Harry Pinero

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Harry Pinero
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Pinero in 2019
Personal information
Born
Alhaji Sillah Leigh

(1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 (age 33)
Peckham, London, England
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • Internet personality
  • television presenter
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–present
Subscribers799 thousand [1]
Total views145 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 3 March 2025

Alhaji Sillah Leigh [2] (born 6 May 1991), [3] known professionally as Harry Pinero, is a British YouTuber and television presenter.

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Early life

Alhaji Sillah Leigh was born in Peckham, London, to parents who immigrated from Sierra Leone. [4] He and his family lived in Bermondsey. [5] He had worked various jobs before joining YouTube: as a mentor in a prison, at a Co-op, and at a tech company. [6] [7]

Career

In 2018, Pinero began hosting Talent Hunt for Link Up TV. [7] He posted his first YouTube video in 2019. [4] In 2020, he and Henrie Kwushue began hosting Who We Be Talks, a podcast for Spotify. [8] In April 2021, he co-hosted the virtual London Football Awards with Alex Scott. [9] In November 2022, he appeared in a Christmas advert for JD Sports. [10] In September 2024, he and Yung Filly launched a secret sauce with Heinz. [11] [12] He hosts a football podcast on YouTube titled The Inside Scoop with Culture Cams. [13]

Personal life

Pinero is Muslim. [14] He has a son with singer Miraa May. [6] [15] He is a supporter of Manchester United F.C. [16]

Charity

In September 2022, he participated in the Sidemen Charity Match as part of team YouTube Allstars. [4] On 14 February 2025, Pinero participated in "Match for Hope 2025", a football charity event hosted in Doha, Qatar, as a player for Team Chunkz & IShowSpeed, facing off against Team AboFlah & KSI. The match ended with Team AboFlah & KSI's 6-5 victory over Team Chunkz & IShowSpeed. The event raised more than $10.7 million for charity. [17]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Gassed Up HimselfCameo [18]
Television
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2019The Rap Game UKHimself BBC Three Guest; 1 episode [19]
2022 The Weakest Link BBC One Contestant; 1 episode [20]
2023 The Wheel Contestant; 1 episode [21]
2024 Celebrity Mastermind Contestant; 1 episode [22]
Cooking with the Stars ITV Contestant; 1 episode [23]
Music videos
YearTitleArtist(s)RoleRef.
2021"Conga" Meek Mill, Leslie Grace & Boi-1da Himself [24]
2022"Don't Lie" A1 x J1 feat. Nemzzz [25]

Awards and nominations

CeremonyYearCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
MOBO Awards 2020Best Media PersonalityHimselfNominated [26]
2021 Nominated [27]
2022 Nominated [28]
GUAP Gala Awards2023Presenter of the YearWon [29]
Broadcast Digital Awards2024Best Short Form Documentary ProgrammeWhen Harry Met...The Far Right RallyWon [30]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Harry Pinero". YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company: Harry Pinero Ltd" (pdf). Companies House . 30 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via The London Gazette.
  3. ↑ Pinero, Harry [@harrypinero] (6 May 2024). "33 🎉 Alhamdulillah for another year. #WeAreWinning" . Retrieved 11 October 2024– via Instagram.
  4. 1 2 3 Uyal, Berk (24 October 2022). "The YouTuber with millions of followers who grew up on a south London council estate". News Shopper . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Selena, Shan (13 February 2021). "Harry Pinero Reflects On His Journey So Far On 'The Mo Gilligan Podcast'". GRM Daily . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 Suffolk, Anna (20 December 2023). "Harry Pinero shares advice on starting content creation at 27 & reveals first job". Capital Xtra . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. 1 2 Walker, Richard (15 November 2021). "Harry Pinero: Change-Maker". SCTR. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Wynter, Courtney (15 June 2020). "Henrie Kwushue & Harry Pinero Announced As New Hosts Of Spotify's 'Who We Be Talks'". GRM Daily . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Kilpatrick, Dan (27 April 2021). "Harry Kane wins Player of the Year at London Football Awards". Evening Standard . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Kanengoni, Jonathan (8 November 2022). "Who are all the celebrities in the JD Sports Christmas ad 2022?". Evening Standard . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  11. ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (24 September 2024). "Yung Filly & Harry Pinero celebrate launch of Heinz Secret Sauce & GDK Secret Sauce Burger". GRM Daily . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Mankus, Modestas (9 September 2024). "Yung Filly & Harry Pinero Team Up with Heinz for New Sauce Collaboration with GDK". Our Culture Mag . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Langell, Amanda (4 October 2024). "Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger Praises 'Scary' Lamine Yamal". WJET-TV . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Ozyon, Ali; Dhedhy, Muzzammil (2 October 2024). "Staying Grounded in Faith: Harry Pinero on Islam and Fame". Out of Interest Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Wynter, Courtney (11 August 2021). "Harry Pinero Talks Parenthood On 'Untold Stories' With Henrie Kwushue". GRM Daily . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  16. ↑ Whitelaw, Elliot (24 June 2022). "My United with Harry Pinero". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  17. ↑ Schneider, Jacob (14 February 2025). "USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino coaches team Chunkz x IShowSpeed to narrow 6-5 loss vs. team KSI x AboFlah at Match For Hope charity game". Goal . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Suffolk, Anna (9 February 2024). "Gassed Up's Stephen Odubola on working with Yung Filly & Harry Pinero and dealing with criticism as an actor". Capital Xtra . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  19. ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (21 September 2019). "Here's our rundown of episode five of 'The Rap Game UK' (Spoiler Alert)". GRM Daily . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "The Weakest Link, Series 2, Episode 4". BBC One . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, Series 3, Episode 8". BBC One . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Friday's TV 2.2.24". The Pembrokeshire Herald. No. 545. 26 January 2024. p. 45. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  23. ↑ Mensah, Katelyn (30 July 2024). "Cooking with the Stars 2024 cast | Confirmed celebrity line-up". Radio Times . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  24. ↑ Mercer, Lily (28 January 2021). "[INTERVIEW] BOI-1DA". Viper Mag. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "A1 x J1 - Don't Lie (Official Video) ft. Nemzzz". 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024– via YouTube.
  26. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (24 November 2020). "Nines tops nominations for first Mobo awards since 2017". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  27. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 November 2021). "Dave tops nominations at 2021 Mobo awards". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  28. ↑ Davies, Rachael (23 November 2022). "MOBO Awards 2022: Nominees, hosts and line-up announced". Evening Standard . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  29. ↑ White, Nadine (2 November 2023). "GUAP Gala founders on creating London's answer to the Met Gala". The Independent . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  30. ↑ "Best Short Form Documentary Programme: When Harry Met … The Far Right Rally". Broadcast . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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