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Payne in 2023
Personal information
Born
Ethan Leigh Payne

(1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 28) [1] [2]
London, England
Education South Essex College
Occupations
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers7 million (combined) [3] [4]
Total views890 million (combined) [3] [4]
Associated acts Sidemen
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2015
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre
Games
Followers433 thousands [5]
Last updated: 24 April 2024

Ethan Leigh Payne (born 20 June 1995), better known as Behzinga, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and Internet personality. He produces videos on gaming, football, comedy, and fitness and is a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group Sidemen. In 2019, Payne was listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times . [6] As of September 2021, his main YouTube channel had over 4 million subscribers and 500 million video views. [3] He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.

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Early life and education

Payne was born on 20 June 1995 in London and was raised almost entirely by his mother Ruth, who had cancer during his childhood. His biological father left before he was born and his stepfather, whom he had met when he was six months old and believed was his actual father, left when he was thirteen, due to drug addiction and debt. [1] [7] Payne attended Marshalls Park School, [8] and then studied video games development at South Essex College. [6]

Career

Payne registered the "Behzinga" YouTube channel on 24 February 2012 while he was still in school. [3] [9] He explained that the name comes from one of his favourite television series, The Big Bang Theory, in which Sheldon Cooper often uses the catchphrase "Bazinga!"; Payne altered the spelling. [1] His early content primarily featured video game commentaries on the Call of Duty and FIFA video game series. [9] Over time, his style of content diversified to include football, comedy, and fitness videos. [6] [10] [11]

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Payne in 2014

On 19 October 2013, Payne and four other British YouTubers formed the entertainment collective Ultimate Sidemen, later shortened to simply Sidemen. Since 2014, the group has consisted of seven British YouTubers: Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Tobi Brown (TBJZL), Harry Lewis (W2S), Simon Minter (Miniminter), JJ Olatunji (KSI), and Payne. [12] The group produces online videos, most often consisting of challenges, sketches, and video-game commentary, as well as selling exclusive Sidemen merchandise. [13] [14]

In September 2019, Payne was listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times . [6] That November, he provided commentary for KSI vs. Logan Paul II for Sky Sports Box Office. [15]

Personal life

Payne and his girlfriend, Faith Louisa Kelly, have a child together, born in September 2022. [16] On 3 April 2024, the couple announced via Instagram that they are engaged. [17]

Payne is a supporter of West Ham United F.C. [9]

Health

Payne has become an advocate for mental health and has talked about the importance of sharing feelings and breaking down the stigma surrounding mental illness in men. [18] [19]

In October 2020, he starred in the three-episode YouTube Originals documentary series How to Be Behzinga about his struggle with depression and his path towards running the London Marathon to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. [20] [21] He revealed that he had previously been suffering from alcoholism and wanted to take his own life, but with support from his fellow Sidemen members, he was able to overcome his challenges. Also, during a stretch of time between 2018 and 2019, he had lost 36 kilograms (79 lb). [21] [22] [23]

Payne is asthmatic. On 24 April 2024, he tweeted that he had suffered from a life-threatening asthma attack and was hospitalised on 22 April 2024. [24] [25] A Sidemen Sunday video uploaded on 5 May 2024 revealed that the asthma attack was triggered by the fumes of a old recreational vehicle driven by the video's "bad team" that Payne, who was the video's presenter, was riding in the back of at the time of the video's recording. [26]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018KSI: Can't LoseHimself Documentary [27]
2024 The Sidemen Story [28]
Web roles
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2014The Sidemen ExperienceHimself Comedy Central UK Main role; 5 episodes [29]
2017 YouTube Rewind YouTube Episode: "The Shape of 2017" [30]
2018 The Sidemen Show YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes [31]
2020MOTDx BBC Three Episode: "05/11/2020" [32]
How to Be BehzingaYouTubeLead role; 3 episodes [33]
Hello 2021: UKGuest [34]
2021What Should I Watch?Guest presenter [35]
2024 The Chase: Sidemen Edition Special Spin-Off Episode [36]
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2020Fighting FitHimself Sky Sports Episode: "Behzinga" [37] [38]
Music videos
YearTitleArtist(s)RoleRef.
2015"Lamborghini" KSI feat. P Money Himself [39]
"Test Me" Jme [40]
"Keep Up"KSI feat. Jme [41]
2022"Don't Lie" A1 x J1 feat. Nemzzz [42]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2017 British Book Awards Non-Fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year"Sidemen: The Book" (shared with the Sidemen)Nominated [43]
2019 Shorty Awards Best YouTube EnsembleHimself (shared with the Sidemen)Nominated [44]

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