Popular YouTuber KSI will appear on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show this weekend
Abbie Meehan Sports Writer U-35s
10:00, 24 Jan 2026Updated 18:54, 24 Jan 2026
KSI is back on TV this weekend(Image: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
KSI will grace our television screens this weekend when he takes part in Michael McIntyre’s Big Show alongside Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shane Richie, Angela Scanlon and Myles Smith. The 32-year-old shot to stardom in the early 2010s with his gaming content and the Sidemen group channel, which amassed hundreds of millions of YouTube views.
The content creator turned mainstream personality has ventured into music, boxing and business throughout the years. KSI co-founded Misfits Boxing and also co-owns numerous successful brands, including Prime Hydration and Lunchly.
With a career dating back to his teenage years, the accomplished influencer has featured on television shows such as Britain’s Got Talent and the Amazon documentary series, All or Nothing: Arsenal.
Here, Mirror Sport explores KSI’s world, including his enormous fortune and private romantic life.
What is KSI’s real name?
KSI’s actual name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji. He goes by the nickname KSI, which represents knowledge, strength and integrity. The 32-year-old also bears this moniker as a tattoo across his chest.
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What is KSI’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, KSI boasts a fortune of approximately £75million ($100m). This positions him amongst the world’s top-earning internet figures and has secured his place on numerous wealth rankings, including Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
KSI was also recognised by the Sunday Times as one of Britain’s most influential digital creators in 2019.
‘Secret love life’
KSI has been quietly dating his non-famous partner for the past eight years, keeping it out of the public eye. The 32-year-old revealed that his girlfriend is “not part of the industry” and maintains an ordinary job.
During an appearance on the Now You Know YouTube series, KSI confessed he deliberately keeps his partner “out of the spotlight” by refusing to post photographs on social media. He said: “She grounds me. She definitely tells me sometimes if I’m doing too much; If I need to relax and I need to chill.
The Youtuber-turned-business mogul is worth millions(Image: Ira L. Black – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
“But it’s good. I can talk to her about anything. And like, we’ve had our ups and downs, as all relationships do. We have like a really sick dynamic, because she doesn’t want to be in the limelight, she doesn’t want to be known, she doesn’t want to be famous or anything.
“She wants to just do her job, nine to five, and just help people. And I just think that’s sick. It’s not part of the industry that I’m in, so we can come back together after we both finish work, and then we can just talk about our lives and chill, and it’s just nice. And I can just, I’m able to just relax with her and like, it’s not work or it’s not hard, it’s just super easy.”
KSI confessed that the couple had separated at one stage, but he “begged” for them to get back together. He added: “You know, when me and my girlfriend broke up, I was like, ‘I just want to be me. I want to do whatever.’
“But then it got to point where I was like, ‘Oh, why did this relationship break down?’ She was so good to me and everything was like, I just.. I just messed it up and so I was like, I need to work on myself.
“And so that’s when I went to see a therapist… to really just zoom in on me and, like, to understand what I want, what makes me happy, what I desire, etc. And then I thought about her and what her thoughts are and what she needs and everything. And it got to the point where I was like, ‘I need her in my life.’
“So, you know, I essentially begged her to be with me, and, you know, I took a while, but eventually, you know, we got back together. And it’s literally just been amazing. But it’s a rollercoaster.”
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