Who is Cocotte? Real name Arianne Vallières, 26, former firefighter, 1M Instagram followers, P5 at GP Explorer and on Lewis's team for Nov. 21.
Before the Twitch streams, before the race car at Le Mans and the hockey jersey at the Centre Vidéotron, there was a firefighter from the Quebec suburbs studying administration at university. Then the pandemic hit, she picked up a controller, and four years later more than a million people follow her on Instagram alone. A large share of them live in France. Her name is Cocotte, and she is the reason Lewis le Fou's team has a voice no rival can drown out.
- Real name Arianne Vallières, born in February 2000, so 26 in 2026
- Grew up in Coteau-du-Lac, on the shores of the St. Lawrence, west of Montreal
- 1M followers on Instagram (@cocottee._) and about 587K on Twitch (Cocottee_)
- Former firefighter, became a full-time streamer during the pandemic
- Plays on the development line of Team Lewislefou for the November 21 rematch against Olivier Primeau
Who is Cocotte, really?
Behind the handle is Arianne Vallières. Her creator name comes from a Quebec word for a pine cone, also used as an affectionate nickname. She went by Cocotte long before "Cocottee" became a Twitch channel, created on February 28, 2021.
What makes her story stand out is the starting point. Before streaming, she worked as a firefighter and studied administration. "If the pandemic gave me anything, it is my current career," she told Noovo Info. In a few weeks, streaming went from a pastime to a full-time job.
The Quebecer who conquered France without changing her accent
Most Quebec creators who try France end up softening their accent. Cocotte did the opposite. She kept her expressions, her energy and her joual, and the French audience adopted her for exactly that. Today, the majority of her community lives across the Atlantic, a market very few Quebec creators manage to hold for long.
"People come to listen to me for my personality," she says. Her lives are less about the game than about the company: a lot of her viewers, in her own words, feel alone, and she tries to make their evening better.
From GP Explorer to the Parc des Princes: her biggest moments
Her breakthrough in France came through Squeezie's GP Explorer. In September 2023, she co-hosted the second edition alongside Doigby, an event that drew more than 20 million views and 60,000 people on site. Two years later, she was behind the wheel herself.
| Date | Moment | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2023 | Co-host of GP Explorer 2 with Doigby | 20M+ views, her introduction to the French public |
| Oct. 2025 | Driver at GP Explorer 3, Le Mans | Finished 5th in the final edition of the race |
| Nov. 2025 | 1 million Instagram followers | Less than four years after starting out |
| April 2026 | Plays for Lewis at the Colisée de Laval | 4,000 fans on site, 70,000 online |
| May 2026 | Eleven All Stars 2, Parc des Princes | Plays soccer in front of 50,000 people |
| Sept. 2026 | Hosts L'usine de peurs on Crave | Her first TV show, 12 episodes |
GP Explorer 3, held at the Bugatti circuit in Le Mans, gathered more than 1.4 million viewers on Twitch, a French record. Cocotte crossed the line in fifth place, a result she still calls a memory engraved for life.
Then came soccer, her sport. On May 24, 2026, she took the field at the Parc des Princes for AmineMaTue's Eleven All Stars 2 against the Sidemen, in front of about 50,000 people. "A childhood dream just came true," she wrote, adding that she gave everything despite a bleeding foot.
She is one of the rare Quebec creators with a real audience on both sides of the Atlantic. For a brand, that means a single partnership that speaks to Quebec and France at once, carried by a personality people show up for, not just a game.
Cocotte and Lewis le Fou: the first woman on the team
On March 4, 2026, during a live Twitch stream, Lewis announced Cocotte as the very first woman to join his team. Her own scouting report was refreshingly honest.
She also mentioned four years of karate, plus soccer and volleyball. On April 4, 2026, at the Colisée de Laval, she showed it: early in the second period, she clashed with Sandrine Séguin from Primeau's team, one of the most replayed moments of the night.
The real story, though, happened in the locker room. Hours before the game, Cocotte learned that her ex-boyfriend Alexis had died in a car accident. He had bought tickets to watch her play. Between periods, she told her teammates she wanted to win for him. Coach Georges Laraque later said that speech changed everything: Team Lewis came back from behind and won 4-3 in overtime on a goal by Max Lavoie.
Her spot for the November 21 rematch at the Centre Vidéotron
For the rematch against Olivier Primeau on November 21, in front of 18,250 people in Quebec City, Lewis kept Cocotte in his lineup. She plays on the development line, a group built around creators with huge audiences and plenty to prove on the ice.
Want the whole picture? Here are the tryout results and the final roster, Team Lewislefou line by line, and the portrait of her teammate Shahin Ouest, who invited her to his channel in the "luxury or not" episode.
L'usine de peurs: her first TV show
Since September 30, 2026, Cocotte hosts L'usine de peurs on Crave: 12 episodes of 30 minutes in which creators spend a night facing horror challenges she designed herself. Lewis le Fou, Farley, Flamby, Gab Gagnon and Maude Therrien are among the guests, with a 20,000 dollar prize on the line.
So, who is Cocotte? A former firefighter who turned a lockdown into a career, conquered France with her Quebec accent intact, and carried her team on a day of mourning. On November 21, she is back on the ice. Do you create content too? Tell One Way about your project.
Cocotte: your questions
What is Cocotte's real name?+
Her real name is Arianne Vallières. Cocotte, or Cocottee on Twitch, is her creator name.
How old is Cocotte?+
Cocotte was born in February 2000, which makes her 26 in 2026, as her Instagram bio confirms.
Where is Cocotte from?+
She is from Coteau-du-Lac, in Quebec, on the shores of the St. Lawrence River.
What did Cocotte do before streaming?+
She worked as a firefighter and studied administration at university before becoming a full-time streamer during the pandemic.
How many followers does Cocotte have?+
As of October 2026, she has about 1 million followers on Instagram and about 587,000 on Twitch.
Is Cocotte playing in Lewis vs Primeau?+
Yes. She played for Lewis on April 4, 2026, at the Colisée de Laval, and she is on the development line of Team Lewislefou for the November 21 rematch at the Centre Vidéotron.
What was Cocotte's result at GP Explorer?+
She co-hosted GP Explorer 2 in 2023, then drove at GP Explorer 3 in October 2025, where she finished 5th.
What is L'usine de peurs?+
It is Cocotte's first TV show, on Crave since September 30, 2026: 12 episodes in which creators face horror challenges for a 20,000 dollar prize.
Sources: Le Regard, Noovo Info, Noovo Moi, Noovo Moi (L'usine de peurs), Caradisiac, PSG, Streams Charts, Instagram (@cocottee._).
