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{{Infobox YouTube personality |
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| name = Wroetoshaw |
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| image = Harry in London in 2017.png |
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| alt = |
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| caption = Lewis in 2017 |
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| birth_name = Harold Christopher George Lewis |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|11|24}} |
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| birth_place = [[Guernsey]] |
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| nationality = [[British]] |
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| occupation = {{flatlist| |
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* [[YouTuber]] |
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* [[Online streamer|live streamer]] |
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| pseudonym = Wroetoshaw |
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| channels = {{ubl|[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjtLOfx1yt1NlnFIDyAX3Ug W2S]|[https://www.youtube.com/user/BlueJumperGaming W2SPlays]|[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZiJzk4wTIzaqHI4FXZ_eRQ W2SClips] }} |
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| years_active = 2012-present |
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| genre = {{flatlist| |
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* [[Video game culture|Gaming]] |
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* [[vlog]] |
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}} |
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| subscribers = 16.3 million (W2S) |
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3.89 million (W2S+) |
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549 thousand (W2SClips)<!-- list only subs from his personal channels, not Sidemen --> |
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| views = 4.76 billion (W2S) |
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571 million (W2S+) |
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148 million (W2SClips)<!-- list only subs from his main channels, not Sidemen --> |
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| associated_acts = [[Sidemen (YouTube group)|Sidemen]] |
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| silver_button = yes |
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| silver_year = 2013 |
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| gold_button = yes |
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| gold_year = 2014 |
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| diamond_button = yes |
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| diamond_year = 2017 |
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| stats_update = 25 November 2021 |
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'''Harold Christopher George Lewis'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Sidemen: The Book |publisher=Coronet Books |date=18 October 2016 |isbn=978-1473648166}}</ref> (born 24 November 1996), better known as '''Wroetoshaw''' or '''W2S''', is an English [[YouTuber]] and [[Internet personality]]. He is one of the seven members of the British YouTube group known as the [[Sidemen (YouTube group)|Sidemen]].<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/who-are-the-sidemen-how-ksi-and-friends-amassed-123-million-followers-cdnbjjswd | title=Who are the Sidemen? How KSI and friends amassed 123 million followers | last1=Billen | first1=Andrew |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref> and is best known for his football challenges and ''[[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA]]'' gameplays. |
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''[[Business Insider]]'' listed Lewis as one of the United Kingdom's most popular YouTube personalities.<ref name="BI1">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/these-are-the-uks-most-popular-youtube-channels-2015-10#16-wroetoshaw-18-year-old-harry-robertson-is-one-of-the-biggest-fifa-soccer-video-game-vloggers-5|title=The 20 biggest British YouTube stars|first=Lara|last=O'Reilly|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=29 October 2015|access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="BI2">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-uks-most-popular-youtube-channels-2016-11#7-w2s-creator-harry-is-one-of-the-biggest-fifa-vloggers-on-youtube-13|title=The 19 biggest British YouTube stars|first=Hannah|last=Roberts|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=24 November 2016|access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> As of January 2023, he has accumulated over 16.6 million subscribers and 5.2 billion views across three [[YouTube]] channels. |
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== Early life == |
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{{BLP sources section|date=January 2023}} |
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Lewis was born in [[Guernsey]] in the [[Channel Islands]] but grew up and spent many years on neighbouring [[Alderney]]. His family moved to Guernsey in 2004 when he was around the age of 7 or 8. |
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He has two siblings, a younger brother and a younger sister. |
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During his childhood, Lewis played football for one of his local teams called 'Rangers F.C.'. |
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He first found interest in gaming when his parents bought him a [[Nintendo GameCube]] from a [[car boot sale]]. |
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== Career == |
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Lewis created his main channel 'Wroteoshaw', on the 26th of July, 2016. Lewis created his name by a [[portmanteau]] of the footballers [[Nicky Wroe]] and [[Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1992)|Tom Bradshaw]].{{cn|date=July 2023}} He received worldwide popularity for his videos on the ''FIFA'' videogame series.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://guernseypress.com/news/2014/10/29/fans-mob-visiting-youtube-sensation/ | title=Fans mob visiting YouTube sensation }}</ref> |
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In 2013, he surpassed 100 thousand subscribers. |
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In early 2014, Lewis joined the Sidemen a few months after its inception, first meeting member [[Zerkaa|Josh Bradley]] at a New York gaming tournament.<ref name="TheTimes">{{Cite news|first=Andrew|last=Billen|date=23 October 2021|title=Who are the Sidemen? How KSI and friends amassed 123 million followers|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/who-are-the-sidemen-how-ksi-and-friends-amassed-123-million-followers-cdnbjjswd|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/5HlH9|archive-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> He is the youngest member of the group and the last to join.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/09/the-sidemen-insist-babies-and-marriage-wont-ever-split-youtuber-group-17905451/amp/ | title=The Sidemen insist babies and marriage won't ever split YouTuber group }}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="TheTimes" />. Since 2014, the group has consisted of seven British YouTubers: [[Vikkstar123|Vikram Barn]] (Vikkstar123), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Harry Lewis (W2S), Simon Minter (Miniminter), [[KSI|JJ Olatunji]] (KSI), [[Behzinga|Ethan Payne]] (Behzinga), and [[Tbjzl|Tobi Brown]] (TBJZL).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fogarty |first=Paul |title=YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/09/17/youtube-sidemen-members-ethan-tobi-harry-ksi-miniminter-vik/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029183835/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/09/17/youtube-sidemen-members-ethan-tobi-harry-ksi-miniminter-vik/ |archive-date=29 October 2019 |access-date=29 October 2019 |website=HITC|date=17 September 2019 }}</ref> The group produces online videos, most often consisting of challenges, sketches and video-game commentary, as well as selling exclusive Sidemen merchandise.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Farah |title=Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/insomnia-dubai-youtube-stars-sidemen-coming-to-gaming-convention-1.909130 |url-status=live |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153116/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/insomnia-dubai-youtube-stars-sidemen-coming-to-gaming-convention-1.909130 |archive-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 2019 |title=YouTube stars The Sidemen at Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival |work=[[Gulf News]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/events/youtube-stars-the-sidemen-at-insomnia-dubai-gaming-festival-1.66332042 |url-status=live |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153117/https://gulfnews.com/going-out/events/youtube-stars-the-sidemen-at-insomnia-dubai-gaming-festival-1.66332042 |archive-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> |
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In 2014, he reached 1 million subscribers and in 2017, he surpassed 10 million subscribers. |
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He also gained notability by collaborating with popular Portuguese football player, [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/youtube-w2s-cristiano-ronaldo-man-utd-20221104.amp.html | title=YouTuber W2S opens up on 'beef' with Cristiano Ronaldo after visiting his house }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-football-news-notorious-youtuber-ishowspeed-gets-jealous-of-popular-sidemen-members-clip-with-six-time-ballon-dor-winner-cristiano-ronaldo/amp/ | title=Notorious YouTuber IShowSpeed Gets Jealous of Popular Sidemen Member's Clip with Six Time Ballon d'Or Winner Cristiano Ronaldo | date=7 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://flipboard.com/topic/cristianoronaldo/youtuber-w2s-opens-up-on-beef-with-cristiano-ronaldo-after-visiting-his-house/a-ZSQVSptpSgafl34dxppVmQ%3Aa%3A2619657938-077c92c696%2Fsportbible.com?format=amp | title=YouTuber W2S opens up on 'beef' with Cristiano Ronaldo after visiting his house }}</ref> |
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His video 'Kicking A Football At My Mum's Face!! (Broken Nose)' went viral in 2017. The video surfaced all around social media and appeared in various news articles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amp.nine.com.au/article/52ac882d-6328-4920-97be-29bd63d7385b | title=VIDEO: Vlogger's stunt video takes an unexpectedly brutal turn }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2017/05/15/kids-gonna-kick-ball-knock-bucket-iced-drinks-mum-can-possibly-go-wrong/ | title=So this kid's gonna kick the ball and knock the bucket of iced drinks over his mum. What can possibly go wrong? | date=18 November 2018 }}</ref> |
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In 2018, Lewis co-starred alongside the rest of the Sidemen in the [[YouTube Premium]] series ''[[The Sidemen Show]]''.<ref name="TheSidemenShow" /> |
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Lewis often collaborates with other creators on the platform.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-11-21/guernsey-youtuber-wins-25m-private-jet-for-his-siblings | title=Guernsey YouTuber wins $2.5m private jet for his siblings | date=22 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/mrbeast-gives-away-2-5-200442740.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK7khdrxOdBLcx1EzfQpFLzIJPXP3QwZYfyu9WLYbAvXXr_Bt0Lz58dS8CUv32p5lSTmQDJPWoIkQYc6m8Kie9zQo8AkZrLsgklwR6Y-HgDycl17_ul1w1oUAMv_Y3nGZIYCNOIVHlKEcpZO7idcWlpFvX8SwgCDBQxmAmq3gqB5 | title=MrBeast gives away $2.5 million jet in YouTube challenge }}</ref> |
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== Filmography == |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
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|+ Web roles |
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! scope="col" | Year |
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! scope="col" | Title |
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! scope="col" | Role |
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! scope="col" | Network |
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| 2014 |
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! scope="row" | ''The Sidemen Experience'' |
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| rowspan="7"| Himself |
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| [[Comedy Central (British TV channel)|Comedy Central]] |
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| Main role; 5 episodes |
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| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="SidemenExperience">{{Cite web|date=October 2014|title=Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience|url=https://www.comedycentral.co.uk/the-sidemen-experience/videos/who-are-the-sidemen|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119023349/https://www.comedycentral.co.uk/the-sidemen-experience/videos/who-are-the-sidemen|archive-date=19 January 2019|access-date=22 June 2021|website=[[Comedy Central (British TV channel)|ComedyCentral.co.uk]]}}</ref> |
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| 2018 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[The Sidemen Show]]'' |
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| [[YouTube Premium]] |
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| Main role; 7 episodes |
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| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="TheSidemenShow">{{Cite web|last=White |first=Peter|date=2 June 2018|title='The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-sidemen-show-youtube-debuts-first-trailer-dates-premium-reality-challenge-format-1202401935/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120042324/https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-sidemen-show-youtube-debuts-first-trailer-dates-premium-reality-challenge-format-1202401935/|archive-date=20 November 2019|access-date=20 November 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist|refs= |
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<!--<ref name="Khan 2021">{{Cite news|last=Khan|first=Titas|date=29 March 2021|title=Top 5 streamers who almost died on live stream|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/top-5-streamers-almost-died-livestream|website=Sportseeda|access-date=1 August 2021}}{{Unreliable source}}</ref> |
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<ref name="IGC 2020">{{Cite web|date=27 October 2020|title=Best UK based Gaming Influencers to Follow on Instagram|url=https://invisioncommunity.co.uk/best-uk-based-gaming-influencers-to-follow-on-instagram/|access-date=1 August 2021|website=Invision Game Community}}{{Unreliable source}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Birth place">{{cite AV media|last=Lewis|first=Harry|date=2 April 2021|title=GOOGLING MYSELF (W2S Net Worth Reveal)|medium=Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyN0aiirTzc|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=|archive-date=|time=10:52 |
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|location=United Kingdom|publisher=[[YouTube]]|quote=I was born, actually, in Guernsey}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Birth date">Sources for birthday as 24 November: |
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*{{cite AV media|last=Lewis|first=Harry|date=24 November 2019|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY!|medium=Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMs5vk2HHAQ|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=United Kingdom|publisher=[[YouTube]]}} |
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*{{cite tweet|last=Lewis|first=Harry|user=wroetoshaw|number=801599129617055744|date=24 November 2016|title=Thanks :) happy birthday too!|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live}} |
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*{{cite tweet|last=Lewis|first=Harry|user=wroetoshaw|number=669073129457778688|date=24 November 2015|title=@seanyyyx HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO I'll make sure im in newcastle one year for our birthdays haha|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live}} |
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*{{cite tweet|last=Lewis|first=Harry|user=wroetoshaw|number=668942624674443265|date=24 November 2015|title=Thank to everyone saying happy birthday, I'll try reply to you all tomorrow but I've gotta catch some now|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Birth year">Sources for birth year as 1996: |
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*{{Cite web|title=Harry Lewis|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/7NhA3UBV2Ezhd4nf3kSwZKtOtpw/appointments|access-date=1 August 2021|website=[[Companies House]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live}}</ref> --> |
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}} |
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{{refbegin}} |
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* {{cite web |title=Wroetoshaw |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/wroetoshaw/similarrank |website=Socialblade |access-date=4 April 2021}} |
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* {{cite web |title=Bluejumpergaming |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/bluejumpergaming |website=Socialblade |access-date=4 April 2021}} |
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* {{cite web |title=W2SClips |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/-w2sclips |website=Socialblade |access-date=4 April 2021}} |
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{{refend}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{YouTube|user=wroetoshaw|W2S}} |
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* [[imdbname:7158710|Harry Lewis]] on [[IMDb]] |
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[[:Category:English YouTubers]] |
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[[:Category:Gaming YouTubers]] |
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[[:Category:People from Guernsey]] |
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[[:Category:1996 births]] |
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[[:Category:Living people]] |
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[[:Category:British video bloggers]] |
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[[:Category:Let's Players]] |
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[[:Category:Video game commentators]] |
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[[:Category:YouTube vloggers]] |
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