Wroetoshaw

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Wroetoshaw
W2S 2017.jpg
Wroetoshaw in 2017
Personal information
Born
Harry Christopher George Lewis [1]

(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28) [1]
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers20.7 million (combined) [2] [3]
Views4.8 billion (combined) [2] [3]
Associated acts Sidemen
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2017
Twitch information
Channel
Genre
Games
Followers1.1 million [4]

Last updated: 28 August 2025

Harry Christopher George Lewis (born 24 November 1996), [5] better known as Wroetoshaw or W2S, is a Guernsey YouTuber, streamer, and influencer. He is a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group Sidemen. [6] He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Early Life

Born in Guernsey, Lewis was raised in Alderney until his family moved back to Guernsey in 2004. [11] [12] He attended Guernsey Grammar School. He has two younger siblings, named Rosie and Josh. [13]

YouTube career

Lewis initially had several YouTube channels, on which he would experiment with various ideas before setting up his main YouTube channel "Wroetoshaw", in 2012, and uploading primarily FIFA and football content. His name comes from a contraction of players Nicky Wroe and Tom Bradshaw. [14] Lewis was the last member to join the British collective, Sidemen, in 2014, after being approached by Zerkaa at a FIFA gaming event in New York City earlier that year. [1] [15] Lewis was described as "a superstar before the Sidemen" and that he was falling in with the wrong crowds within YouTube and the Sidemen decided to take him under their wing. [16] [17] [18] [19] As of 2025, Lewis' main channel, 'W2S', has over 16 million subscribers. Lewis hasn't published any videos on his main channel since 2019, instead publishing on 'W2S+'. [20] [21] [22]

In 2017, Lewis received a YouTube Diamond Play Button for surpassing 10 million subscribers on the platform. [23]

In 2018, Lewis set a Guinness World Record for having the most subscribers and views for a dedicated FIFA channel. [24]

After managing to keep his hand on a $2.5 million private jet longer than 11 other influencers in a MrBeast video in 2022, Lewis won said jet, gifting it to his siblings. [13] [25]

In 2023 Lewis won another Guinness World Record for gaining the most views for a crossbar challenge video on YouTube. [26]

Other Ventures

Sidemen businesses

Lewis and the Sidemen have founded multiple businesses throughout their online careers. In 2014 the group launched a clothing brand under the Sidemen Clothing banner. [27] In November 2021, they founded a restaurant chain known as Sides in collaboration with Reef. [28] In October 2022, they launched their own vodka brand known as XIX Vodka. [29] in March 2024, they launched a breakfast cereal brand known as Best Cereal in collaboration with Mornflake. [30] [31] [32]

Kicktown

In late 2019 Lewis opened an interactive football challenge experience in the The O2 Arena, known as 'Kicktown'. The experience focused on allowing customers to do various football tricks and record their attempts. [33] [34] Due to COVID-19, Kicktown was permanently closed in 2020. [35]

Music

Lewis has written and uploaded multiple songs on YouTube. He first uploaded "KSI Sucks", a diss track aimed at KSI and RiceGum, on August 8, 2017, as a response to KSI "leaving" the Sidemen. [36] [37] [38] Lewis uploaded another diss track aimed at KSI titled "KSI Exposed", however the video was removed from YouTube, by Lewis, for unknown reasons. He has also featured on Sidemen songs "Merry Merry Christmas", featuring LayZ and Jme as well as "This or That" which charted number 23 on the UK Independent Singles Chart and number 14 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart. [39] [40]

Personal life

Lewis was in a relationship with influencer Katie Leach from 2014 to 2020. [41] [42] Lewis also supports football club Chelsea. [43] In a Sidemen video released August 2021 Lewis revealed he has Koumpounophobia. [44]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Talk to Me Himself Uncredited; archival footage [45]
2023 KSI: In Real Life Documentary [46]
The Spy Who Loved EggnogPetunia / Local Alcoholic Short film [47]
2024The Sidemen StoryHimselfDocumentary [48]
Web roles
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2014The Sidemen ExperienceHimself Comedy Central UK Main role; 5 episodes [49]
2018 The Sidemen Show YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes [50]
2024 The Chase: Sidemen Edition YouTube Special Spin-Off Episode [51]
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2024–present Inside Host YouTube, Side+ [A] , Netflix Reality show created by the Sidemen [52] [53] [54] [55]
Music videos
YearTitleArtist(s)RoleRef.
2022"Don't Lie" A1 x J1 feat. Nemzzz Himself [56]

Discography

Charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
Ind.

[57]
NZ
Hot

[58]
"This or That"
(as part of Sidemen)
20232314Non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"This or That" [59] 2022 Sidemen Non-album single

Music videos

List of music videos as lead and featured artist, showing directors
TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
As lead artist
"KSI Sucks"2017PimpJuiceK [37]
"RiceGum Sucks"Konstantin [60]
"KSI Exposed"Unknown [61]
As featured artist
"Merry Merry Christmas"
(as part of the Sidemen featuring Jme and LayZ)
2019Konstantin [40]
"This or That"
(as part of the Sidemen)
2022Himself
Miniminter
Zerkaa
Behzinga
[62]

Bibliography

YearTitlePublisher ISBN identifierRef.
2016 Sidemen: The Book Coronet Books ISBN   978-1473648166 [63]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryCandidate/JobResultRef.
2017 British Book Awards Non-Fiction: A Lifestyle Book Sidemen: The Book (as a member of the Sidemen)Nominated [64]
2019 Shorty Awards Best YouTube Group(as a member of the Sidemen)Nominated [65]

World Records

PublicationYearWorld recordRecord holderR. StatusRef.
Guinness World Records 2018The Most Subscribers and views for a dedicated FIFA ChannelHimselfRecord [24]
2022Most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTubeAs member of the SidemenRecord [66]
2023Most Viewed Crossbar Challenge Video on YouTubeHimselfRecord [26]

Notes

  1. Series 1 was shown on the Sidemen and Moresidemen YouTube channels with extras and unseen moments being shown on Side+. Series 2 onwards will be exclusively on Netflix with companion shows being shown on Side+

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