IShowSpeed updates — Hospital workers tend to YouTuber following elephant toothpaste experiment disaster
ISHOWSPEED was urgently tended to by paramedics following a science experiment in his bedroom that went horribly wrong.
The was participating in the elephant toothpaste experiment, which included frothing warm water with yeast, food coloring, and dish soap.
Speed pushed the experiment to the limit doing it in a big bucket instead of using safe proportions, causing a dramatic reaction as he poured the final component to the mixture, which resulted in large volumes of smoke and froth erupting from the bucket.
The massive burst of gas jolted Speed, who was rapidly swallowed by the dense clouds, making it impossible for him to breathe.
Paramedics arrived at the scene to treat Speed, according to his cameraman, who said: "Speed is currently with the firefighters. They're giving him oxygen so he can breathe. He should be fine guys."
Just months earlier, Speed had another incident on the Fourth of July where he put off a firecracker in his room that almost set his room ablaze.
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IShowSpeed was banned from Twitch
IShowSpeed used to frequently stream via Twitch.
However, he has been banned from the platform.
He got removed from Twitch after harassing fellow Twitch streamer Ash Kash.
According to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he was banned for sexual coercion or intimidation.
IShowSpeed sells merchandise
Successful YouTuber Darren Watkins Jr. known to fans as IShowspeed has a merchandise .
Fans have the opportunity to purchase hoodies, long-sleeved shirts, and short-sleeved shirts.
The shirts and hoodies each have a variety of different images and text on the front.
IShowSpeed’s real name revealed
IShowspeed’s given name is Darren Watkins Jr.
IShowSpeed is his online personality name which he uses when he appears in any videos or interviews online.
He sometimes also goes by “Speedy” or “Speed” which is what he was called by comedian Munya Chawawa during The Sidemen charity football match in September 2022.
The rise of IShowSpeed, continued
The star shares a variety of gaming content including FIFA and Fortnite streams.
As well as YouTube, IShowSpeed is hugely successful on TikTok.
As of July 2023, he had more than 21million followers on the social media site.
At the end of July of this year, IShowSpeed revealed he had been rushed to hospital while in Tokyo, Japan.
He required medical attention for a swollen eye which was a result of cluster headaches – a rare condition that sees random, painful attacks of pain in one side of the head, often felt around the eye.
The rise of IShowSpeed
IShowSpeed worked in a nursing home delivering food to the elderly before embarking on his YouTube career.
In 2019 he began uploading his gaming content but he really rose to fame during the Covid-19 lockdown.
When the pandemic began he began uploading more content because he was bored and gained a lot of recognition in a small amount of time.
IShowSpeed managed to gain almost a million followers between May and June of 2021.
The rise of IShowSpeed
IShowSpeed worked in a nursing home delivering food to the elderly before embarking on his YouTube career.
In 2019 he began uploading his gaming content but he really rose to fame during the Covid-19 lockdown.
When the pandemic began he began uploading more content because he was bored and gained a lot of recognition in a small amount of time.
IShowSpeed managed to gain almost a million followers between May and June of 2021.
Millions of subscribers
IShowSpeed has had an astronomic rise in popularity over the last year, with his YouTube channel becoming one of the most popular on the site.
Currently, his YouTube channel has over 20million subscribers.
The social media star produces content based around football, Fifa and Fortnite.
IShowSpeed's top songs
IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins) is a YouTuber, gamer, and social media personality who has millions of fans worldwide.
His popularity began on YouTube where he streamed himself playing video games.
Now he maintains his following by uploading entertaining videos regularly to his social media platforms.
The 17-year-old also releases music with his most popular songs being:
- World Cup
- Shake, Pt. 2 (Get Get Down Version)
- Bounce That A** Bounce That A**
- Ronaldo (SEWY) Ronaldo (SEWY)
- God Is Good
- Lying (feat. Jay Cinco)
- NFL Freestyle
- Dooty Booty
What IShowSpeed is worth
According to several sources, IShowSpeed has a net worth of about $10million as of 2023.
In a previous Q&A, he revealed that he earns between $75 and $200 every broadcast, depending on the duration.
He is estimated to earn $160,000 per month from YouTube ad income alone.
The celebrity is also a musician, and his song Shake, Pt 2 has received over 14.7million Spotify streams.
IShowSpeed's music career also allows him to generate money through sponsorships and other means.
Meet IShowSpeed's girlfriend Ermony Renee
During a 2021 livestream, IShowSpeed introduced his fans to his girlfriend, Ermony Renee.
The couple had met at her local United Dairy Farmers shop and quickly became an item, according to the streamer.
Ermony hails from Cincinnati, , and studied at Walnut Hills High School before going on to attend the University of Cincinnati.
She has over 10,000 followers on her Instagram account, which has the username .
IShowSpeed and Ermony’s romance has been described as on-again-off-again by some reports.
Double life as a musician
IShowSpeed has also released music alongside his streaming career.
In August 2021 his first debut single Dooty Botty premiered on his YouTube channel.
He released a single titled World Cup under Warner Records for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
IShowSpeed slams Manchester United
Following Manchester United's 2-3 home defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League, IShowSpeed unleashed a .
He wrote: "That's it. That seals the deal. I am no longer a (Manchester) United fan. I've been a United member since 1987 and a season ticket holder since 1999.
"I'm not going to renew my season ticket. Ten Hag and Onana are outlawed as of today. I will become a fan of Al-Nassr now, where they actually know how to run a football club."
IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat set to work together
But, while we're on the subject of residences, Speed was recently found to be working on a new project alongside Kai Cenat.
Cenat said on September 12 that he will be collaborating with Speed to start their own content house.
However, unlike typical content homes where the artists live together, this new enterprise will not.
“Shoutout to the CEO of Rumble," said Cenat during a stream. "Whenever I am in Miami they got us a new house that we could just go by. Me and Speed. No, we are not going to be living in there, we are not going to be moving in and shit like that. It’s just for us, our shit. That’s probably the best news I had in the past week."
'Genius but terrible at the same time'
Fans are reacting to IShowSpeed's experiment accident on social media.
One person : "Wild enough
"IShowSpeed understands the consequences of these extreme bits. I assume he does these things for publicity so that ppl can come to his stream & watch with 'what’s he going to do next?'
"Mindset. Genius but terrible at the same time.."
How IShowSpeed got his streaming start
IShowSpeed began uploading gameplay videos to his YouTube account in 2016.
He began livestreaming in December 2017, although he wasn't very popular at first.
Between May and June of 2021, he amassed about a million followers.
Within a few months, his numbers continued to grow, and he now has 18.8million YouTube followers as of July 2023.
How IShowSpeed got his streaming start
IShowSpeed began uploading gameplay videos to his YouTube account in 2016.
He began livestreaming in December 2017, although he wasn't very popular at first.
Between May and June of 2021, he amassed about a million followers.
Within a few months, his numbers continued to grow, and he now has 18.8million YouTube followers as of July 2023.
What to know about IShowSpeed
Darren Watkins Jr., popularly known as IShowSpeed or Speed, is a YouTuber, streamer, singer, rapper, and internet celebrity from the United States.
He was born in Cincinnati, , on January 21, 2005.
His most well-known material consists of live broadcasts in which he plays video games such as Roblox, Fortnite, and FIFA.
Darren began submitting gameplay videos to his YouTube account in 2016.
Another hospital stint in late July
On July 30, 2023, IShowSpeed was taken into an emergency operation with a swollen eye.
He acknowledged his extreme agony in a video he shared at the time with his fans.
Speed : “I don’t know what I have. I have been feeling s***, pretty bad.
“My eyes are puffing up, it feels like somebody is stabbing my eye with a knife and I have a headache.”
Firework incident in July
This isn't the first time the fire department has come to Speed's aid.
The broadcast in which Speed exploded many fireworks in his bedroom was maybe Speed's most famous moment or at least his first mainstream viral moment.
The pyrotechnics rapidly erupted, causing many minor flames to erupt in the streamer's chamber.
Firefighters were called to his residence, and it was reported that the house was on fire.
IShowSpeed was reportedly not hospitalized for incident
While several media reports said Speed was hospitalized as a result of the event, this does not appear to be the case.
Speed's cameraman, Slipz, subsequently confirmed to the viewers that Speed was receiving oxygen from firefighters who had arrived at his home.
Update from cameraman about condition
Paramedics arrived at the scene to treat Speed, according to his cameraman.
He said about Speed's condition: "Speed is currently with the firefighters. They're giving him oxygen so he can breathe. He should be fine guys."
How it happened
Speed pushed the experiment to the limit doing it in a big bucket instead of using safe proportions, causing a dramatic reaction as he poured the final component to the mixture, which resulted in large volumes of smoke and froth erupting from the bucket.
The massive burst of gas jolted Speed, who was rapidly swallowed by the dense clouds, making it impossible for him to breathe.
IShowSpeed urgently attended by paramedics
Streamer was urgently tended to by paramedics following a science experiment in his bedroom that went horribly wrong.
The streamer was participating in the elephant toothpaste experiment, which included frothing warm water with yeast, food coloring, and dish soap.