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Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Maya Jama sparks feud with KSI and Sidemen as she makes offhand dig about their private school past
Maya Jama has sparked a feud with KSI and Sidemen after making an offhand dig at their private school past. The Love Island host, 30, recently appeared on her pal Chunkz on his podcast The Chunkz Show, where she made a throwaway comment which went on to spiral into a tense back and forth between her and the YouTube stars. During her time on the podcast last month, Maya was asked whether she preferred Beta Squad or Sidemen - both rival British collectives made up of YouTubers, influencers and internet personalities. Maya went on to confirm that she prefers Beta Squad - of which her pal Chunkz, 29, is a member - over Sidemen which is made up of KSI, Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis. She told her pal: 'It's a very clear Beta Squad for me. I'm way closer with them lot. I get on with Tobi and I get on with KSI but I don't really know the rest of them And they're like…' To which Chunkz, real name Amin Mohamed, interjected: 'Not your kind of people.' The Love Island host, 30, recently appeared on her pal Chunkz on his podcast The Chunkz Show, where she made a throwaway comment which went on to spiral into a tense back and forth between her and the YouTube stars [KSI pictured] Maya then added: 'Like you said, private school, different upbringing to us. No offence, they smashed it well done from being rich.' Maya's comments about The Sidemen's 'private school' past and them being 'rich' didn't go down well with the group, who went to lash out at the star on their own podcast. As KSI began the discussion, saying, 'Let's talk about the Maya Jama stuff then', his pal Ethan then jumped in with a rant against the Love Island beauty. He fumed: '"Congrats on making it from being rich". Shut up! You've never uttered a word to me!' He then launched into a story about his dad having to sell drugs and him having sold them too, telling Maya: 'Don't just assume!' As KSI agreed that there's a lot of assumptions in the industry, Ethan continued: 'If I had her number I would have said, do you know what? Keep it respectful, but f*** you aswell.' There podcast saw KSI confirm that it was only himself and Simon that went to private school, noting that his parents had to work 'two three jobs' to keep him there. He then added: 'We still worked so hard to get into this position, it's not like we just magically got here.' Maya's comments about The Sidemen's 'private school' past and them being 'rich' didn't go down well with the group, who went to lash out at the star on their own podcast However, the awkwardness didn't stop there as Maya went on to respond to the comments and call out Ethan for his harsh words towards her. Taking to the TikTok comments, she wrote: '"As people who talk on podcasts, you should know more than anyone about context! Why are you rattled. 'I was asked who I preferred and CLEARLY said I don't know you, I only mentioned private school because Chunks did earlier and I said 'congratulations on being rich' not coming from money'. Taking aim at Ethan's swipe at her, she concluded: 'Mind how you're talking though Ethan.'
The Sun
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
New petrolheads who will take over as hosts on The Grand Tour reboot revealed
THE Grand Tour's replacements for Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have been revealed by insiders. Prime Video bosses have turned to petrol-head YouTube stars Thomas Holland and James Engelsman, plus social media sensation Francis Bourgeois. 5 5 5 A source said: 'Thomas and James are as knowledgeable about motors as Jeremy, Richard and James — the only difference is they're younger, cooler and a lot more social media savvy. 'Francis became famous for his love of trainspotting and will be bringing his humour to the show.' Canadian Thomas and Brit James' Throttle House brand has 3.2million subscribers. Biology graduate Thomas launched the channel in 2015 'out of boredom' and fan James joined three years later after meeting in Toronto. Their videos, including road tests and reviews, regularly get more than 2.5million views. The Sun revealed London-born Francis, 24, was in talks to join the line-up in March. His trainspotting videos went viral in 2021 and he has interviewed stars including Jesse Lingard, AJ Tracey, Tom Daley and Louis Theroux. Francis, real name Luke Magnus Nicolson, has 2.4million followers on Instagram and another 3.3million on TikTok. Among them are the Prince and Princess of Wales. Jeremy, Richard and James filmed their final episode last year after six series. 5 5
Times
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
YouTube stars enter the cool world of coffee
YouTube stars James Marriott and Will 'Willne' Lenney have launched a chilled coffee into Sainsbury's stores nationwide after weeks of wild fan speculation among their ten million social media followers. Marriott, 27, and Lenney, 29, who are popular for their irreverent product reviews and social commentary, are launching their iced coffee Rodd's across 300 UK Sainsbury's stores on May 1. The duo started work on the brand two years ago and, despite attempts to keep the project secret from their loyal fans, details leaked out. Lenney said: 'We tried very much to keep it under wraps. We just had a landing page, what we thought was mysterious and they wouldn't really get it. Within about five minutes, they knew all three flavours and where it
