! So much that I wouldn't have guessed about you. I was also a major anime nerd, and sports are detrimental to my general well-being too, hahaha. A weird fact about me is that I got all my high school volunteer hours dressing up as superheroes for my local comic book store! Nothing like being known as Batgirl to several strangers.

[@kuhteen]

I hope you make more of these type videos! I love learning a bit more about you :).

[@jolowry1047]

I really enjoy these videos that aren't necessarily about books! I am about to be out of the country for a year and I'm going to 11 different countries. I think that's really exciting and something I'm looking forward to.

[@jacinthebeard4734]

My husband and father in law introduced me to magic the gathering card game and I love it! I have even made my own decks etc.

[@makaylacochran419]

I love this!! It’s so nice to know a little more about you!

[@anna--emilia]

as someone who's been following since your earliest booktube days this was really interesting and introduced so many nice things about you! it's especially cool to see how your style has changed :D

[@sarahstormblessed1622]

I also did Academic Decathlon my senior year of high school! We got second place at state in Texas.

[@jessatlgirl]

You were me in middle school and high school with the wantbe scene kid. I had the side bangs with choppy layered hair. I my favorite pair of jeans and one was purple corduroy jeans and the other one was he teal blue corduroy jeans. I remember myself waering purple and black eyeshadow, or pink and blue eyeshadow or green eyeshadow or pink and purple eyeshadow in middle school. I also remember buying myself black tiara and pink with black srtripes and blue with black stripes hair extensions from hot topic in eighth grade I thought I was cool! My older brother got me into anime too and his taste of music.

[@whimsicalhufflepuff6775]

I relate to some of these so much. Like the embarrassing ways of getting injured. I got a concussion because a paint easel fell on my head. And one time I thought I broke my toe by jumping off a low stage (a week before my brother's wedding). Also, driving used to cause me SO much anxiety. I was almost 22 by the time I got my license (like less than a month away). Now I'm used to it because I used to have a 40 minute commute to work and I still have a 20 minute commute.

[@bookishsami]

I loved learning more about your past and seeing kinda how that's made you who you are today - origin​ stories in books are always my favorites hahaha!

[@TheWordN3rd]

My friends had to drive me everywhere too. I was 19 when I got my license. It didn't make sense until I could afford a car. I was super excited then, but the okder I get the more nervous driving makes me.

[@ashleyb6951]

Same with the embarrassing injuries! I decided in Jr. High that I wanted to get into shape. I'm pretty sure I was following the workout section of a 17 Magazine or something. I was running in place, lost my balance and fell in some awkward way, landed on my foot, and broke it. I was also terrified of the emergency room, so I refused to go anywhere until the next day when I could go to a doctor's office. All of that took place over Thanksgiving break, so I went back to school with a cast and a healthy dose of embarrassment for the next six weeks.

[@crenae008]

I’ve been following your channel for a couple of years now and didn’t realize how much we have in common! Gamestop was my first job too! I worked there on High School/beginning of college and you’re right you get very interesting encounters as a young female there lol. I also am into anime and wanted to be a scene kid, but my parents would only let me paint my nails black. Even then, my dad asked me if I thought I was a vampire lol

[@elizav4947]

Driving also terrifies me. So much. And I keep 300 books in my bedroom that I share with my sibling!

[@c-beem248]

Ah, Magic the Gathering. Good game! As an aspiring fantasy UK artist many years ago, I kept hassling them for any freelance illustration work with expensive international phone calls to Wizards of the Coast LLC. All I ever got was some automated response in this hyper laid-back Californian tone ( stoned ) saying: "Yo, thiss-is wizards of the coast. We're not in, man, like we're so seriously 'not in', so you're gonna hafta call back sometime else, okay? Be cool!" I kept ringing and ringing and ringing, until one day the auto-response was interrupted by: "Just F.... off, man!"

[@katielynch8053]

I really enjoyed this video!!! What interesting and fun facts about you! I can't come up with anything interesting things about me at the moment haha

[@amandaglover5641]

I loveeed this video! It was so interesting to learn more about you!! 💕💕

[@shannonthurston5516]

I loved this video! That's so cool that you enjoy theatre! 😁I did 7 years of theatre in school, my favorite musical was freshman year of high school we did Seussical ☺️

[@readingrapunzel5092]

I love all of this so much! You're my fave on yt and it's so cool learning more about you😁

[@chriiistiana]

I love anime as well!! I even had a schedule during middle school of which anime had a new episode. I remember always looking forward to naruto, bleach, fairy tail, and etc. During the summer, my sister and I would just have a huge marathon of anime after anime! Since my sister and I are both in college, we aren't as free as we used to. From time to time, when we're free we would just have a mini marathon for one anime. We recently just finished season 2 of Hero Academia.

[@jessabelle990]

Wow I'm so glad you did this video! I'm happy we got to know more about you. 😀 I also used to watch anime a lot. I loved Sailor Moon, Inuyasha and Naruto. 💛

[@LindsNW05]

Oh I'm so happy to know I'm not the only one that gets anxiety over driving, I'm 34 and I don't have my license. I've driven a little bit like on my drive way, but driving gives me really bad anxiety. One time when I was 16ish, my dad was trying to teach me how to drive a stick on the highway and as I pulled out onto the road the car died on me and a semi was coming and to this day I just freeze up when I'm behind the wheel.

[@caseylofton4336]

I remember your shoulder surgery videos! I am also a clutz as well... (nursing a broken toe from stubbing it as we speak)

[@whiterosestories]

I love your videos so much and can’t stop watching them! 💕

[@allypotter4404]

I have the same thing with driving! I'm in High School and just got my licence basically because my parents encouraged *cough* forced *cough* me to. I'm getting better about it now that I'm basically being forced to drive myself to school several days a week, but I still avoid it if I can. Love your videos! :)

[@emotionallbooks]

Oh my gosh!! I five thousand percent relate with the driving thing!! I’m 18 and will be getting my license soon bc my parents have been begging me to get it for so long.😂 I also find it really stressful and anxiety inducing which is why I’ve waited so long, but I’m really excited to be able to drive to the bookstore on my own when I get it.😅

[@taray8991]

I love Settlers of Catan it’s so fun!!!❤️

[@Kissmyasthma16]

It’s so awesome hearing from a fellow theatre nerd!

[@amberkelsey2455]

Your old clothing style! I totally relate - although I never had a job during high school so I mostly admired people who dressed alternative. I was never allowed a pair of creepers which broke my 15 year old heart😂 These facts were all so interesting! Definitely never imagined that you were a theatre kid! So cool~

[@tessavery2151]

I loved this! I can't believe you have five siblings...

[@SpotSwims]

Not only does driving scare the heck out of me, but being a passenger is like 10 times worse 😆 im that friend that holds on makes terrified faces whenever in the passenger seat!

[@asparagusisreading]

Hearing that you don’t drive much makes me happy. I don’t like cars I don’t like the endless possibilities in a car.. it’s a small space.. I’ve known people that passed away from accidents.. I don’t know I’m just not into driving like every other teenager is and everyone. EVERYONE makes fun of me for it.

[@DebbieChristina]

I love anime! I have been watching it since I was 14-15 and it was a way of making friends for me. Those friends are still my friends right now, which is kind of amazing. The first anime I watched was Clannad.

[@kaystar7741]

Just hearing you talk about anime makes me so happy! I totally be up to talking more about anime or manga haha

[@kelvingoff-charlton5366]

I got my license in February of this year I’m 29. Driving scared the literal shit out of me and now I absolutely love it.

[@INeedYouToBreathe]

I find it hard to recognize you in that old photos. You've changed so much

[@nellyalikyan]

I feel like I knew you had a brother, but FIVE siblings. Wow! And I totally get you. Driving causes my anxiety to go up too. (Also got my license at 18).

[@purelybeing]

I loved this video so much!! My little brother and I had a serious Avatar: The Last Airbender Phase, I think we actually thought we had a chance of becoming air benders and we would spend our free time trying to control the elements with our minds.... yeah. 😂#oneday!

[@hanaalfayez7150]

I used to have some problems with driving but I got over it by driving daily in rush hour in traffic jams and now I can drive blind folded. You just got to face your fear and deal with your anxiety ✌️

[@lillalollo123]

Lovely video! So much fun to learn more about you 😊

[@hunterwyckoff354]

I always thought we were similar people, but after this I can confirm that we are 100% the same person. Theatre kid, wannabe scene kid, pop punk music, books, hating driving, like seriously every thing you said I related to! Did I mention I lived in NYC...

[@daniellebaldazo6931]

OMG I was in decathlon too! I loved it and we went to state too

[@yowahana]

When you talked about anime and playing MMORPGs it resonated with me so much! There aren't a lot of good anime out nowadays but it's always an option to go back to some of the classics

[@alexemily4749]

You're really cool! =) hope you will still be posting this kind of videos

[@TataSummers]

Driving used to terrify me too! Especially if there was someone else in the car with me. I was just so afraid of making a mistake and embarassing myself in front of others. I got my license when I was 19! Hahaha I'm 26 now and much better at it, but I still prefer driving alone!

[@dbookdragon]

I work at a comic book store/mtg store and it's great to hear of other readers that are also complete nerds!

[@amandahisel307]

I 100% agree with you about driving!

[@samdailey4854]

Let's see, I was/am a huge band geek. I play flute and piccolo primarily, but I also taught myself piano and oboe, and I know a little trombone. Recently I started teaching myself how to play a pennywhistle and bagpipes, just because. I do play quite a few board games, Catan being one of them. It really is a fun and underrated game. I have a pretty big game collection due to watching web shows like TableTop. Actually, I will be attending Gen Con, which is a gaming convention here in just a couple of weeks, so I might end up picking up some more board/card/dice games.

[@cheyenneprescott2415]

Oh my god this was fantastic. I wanted to be a scene kid when I was younger too. Like I always wanted scene bangs but my mom would never let me. I did inadvertently get them a few years later when I had a much different fashion sense, and I didn't realize it until i was looking back on those pictures a few months ago. Also, when you were talking about academic decathalon it sparked a flashback to my time as a mathlete in middle school, which I had completely forgotten about.

[@spgormley]

I just started playing MTG lol. I've gotten really into board games over the last couple of years and its been a life changer

[@alexandrasstudio5308]

driving increases my anxiety as well, I hate to drive and also got my license till I was 19 lol, I really enjoyed your video!!

[@Irene-lv6bo]

I also love theatre and Anime. Steins Gate is one of my faves! Both Psycho Pass and Made in Abyss are great SFF anime that I thought had some Steins Gate vibes. Also Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (or Descending Stories) totally appealed to my theatre nerd side.

[@SamanthasBooks]

I actually love driving! For my last year of high school I had to commute an hour each way and I would just stick in the Hamilton CD and have a blast!

[@skysorceress22]

I don't even know where to start recommending anime, maybe Kimi ni Todoke, which is my fave shoujo of all time, both in manga and anime form, but video game that is the highlight of my life rn is Octopath Traveler. It's such a gem, the battle system is really something special and just, the 2D-HD graphics and the stories and the SOUNDTRACK.

[@ThatOneGirl159]

I was a theatre girl too! No wonder your personality drew me in so quickly.

[@ThatOneGirl159]

I got my license at 19 because my parents didn't want to keep taking me to my 7:30 class lol

[@DoraLanda13]

I get you, girl! Driving is terrifying. You got at 18 but I didn't get my license until I was 22! The only reason why I had to get it was that my sister went on strike. She was the one who drove me to school lol. Thank you for sharing this :D

[@cjsextras]

I totally understand you’re fear of driving. I’ve had my permit for almost 3 months now and have only practiced once cause I’m so freakin terrified!!!!!!!!!

[@rebeccajeanlawford2451]

I love Magic the Gathering!! Can't believe that you have played this! My BF and I have played this since we were about 13 years and I do not know a lot of people that actually have played it! And yes, it is Yu Gi Oh but better ;) I still use my Doc Martins hahha...

[@lucindajennings148]

I was eighteen when I got my license too! I was terrified of driving, and I still, can't do long distances unless I know exactly where I'm going.

[@emmaregan26]

II can't believe my favourite KZbinr loves anime AND books!! And you mentioned Steins;Gate as a favourite too!!

[@bucherbuch2134]

it was so great to get to know more about you Regan! :)

[@dangerousangels7]

This is so refreshing! I loved it. Also, I'm 29, and I still haven't gotten my driver's license yet. I had my permit for a while, but I never took the test and then it expired. 😂

[@picketfenced5771]

I love how you LITERALLY BROKE A BONE but you didn't say anything in fear that people would stop having a good time lol

[@jennamorganbooks]

I’m with you on driving! My fear isn’t as bad as it used to be though. I didn’t get my license until I was 18 either lol. And when I did, I ended up losing like 10 pounds just because of the stress! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Fernspiders]

I was super goth throughout middle school and high school, lol. I still listen to goth music to this day though. My husband and I still play MTG together and we actually played a game with our officiant right after the ceremony, lol. I played LoL religiously in high school and painted minis with my cousin. Unfortunately a lot of my habits have turned me into a shut in and I don't really leave my house anymore especially now that I work from home, but I've been thinking about getting more into the booktube community because it's pretty lonely being stuck at home all the time! Thanks for sharing with us! :D

[@juliehester5626]

I was definitely a scene kid in middle school and my first boyfriend in high school had snakebite piercings. I relate so much😂 Great video!

[@ashes3622]

My uncle taught me how to Magic last summer! And I was really into anime too (still am sometimes!).

[@sasharuggiero9541]

I love you 😘 please make a video about your style evolution 💕💕💕

[@gabbydiane98]

DUDE YES! Driving gives me a lot of anxiety as well! I didn't get my license until I was 18 as well!!!

[@vedette68]

Love Settlers of Catan! My boyfriend has played competitive Magic for a long time but I never got into it. We do occasionally play a card game called Ascension which is similar and super fun!

[@ketowithbecca7330]

SERIOUSLY YOUR OUTFITS AND EARINGS ARE ALWAYS SUCH A LOOK 😍😍

[@nailiaibraimova4117]

Omg girl !!! I LOOOVE your hair in this video ! Did you do something new with it ?