Harry breaks silence on KSI leaving Sidemen and jokes he'll 'get revenge'
Harry Lewis has responded after KSI’s shock decision to leave the group and joked that he had ‘serious beef’ over how it was announced.
KSI, whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, left fans reeling late last month when he suddenly announced that he was leaving the Sidemen after more than 12 years.
The news even came as a shock to the Sidemen, who later shared a statement admitting that it had been a big big ‘surprise’.
Since, then KSI has shared another update on why he chose to leave, and Tobi has broken down the impact it’ll have on the Sidemen going forward.
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Last week, Harry was hailed for taking a typical humorous ‘generational’ response to the whole saga, but now he’s released a more measured statement.
However, he still couldn’t resist taking a playful swipe at JJ, vowing to get his ‘revenge in this life or the next’.
In a new clip he explained: “It’s legit - you could probably tell by now it is legit, it’s been a while now.
“It’s kind of mad. I’ve been doing Sidemen stuff - not to make it about me - but I’ve been in the Sidemen for, like, 13, 14 years, which is half my life.
“So it’s a bit weird that it’s changed now.”
Harry went on to show support for his former Sidemen colleague and his choice to leave.
“As far as my thoughts on it, I don’t think it’s that big a deal. Not to make it sound like I shouldn't care, or you shouldn't care, but people want to do other stuff and I would never begrudge anyone for wanting to live their own life,” he said.
“I think it is what it is, I don’t want people to forget the 13 years previous and all the content that we did.
“I've got a lifetime of memories from the videos with him so I’ll be forever grateful.”
But after sharing his sincere thoughts, Harry then jokingly admitted to having ‘serious beef’ with KSI because he and his fellow Sidemen were left blindsided by the announcement.
“I didn’t know the announcement video was going to drop when it did,” he continued.
“I was getting ready for a padel match, next thing I know, we’re on BBC News, my head's gone, and I lost the padel match!
“So I will get my revenge on you, in this life or the next.”
He finished the statement by pointing out that it wasn’t like anyone had died, and suggested that the group may even catch up with KSI later down the line.
Claire Reid