• Comment: This draft is a draft on a subtopic of an existing article, Sidemen. Discussion as to whether a separate article for the subtopic is warranted should be on the talk page of the parent article, Talk:Sidemen.
    Please discuss the suitability of creating a separate subtopic article on the talk page of the parent article. Please resubmit this draft if there is rough consensus at the parent talk page to create the child article, or with an explanation that the child draft satisfies either general notability on its own or a special notability guide.
    The topic of this draft, W2S, has a long history of creation and deletion, and is a locked redirect to Sidemen. In view of this history, there should be discussion at Talk:Sidemen about the appropriateness of creating an article that is likely to be nominated for deletion again, and so about the appropriateness of making a request at Requests for Unprotection to unlock the locked redirect. Please discuss at Talk:Sidemen. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:57, 11 February 2025 (UTC)


Harold Christopher George Lewis (born 24 November 1996), better known online as W2S or Wroetoshaw, is a British YouTuber and Internet personality. He is a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group the Sidemen,[1][2] as well as a co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing,[3] restaurant chain Sides,[4][5][6] and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.[7][8]

Lewis launched his YouTube channel, W2S, in 2012, primarily focusing on FIFA gaming videos. Over time, he diversified his content to include real-life challenges and collaborations with other YouTubers. As of January 2025, his main YouTube channel has over 16.3 million subscribers.

Early life and education

Harry Lewis, was born on November 24, 1996, in Guernsey,[9] one of the Channel Islands. He along with his family lived in Alderney before relocating to Guernsey in 2004.[10][11]

During his childhood, Harry played for a local football team called 'Rangers F.C.' and once lost a match 32–0. He first got into gaming when his parents bought him a Nintendo GameCube for £5 from a car boot sale.

He attended Guernsey Grammar School where he sat his GCSE maths exam a year early and achieved a grade A*.[12]

Career

Lewis launched his YouTube channel, W2S (Wroetoshaw), in 2012, focusing primarily on FIFA gaming content. Over time, he garnered a substantial following and diversified his content to include real-life challenges and collaborations with other YouTubers. His online alias of "Wroetoshaw" is a combination of the players Nicky Wroe and Tom Bradshaw.[13] At the age of 17, he dropped out of school and decided to do YouTube as his full-time job.

In January 2014, Zerkaa met Lewis while at a FIFA gaming event in New York City and invited him to join the Sidemen.[14] In 2014, Harry moved to London and became roommates with fellow YouTubers Callux and Calfreezy.

In 2014, Lewis made a FIFA coin website with another YouTuber called EzekielGamingHD. In 2017 during Lewis's reaction to KSI's Two Birds One Stone diss track, he explained that Ezekiel 'robbed' around £100,000 pounds from Lewis, and then bought a Nissan GT-R.[15]

In 2016, Lewis and the Sidemen organized the Upload influencer event, a gathering that allowed fans to interact with the Sidemen and other web video creators. The second and final Upload event took place in September 2017.[16]

Lewis reached ten million subscribers on his main channel in April 2017 and received his "Diamond Play Button" from YouTube shortly afterwards.

In August 2017, the Sidemen diss tracks occurred, an event in which Lewis was prominent, releasing several diss tracks over the period against fellow member of the Sidemen, KSI. Lewis uploaded a three minute long diss track on August 8th titled "KSI Sucks". The video has over 64 million views and was considered by the audience to be one of the best tracks. Lewis predominantly targeted KSI and his family in the song.[17][18] On August 9th, RiceGum uploaded his reaction to Harry's diss track and was confused that Harry only mentioned him once throughout the song (as well as it being a compliment) despite his name being featured in the title. RiceGum also reacted to other diss tracks against him and complained about their hostility. On August 10th, KSI reacted to the Diss Track.[19] On August 13 - after uploading "Earthquake" aimed at Ethan, KSI uploaded a diss track titled "Little Boy" aimed at Harry as a response to "KSI Sucks". The video has over 61 million views. It included a lot of "controversial" lines relating to drug use which many of the Sidemen claimed was when the drama started turning serious. The following day, Harry uploaded a video with his mum reacting to "Little Boy".[20] In the video, Harry promised he'd post his response within "72 hours". The day after that (15 August), KSI reacted to Harry's reaction video - within his own video titled "I'm Getting Deported". On August 19, Harry's second diss track called "KSI Exposed" was uploaded.[21] On August 24, KSI uploaded a diss track titled "Two Birds One Stone". It was targeted towards both W2S and Joe Weller, and was the final diss track in the W2S and KSI drama. He responded to the accusations from Harry's diss track and summed up the situation between himself and Joe Weller. Harry reacted to this track on the same day and provided no evidence that he would respond again. Half a million pounds of revenue were made between the seven Sidemen.[22]

In 2018, W2S set a Guinness World Record for having the most subscribers and views for a dedicated FIFA channel.[23]

In 2018, Lewis released another satirical Diss Track on YouTuber, Ricegum.[24][25]

In 2020, The Sidemen Channel reached 10 Million Subscribers, with Lewis receiving his second Diamond Creator Award from YouTube.[26][27][28]

In September 2021, Lewis and the Sidemen launched a subscription service app known as Side+, where they would post behind-the-scenes content from their YouTube video recordings and other extra contents.[29][30]

In August 2023, Lewis was awarded a Guinness World Record for the most viewers for a crossbar challenge video on YouTube.[31][32] He was also awarded the Streamy Awards and the Shorty Awards for his online content creation. Lewis also shares the Guinness World Record for "Most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTube" with the Sidemen.[33]

In 2024, Lewis and the Sidemen launched "Inside", which garnered millions of views and has been picked up for a Season Two, and an American Adaptation by Netflix.[34][35]

Philanthropy

In August 2015, all of the Sidemen members except Olatunji and Barn participated in the 2015 Wembley Cup football charity match, facing Spencer FC, with Minter captaining the Sidemen United team. The match ended with Spencer FC beating Sidemen United by five goals to two.[36]

2018 Sidemen Charity Match at the Valley

Lewis has participated in the Sidemen Charity Match as a member of the Sidemen, which has raised funds for charities including the Teenage Cancer Trust and CALM.[37][38] The Sidemen Charity Match is a recurring football friendly match run by the Sidemen to raise money for various charitable causes. They have been held since 2016, barring a four-year hiatus between the third and fourth matches, while the upcoming sixth match is being held eighteen months after the fifth. In all matches so far, the group's seven members and various affiliated YouTubers competed as the Sidemen Football Club, while various other YouTubers competed as the YouTube Allstars. The first match, on 3 June 2016, was held at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, raising over £110,000 for the Saints Foundation.[39][40]

In December 2021, Lewis participated in a five-a-side football tournament hosted by YouTuber and sports commentator, True Geordie and Twitch, raising money for the Alan Shearer Foundation.[41] The event managed to raise more than £100,000.[42]

The 2025 Sidemen Charity Match will take place at Wembley Stadium.[43]

In March 2020, Lewis and the Sidemen released a twenty-minute YouTube video titled "#StayHome". The video featured the Sidemen and more than one hundred other YouTube video creators and other celebrities raising awareness of the UK's "stay at home" campaign which aimed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the UK.[44][45] All of the advertising revenue generated from the video was donated to the NHS.[46]

On 3 July 2023, Lewis participated in a collaborative hide-and-seek challenge video with Paradise Wildlife Park, a Hertfordshire-based zoo. This initiative was part of a broader partnership aimed at supporting the zoo's conservation efforts.[47]

Personal life

Lewis has a younger brother and a younger sister.

In 2022, he competed in Mr Beast's Private Jet Challenge, in which he won a private jet for his siblings.[48][49]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2017 British Book Awards Non-Fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year "Sidemen: The Book" (shared with the Sidemen) Nominated [50]
2019 Shorty Awards Best YouTube Ensemble Himself (shared with the Sidemen) Nominated [51]

Publications

On 18 October 2016, the group released a book titled Sidemen: The Book, published by Coronet Books, and embarked on a UK-wide promotional tour.[52][53] A number one best-seller in the UK, the book sold 26,436 copies within the first three days of its release.[54][55]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 KSI: Can't Lose Himself Documentary [56]
2023 KSI: In Real Life Documentary [57]
2024 The Sidemen Story Documentary [58]
Web Roles
Year Title Role Platform Notes Ref
2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central UK Web video miniseries; Main role; 5 episodes [59]
2016-2017 YouTube Rewind YouTube Episode: “The Ultimate 2016 Challenge”

Episode: "The Shape of 2017"

[60]
2018 The Sidemen Show YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes [61]
2024 The Chase: Sidemen Edition YouTube Special Spin-Off Episode [62]
Inside Host YouTube, Side+ Reality show created by the Sidemen [63]

Discography

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
Ind.
[64] 		NZ
Hot
[65]
"This or That"[66]
(as part of Sidemen) 		2023 23 14 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ Mountney, D. (2023). YouTube stars the Sidemen film at Paradise Wildlife Park. [online] Welwyn Hatfield Times. Available at: https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/23629340.youtube-stars-sidemen-film-paradise-wildlife-park/ [Accessed 3 Mar. 2025].
  2. ^ Nair, J. (2024). Vikkstar reveals how long the Sidemen may have left together after rumours of YouTube supergroup breaking up. [online] LADbible. Available at: https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/youtube/vikkstar-how-long-sidemen-have-left-interview-348614-20241010 [Accessed 3 Mar. 2025].
  3. ^ "Sidemen Clothing Limited – Overview". Companies House. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ Lutrario, Joe (25 November 2021). "YouTube's the Sidemen launch virtual fried chicken brand". RestaurantOnline.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ Tabahriti, Sam (13 March 2022). "A fried chicken restaurant run by 7 YouTubers has opened its first branch after initially operating as a ghost kitchen. See inside". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "YouTube stars to open first bricks and mortar site for Sides". RestaurantOnline.co.uk. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ Leonard-Bedwell, Niamh (4 March 2024). "The Sidemen partner with Mornflake to launch cereal brand". TheGrocer. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ^ Ghoshal, S. (2023). What are the current Net Worth of each Sidemen Member - 2023 Edition. [online] @es_sportsnews. Available at: https://www.essentiallysports.com/stories/esports-news-what-are-the-current-net-worth-of-each-sidemen-member---2023-edition/ [Accessed 3 Mar. 2025].
  9. ^ Mert Metin (2024). 'The Sidemen Story' is a deep and chronological look at seven famous friends. [online] The Daily Campus. Available at: https://dailycampus.com/2024/02/15/the-sidemen-story-is-a-deep-and-chronological-look-at-seven-famous-friends/.
  10. ^ Lewis , Harry. 2021. "GOOGLING MYSELF (W2S Net Worth Reveal)." YouTube. April 2, 2021. https://youtube/uyN0aiirTzc?si=Vhol5nTKG0804KiA.
  11. ^ Peacock, C. (2022). Who is Harry Lewis from The Sidemen YouTube group?... The Irish Sun. [online] doi:https://doi.org/1022025.jpg?1739271952.
  12. ^ Lewis , Harry. 2021. "GOOGLING MYSELF (W2S Net Worth Reveal)." YouTube. April 2, 2021. https://youtube/uyN0aiirTzc?si=Vhol5nTKG0804KiA.
  13. ^ Lewis, H. (2020). "Why did W2S fight a FAN?". Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ The Sidemen (18 October 2016). Sidemen: The Book. Coronet Books. ISBN 978-1473648166.
  15. ^ Lewis, H. (2017). W2S REACTS TO KSI'S DISS TRACK (Two Birds One Stone). [online] Youtube. Available at: https://youtube/jX6zXmfDh5k?si=7o7heo9eC1TJSsrE [Accessed 28 Feb. 2025].
  16. ^ "Looking Back at 2017's Most Exciting Influencer Event". blu-digital.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  17. ^ Lewis, H. (2017). KSI Sucks. [online] Youtube. Available at: https://youtube/pmcfL_qLhMo?si=_6pk3U-cwmXcMNpG [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  18. ^ Genius. (2017). W2S – KSI Sucks. [online] Available at: https://genius.com/W2s-ksi-sucks-lyrics [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  19. ^ Olatunji, O. (2017). Reacting to Wroetoshaw's Diss Track . [online] Youtube. Available at: https://youtube.com/9pq25tyGEIc?si=i782lGj_G8OFK0aa [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  20. ^ Lewis, H. (2017). MY MUM REACTS TO KSI-LITTLE BOY (Diss Track). [online] Youtube. Available at: https://youtube/LBox1i2AZuI?si=446HTr3g613N8gqu [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  21. ^ Genius. (2017a). W2S – KSI Exposed. [online] Available at: https://genius.com/W2s-ksi-exposed-lyrics [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  22. ^ Monaghan, B. (2024a). Five things we learned from Netflix's Sidemen documentary. [online] indy100. Available at: https://www.indy100.com/viral/the-sidemen-story-netflix-documentary [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025].
  23. ^ Records, G.W. (2023). Most watched FIFA videogame video. [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/481790-most-watched-fifa-videogame-video [Accessed 3 Mar. 2025].
  24. ^ Glaze, V. (2018). Wroetoshaw Roasts RiceGum In a New Diss Track. [online] Dexerto. Available at: https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/wroetoshaw-roasts-ricegum-in-a-new-diss-track-147457/ [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025].
  25. ^ Lewis , H. (2018). W2S-Ricegum Sucks ft. KSI. [online] Youtube. Available at: https://youtube/AMYhP4H9m1I?si=xBlwgZ0IhPZQ1fiR [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  26. ^ The SportsRush Desk (2020). Sidemen Sub Count : Sidemen reach 10 million Subs, A recap of the 7 year journey. [online] The SportsRush. Available at: https://thesportsrush.com/sidemen-sub-count-sidemen-reach-10-million-subs-a-recap-of-the-7-year-journey/ [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025].
  27. ^ Savic, Nikola (2 December 2020). "YouTuber's The Sidemen celebrate 10 million subscriber milestone". Ginx.
  28. ^ Sidemen, M. (2020). SIDEMEN OPEN 10 MILLION SUBSCRIBER DIAMOND PLAGUES. [online] Youtube. Available at: https://youtube/z8P7KUvSjOw?si=B_-JAw6HEKvlJE8v [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  29. ^ "Who are the Sidemen? How KSI and friends amassed 123 million followers". The Times. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  30. ^ Glaze, Virginia (8 September 2021). "What is Side+? Cost and features of Sidemen's new subscription service". Dexerto. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  31. ^ Welsh, J.M. (2023). I got the Sidemen a Guinness World Record . [online] Youtube. Available at: https://youtube/xGQe2DLjttI?si=DcxnUodG6S_JD6Ru [Accessed 27 Feb. 2025].
  32. ^ Records, G.W. (2023a). Most viewed crossbar challenge video on YouTube. [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/722292-most-viewed-crossbar-challenge-video-on-youtube [Accessed 3 Mar. 2025].
  33. ^ Punt, Dominic (18 August 2023). "Jack Sucks At Life crashes Sidemen's London HQ to celebrate charity match record". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  34. ^ Monaghan, B. (2024). Sidemen's chaotic new reality show racks up millions of views in a day. [online] indy100. Available at: https://www.indy100.com/viral/sidemen-inside-youtube-reality-show [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025].
  35. ^ Artemiou, N. (2024). The Sidemen Host New Online Reality Game Show - Verge Magazine. [online] Verge Magazine. Available at: https://vergemagazine.co.uk/the-sidemen-host-new-online-reality-game-show/ [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025].
  36. ^ Association, The Football. "It's Spencer FC v Sidemen United in EE's Wembley Cup". TheFA. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  37. ^ "Watford YouTuber KSI 'so proud' as star-studded charity match thriller raises £1m". Watford Observer. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  38. ^ Gutelle, Sam (11 September 2023). "Sidemen raise £2.4 million, break YouTube viewership records with 2023 charity match". Tubefilter. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  39. ^ Castro, Danilo (25 August 2018). "KSI Net Worth: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". heavy.com. Heavy Inc. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  40. ^ Rimell, William (4 June 2016). "Charity football match Sidemen FC v YouTube Allstars at St Mary's in Southampton raised more than £100,000 for the Saints foundation". dailyecho.co.uk. Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  41. ^ Brown, Andy (7 December 2021). "Twitch Rivals hosts charity football stream with some famous faces". NME. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  42. ^ thekickofftg (9 December 2021). "WOW! An incredible £100,000 raised today for the @AlanShearerFndn👏Thank you so much to everybody who watched + donated today, it's fantastic to raise such a big amount for such a great cause ..." Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  43. ^ Taye Rowland-Dixon (2024). THE SIDEMEN ANNOUNCE CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH AT LONDON'S ICONIC WEMBLEY STADIUM - Where To Go Now. [online] Verge Magazine. Available at: https://vergemagazine.co.uk/the-sidemen-announce-charity-football-match-at-londons-iconic-wembley-stadium/ [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025]
  44. ^ "Coronavirus: YouTube stars urge fans to stay at home". BBC News. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  45. ^ "KSI and Saffron Barker urge fans to stay inside as YouTube stars band together during coronavirus crisis". Metro. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  46. ^ "Coronavirus: YouTube stars and celebrities rally together to urge fans to 'stay home'". Daily Mirror. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  47. ^ Lewis, Kate (3 July 2023). "KSI and Sidemen hand-feed tigers at Paradise Wildlife Park". BBC. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  48. ^ News, I. (2022). Guernsey YouTuber wins $2.5m private jet for his siblings. [online] ITV News. Available at: https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-11-21/guernsey-youtuber-wins-25m-private-jet-for-his-siblings [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025].
  49. ^ Mukherjee, S. (2022). Miniminter explains how W2S won a private jet in MrBeast's challenge video. [online] Sportskeeda.com. Available at: https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-miniminter-explains-w2s-won-private-jet-mrbeast-s-challenge-video [Accessed 11 Feb. 2025].
  50. ^ "Hachette and Penguin Random House lead British Book Awards Books of the Year shortlists". The Bookseller. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  51. ^ "11th Annual Influencer Nominees". Shorty Awards. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  52. ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (2 June 2016). "'YouTube royalty' The Sidemen to Coronet". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  53. ^ Barr, Gordon (22 September 2016). "YouTube sensations The Sidemen come to Newcastle". Chronicle Live. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  54. ^ Dillon, Poppy (26 October 2016). "The Sidemen's Debut Book Tops Charts". TenEighty. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  55. ^ Flood, Alison (26 October 2016). "YouTube stars the Sidemen are frontrunners in race for Christmas books No 1". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  56. ^ Hale, James (10 August 2018). "KSI Releases Documentary 'Can't Lose' Ahead Of Logan Paul Boxing Match Up". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  57. ^ "KSI: In Real Life to Launch Exclusively on Prime Video on 26th January". Amazon MGM Studios. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  58. ^ Shah, Furvah (2 February 2024). "Sidemen's Netflix documentary: Release date, trailer, cast and more". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  59. ^ "The Sidemen Experience by Toni Dundas for Comedy Central". creativepool.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  60. ^ "YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017". 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via YouTube.
  61. ^ "YouTube Red Reportedly Picks Up Series Starring Digital Supergroup Sidemen". Tubefilter. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  62. ^ "ITV's The Chase to face major format shake-up for epic special episode". EXPRESS.co.uk. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  63. ^ "British YouTube Stars The Sidemen Bring Season 2 of Reality Show 'Inside' (And U.S. Version) to Netflix". Hollywood Reporter. 20 November 2024. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  64. ^ "UK Independent Singles Chart (23 December 2022 – 29 December 2022)". Official Charts Company. 23 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  65. ^ "New Zealand Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  66. ^ "W2S." 2025. Genius. 2025. https://genius.com/artists/W2s.
This page will be placed in the following categories if it is moved to the article namespace.
Categories:
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:W2S
No tags for this post.