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Wroetoshaw
Lewis in 2017
Personal information
Born
Harold Christopher George Lewis

(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28)
Guernsey
NationalityBritish
Occupations
YouTube information
Also known asWroetoshaw
Channels
Years active2012-present
Genres
Subscribers16.3 million (W2S)"Wroetoshaw". Socialblade. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

3.89 million (W2S+)"Bluejumpergaming". Socialblade. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

549 thousand (W2SClips)"W2SClips". Socialblade. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
Total views4.76 billion (W2S)

571 million (W2S+)

148 million (W2SClips)
Associated actsSidemen
100,000 subscribers2013
1,000,000 subscribers2014
10,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: 25 November 2021

Harold Christopher George Lewis[1] (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 Sidemen.[1][2] and is best known for his football challenges and FIFA gameplays.

Business Insider listed Lewis as one of the United Kingdom's most popular YouTube personalities.[3][4] As of January 2023, he has accumulated over 16.6 million subscribers and 5.2 billion views across three YouTube channels.

Early life

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. He has two siblings, a younger brother and a younger sister.[citation needed]

He first found interest in gaming when his parents bought him a Nintendo GameCube from a car boot sale.[5][6]

Lewis moved to London, England in September 2014 where he shared an apartment in the Stratford Halo tower with YouTubers Calfreezy and Callux.[1][7]

Career

Lewis created his main channel 'Wroteoshaw', on the 26th July, 2012.[8] Lewis created his name by a portmanteau of the footballers Nicky Wroe and Tom Bradshaw.[9] He received worldwide popularity for his videos on the FIFA videogame series.[10]

In 2013, he surpassed 100 thousand subscribers, and in early 2014, Lewis joined the Sidemen a few months after its inception, first meeting member Josh Bradley at a New York gaming tournament.[11] He is the youngest member of the group and the last to join.[12][1][11]. Since 2014, the group has consisted of seven British YouTubers: Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Harry Lewis (W2S), Simon Minter (Miniminter), JJ Olatunji (KSI), Ethan Payne (Behzinga), and Tobi Brown (TBJZL).[13] The group produces online videos, most often consisting of challenges, sketches and video-game commentary, as well as selling exclusive Sidemen merchandise.[14][15]

In 2014, he reached 1 million subscribers and in 2017, he surpassed 10 million subscribers.

He also gained notability by collaborating with popular Portuguese football player, Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017.[16][17][18]

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.[19][20]

In 2018, Lewis co-starred alongside the rest of the Sidemen in the YouTube Premium series The Sidemen Show.[21]

Lewis often collaborates with other creators on the platform.[22][23]

Filmography

Web roles
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central Main role; 5 episodes [24]
2018 The Sidemen Show YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes [21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sidemen: The Book. Coronet Books. 18 October 2016. ISBN 978-1473648166.
  2. ^ Billen, Andrew. "Who are the Sidemen? How KSI and friends amassed 123 million followers". The Times.
  3. ^ O'Reilly, Lara (29 October 2015). "The 20 biggest British YouTube stars". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ Roberts, Hannah (24 November 2016). "The 19 biggest British YouTube stars". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ Murray, Doug. "The Richest Online Gamers in 2022 — Based on Net Worth". Slice.
  6. ^ "Gamers Net Worth - 10 Richest Gamers in the World". www.rivalry.com.
  7. ^ "Who is Calfreezy from The Sidemen?". The US Sun. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ "YouTube: Me at the zoo - 15 years since first video published - CBBC Newsround" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "W2S". Wikitubia.
  10. ^ "Fans mob visiting YouTube sensation".
  11. ^ a b Billen, Andrew (23 October 2021). "Who are the Sidemen? How KSI and friends amassed 123 million followers". The Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ^ "The Sidemen insist babies and marriage won't ever split YouTuber group".
  13. ^ Fogarty, Paul (17 September 2019). "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members". HITC. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  14. ^ Andrews, Farah. "Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention". The National. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  15. ^ "YouTube stars The Sidemen at Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival". Gulf News. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16. ^ "YouTuber W2S opens up on 'beef' with Cristiano Ronaldo after visiting his house".
  17. ^ "Notorious YouTuber IShowSpeed Gets Jealous of Popular Sidemen Member's Clip with Six Time Ballon d'Or Winner Cristiano Ronaldo". 7 October 2022.
  18. ^ "YouTuber W2S opens up on 'beef' with Cristiano Ronaldo after visiting his house".
  19. ^ "VIDEO: Vlogger's stunt video takes an unexpectedly brutal turn".
  20. ^ "So this kid's gonna kick the ball and knock the bucket of iced drinks over his mum. What can possibly go wrong?". 18 November 2018.
  21. ^ a b White, Peter (2 June 2018). "'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Guernsey YouTuber wins $2.5m private jet for his siblings". 22 November 2022.
  23. ^ "MrBeast gives away $2.5 million jet in YouTube challenge".
  24. ^ "Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience". ComedyCentral.co.uk. October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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