{{short description|English YouTuber (born 1995)}} {{Distinguish|Bazinga}} {{Use British English|date=April 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox streamer | name = Behzinga | image = Ethan Payne in 2023.png | alt = | caption = Payne in 2023 | birth_name = Ethan Leigh Payne | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1995|6|20}}<ref name="SidemenBook">{{Cite book |last=The Sidemen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiVeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 |title=Sidemen: The Book |date=18 October 2016 |publisher=Coronet Books |isbn=978-1473648166 |pages=15–19 |access-date=7 April 2021 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327035218/https://books.google.com/books?id=IiVeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BirthdayTweet">{{Cite tweet |number=585449045113626625 |user=Behzinga |title=People that think my birthday is June 19th... Don't listen to a silly famous birthdays website. My Birthday is June 20th & I will be 20. |date=7 April 2015 |access-date=5 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210405192505/https://twitter.com/Behzinga/status/585449045113626625 |archive-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> | birth_place = London, England | education = South Essex College | occupation = {{flatlist| * YouTuber * live streamer * influencer }} | spouse = {{marriage|Faith Kelly|2024}} | children = 1 | youtube_handle = Behzinga | youtube_display_name = | youtube_years_active = 2012–present | youtube_genre = {{flatlist| * Gaming * association football * comedy * fitness }} | youtube_subscribers = {{Rounddown|{{Sum|4.91|2.04|0.0654}}|1}} million (combined)<ref name="YTStats">See: * {{Cite web |title=Behzinga's YouTube Stats |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/behzinga |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928205938/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/behzinga |archive-date=28 September 2021 |access-date=28 September 2021 |website=Social Blade}} * {{Cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/beh2inga |title=Beh2inga's YouTube Stats |website=Social Blade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928205903/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/beh2inga |archive-date=28 September 2021 |access-date=28 September 2021}} * {{Cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/behzingashorts |title=Behzinga Shorts YouTube Stats |website=Social Blade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703153634/https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/behzingashorts |archive-date=3 July 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref> | youtube_views = {{Rounddown|{{Sum|585|298|21.8}}}} million (combined)<ref name="YTStats" /> | twitch_handle = Behzinga | twitch_display_name = | twitch_years_active = | twitch_genre = {{flatlist| * Gaming }} | twitch_game = {{Flatlist| * ''FIFA'' * ''PUBG: Battlegrounds'' }} | twitch_followers = 433 thousand<ref name="TwitchStats">{{Cite web |title=Behzinga's Twitch Stats |url=https://socialblade.com/twitch/user/behzinga |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424010548/https://socialblade.com/twitch/user/behzinga |archive-date=24 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Social Blade}}</ref> | stats_update = 24 April 2024 | signature = Behzinga sig.svg }}
'''Ethan Leigh Payne''' (born 20 June 1995), better known as '''Behzinga''', is an English YouTuber, streamer, and influencer. 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''.<ref name="SundayTimes2019">{{Cite news |date=8 September 2019 |title=The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100 |work=The Sunday Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/the-sunday-times-influencer-list-2019-meet-the-uks-top-100-hsmhv8dlp |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200224162716/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-sunday-times-influencer-list-2019-meet-the-uks-top-100-hsmhv8dlp |archive-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2025|10}}, his main YouTube channel has 4.9 million subscribers and 585 million video views.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Behzinga's YouTube Statistics |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/handle/behzinga |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Social Blade |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.
== Early life and education == Ethan Leigh Payne<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethan Leigh PAYNE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/RhH8v2cgHwFWgA7D8p4D1E4Sy74/appointments |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name="SidemenBook" /><ref name="HowToBeBehzingaEp1">{{Cite episode |title=Behzinga Takes On The London Marathon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClEHz1aVFrE | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211023193005/ClEHz1aVFrEX| archive-date=2021-10-23|series=How To Be Behzinga |network=YouTube |date=19 October 2020 |season=1 |number=1}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Payne attended Marshalls Park School,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sessions |first=George |date=25 November 2016 |title=West Ham star Michail Antonio delights Marshalls Park pupils during visit |work=Romford Recorder |url=https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/west-ham-star-michail-antonio-delights-marshalls-park-pupils-during-3092486 |url-status=dead |access-date=6 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406045449/https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/west-ham-star-michail-antonio-delights-marshalls-park-pupils-during-3092486 |archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> and then studied video games development at South Essex College.<ref name="SundayTimes2019" />
== Career == Payne registered the "Behzinga" YouTube channel on 24 February 2012 while he was still in school.<ref name="YTStats" /><ref name="WestHam">{{Cite web |date=28 September 2016 |title=YouTuber to millions |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2016/september/28-september/youtuber-millions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406033954/https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2016/september/28-september/youtuber-millions |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=West Ham United F.C.}}</ref> 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.<ref name="SidemenBook" /> His early content primarily featured video game commentaries on the ''Call of Duty'' and ''FIFA'' video game series.<ref name="WestHam" /> Over time, his style of content diversified to include football, comedy, and fitness videos.<ref name="SundayTimes2019" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Philip |date=19 February 2020 |title=Watch an Average Guy Get Wrecked by the Navy SEALs Physical Fitness Test |url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a30995267/average-guy-navy-seals-physical-fitness-test-youtube/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406043240/https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a30995267/average-guy-navy-seals-physical-fitness-test-youtube/ |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Men's Health}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Jesse |date=27 February 2020 |title=Watch What Happened When This Guy Trained Like the One-Punch Man for a Week |url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a31134740/one-punch-man-workout-week-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406043256/https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a31134740/one-punch-man-workout-week-video/ |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Men's Health}}</ref> left|thumb|155x155px|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fogarty |first=Paul |date=17 September 2019 |title=YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/09/17/youtube-sidemen-members-ethan-tobi-harry-ksi-miniminter-vik/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029183835/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/09/17/youtube-sidemen-members-ethan-tobi-harry-ksi-miniminter-vik/ |archive-date=29 October 2019 |access-date=29 October 2019 |website=HITC}}</ref> The group produces online videos, most often consisting of challenges, sketches, and video-game commentary, as well as selling exclusive Sidemen merchandise.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Farah |title=Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention |work=The National |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/insomnia-dubai-youtube-stars-sidemen-coming-to-gaming-convention-1.909130 |url-status=live |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153116/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/insomnia-dubai-youtube-stars-sidemen-coming-to-gaming-convention-1.909130 |archive-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 2019 |title=YouTube stars The Sidemen at Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival |work=Gulf News |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/events/youtube-stars-the-sidemen-at-insomnia-dubai-gaming-festival-1.66332042 |url-status=live |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153117/https://gulfnews.com/going-out/events/youtube-stars-the-sidemen-at-insomnia-dubai-gaming-festival-1.66332042 |archive-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
In September 2019, Payne was listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by ''The Sunday Times''.<ref name="SundayTimes2019" /> That November, he provided commentary for KSI vs. Logan Paul II for Sky Sports Box Office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Peter |date=10 November 2019 |title=KSI v Logan Paul 2: British YouTube star KSI rules out third fight |url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11858644/ksi-v-logan-paul-2-british-youtube-star-ksi-rules-out-third-fight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406023629/https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11858644/ksi-v-logan-paul-2-british-youtube-star-ksi-rules-out-third-fight |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>
== Other ventures ==
=== Business ventures === {{Main|Sidemen#Other ventures}} Payne and the Sidemen have founded multiple businesses throughout their online careers. In 2014 the group launched a clothing brand under the Sidemen Clothing banner.<ref name="thenational1">{{Cite web |last=Andrews |first=Farah |date=11 September 2019 |title=Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/insomnia-dubai-youtube-stars-sidemen-coming-to-gaming-convention-1.909130 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153116/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/insomnia-dubai-youtube-stars-sidemen-coming-to-gaming-convention-1.909130 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=The National}}</ref> In November 2021, they founded a restaurant chain known as Sides in collaboration with Reef.<ref name="Business Insider">{{Cite web |last=Tabahriti |first=Sam |date=13 March 2022 |title=A fried chicken restaurant run by 7 YouTubers has opened its first branch after initially operating as a ghost kitchen. See inside. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/sidemen-ksi-sides-fried-chicken-store-youtubers-2022-3 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321213245/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/sidemen-ksi-sides-fried-chicken-store-youtubers-2022-3 |archive-date=21 March 2022 |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> In October 2022, they launched their own vodka brand known as XIX Vodka.<ref name="TheTimes2">{{Cite news |date=23 October 2021 |title=Who are the Sidemen? How KSI and friends amassed 123 million followers |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/who-are-the-sidemen-how-ksi-and-friends-amassed-123-million-followers-cdnbjjswd |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211023194702/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/who-are-the-sidemen-how-ksi-and-friends-amassed-123-million-followers-cdnbjjswd |archive-date=23 October 2021 |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=The Times}}</ref> in March 2024, they launched a breakfast cereal brand known as Best Cereal in collaboration with Mornflake.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=2024-03-21 |title=The Sidemen have sold 100,000 boxes of cereal two weeks after launching their breakfast brand |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/03/21/sidemen-breakfast-cereal-brand-best-sales/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Gymshark === Payne is sponsored by Gymshark, a British fitness apparel company, as part of the company's brand ambassadors and also the "Gymshark athletes".<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=Sidemen YouTuber opens up about suicide attempt in new Netflix documentary |url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/netflix/sidemen-ethan-payne-suicide-attempt-netflix-documentary-773504-20240214 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=LADbible |language=en}}</ref>
=== ''Growing Paynes'' podcast === Payne and his girlfriend, Faith Louisa Kelly, created and hosted a podcast together called ''Growing Paynes'' in July 2023.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Gina |date=2023-09-28 |title=Why are women still being pressured to take their partner's surnames after marriage? |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/women-pressured-take-husbands-surname-opinion-marriage |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Glamour UK |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shuttleworth |first=Catherine |date=24 December 2023 |title=Sidemen star sparks controversy saying he'll finish FIFA before helping his partner with their baby |url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/ethan-payne-faith-kelly-baby |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Indy100 |language=en}}</ref> They posted their first episode on 13 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_6TWymjG_g |title=Ethan & Faith On How She Got Pregnant, Cheating On Hen Do & Ethan Being Jealous... FULL PODCAST EP.1 |date=2023-07-13 |last=Growing Paynes |access-date=2024-06-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The podcast is available on YouTube and Spotify.<ref group="‡">{{Cite web |title=Growing Paynes |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColNp0iBFXdSvjj_6MtjjNw |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref> The podcast went viral in September 2023, after a clip of the podcast gained attention in which Payne and Kelly were debating about women taking their partner's surnames after marriage.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniel |first=Alex |date=26 September 2023 |title=YouTube star condemned for insisting his girlfriend take his surname {{!}} indy100 |url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/growing-paynes-marriage-surname-youtube |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Indy100 |language=en}}</ref> The podcast concluded on 25 July 2024 after a year of weekly uploads, citing that the conclusion was due to a lack of time to record episodes whilst raising their daughter.<ref group="‡">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33pP5MG6buQ |title=THE LAST EVER EPISODE {{!}} FULL Podcast Ep.53 |date=2024-07-25 |author=Growing Paynes |access-date=2025-10-03 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
== Personal life == Payne and his wife, Faith Louisa Kelly, have a daughter together, born in September 2022.<!-- Do not add the name of the child per Wikipedia's privacy guidelines --><ref name=":0" group="‡">{{Cite tweet |number=1574104983238213632 |user=Behzinga |title=What a weekend, Welcome to the world Olive Ottilie Payne 💚 My heart couldn't be more full, I am beyond proud of @Faithlouisak for everything. Women are super heroes. Forever loving my little family 🫒💚 instagram.com/p/Ci8JtabrI55/… |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220925192652/https://twitter.com/Behzinga/status/1574104983238213632 |archive-date=25 September 2022 |last=Payne |first=Ethan}}</ref> On 3 April 2024, the couple announced via Instagram that they are engaged.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=faithlouisak |postid=C5T3cuMoMQP |title=Easiest, Yes, ever. 🥹💍✨ |date=3 April 2024}}</ref> They later got married in December 2024.<ref group="‡">{{Cite Instagram |postid=DDkXylNog04 |user=behzingagram |title=Mr & Mrs Payne 🤍 |date=15 December 2024}}</ref> They currently live together in Essex.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Matt |date=2024-02-19 |title=The Sidemen's Ethan Payne's off-screen life from Essex childhood to Netflix film |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/celebs-tv/ethan-payne-behzinga-sidemen-youtube-9108544 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Essex Live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6XI8f1qlnM |title=INSIDE BEHZINGA'S NEW DREAM HOUSE |date=2022-01-30 |last=Boomin Property |access-date=2024-06-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Payne is a supporter of West Ham United F.C. and has appeared on the club's YouTube videos and podcast.<ref name="WestHam" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=West Ham TV |date=20 February 2024 |title=Iron Cast {{!}} Behzinga on his love for West Ham, remarkable YouTube rise and scoring at London Stadium {{!}} West Ham United F.C. |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/iron-cast-behzinga-his-love-west-ham-remarkable-youtube-rise-and-scoring-london-stadium |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=WHUFC |language=en}}</ref>
=== 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.<ref>{{Cite podcast |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08nyztz |title=Ethan Payne: The Reality of YouTube |website=The Reality Tea |publisher=BBC Sounds |last2=Chimonides |first2=Joanna |date=18 August 2020 |access-date=7 April 2021 |last1=Nalwimba |first1=Pilar |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426210030/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08nyztz |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dingley |first=Tom |date=22 February 2021 |title=Poet is joined by The Sidemen's own Behzinga on a brand new episode of 'The One Po Show' |url=https://www.thelinkup.com/content/3655/poet-is-joined-by-the-sidemen-s-own-behzinga-on-a-brand-new-episode-of |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407030742/https://www.thelinkup.com/content/3655/poet-is-joined-by-the-sidemen-s-own-behzinga-on-a-brand-new-episode-of |archive-date=7 April 2021 |access-date=7 April 2021 |website=Link Up TV}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Anne-Marie, GRM Daily and Sidemen's Behzinga to Be Focus of YouTube Originals' Autumn Documentaries |date=19 August 2020 |publisher=YouTube |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/19/anne-marie-grm-daily-and-sidemens-behzinga-to-be-focus-of-youtube-originals-autumn-documentaries-996004/20200819youtube01/ |access-date=7 April 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820193901/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/19/anne-marie-grm-daily-and-sidemens-behzinga-to-be-focus-of-youtube-originals-autumn-documentaries-996004/20200819youtube01/ |archive-date=20 August 2020 |agency=The Futon Critic}}</ref><ref name="DocuseriesBBC">{{Cite news |last=Jouavel |first=Levi |date=22 October 2020 |title=Behzinga: How I overcame drinking and depression |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-54576448 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406195239/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-54576448 |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=BBC News}}</ref> 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 {{convert|36|kg|lbs}}.<ref name="DocuseriesBBC" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Alex |date=27 October 2020 |title=YouTube star Behzinga says 36 kilogram weight loss transformation saved his life |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/fitness-health/behzinga-weight-loss-transformation-254153 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406195917/https://www.joe.co.uk/fitness-health/behzinga-weight-loss-transformation-254153 |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Joe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Louise |date=19 October 2020 |title=YouTuber Behzinga's Sidemen 'family' helped him through mental health struggles and epic fitness transformation |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/19/youtuber-behzingas-sidemen-family-helped-him-through-mental-health-struggles-and-epic-fitness-transformation-13438114/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230032936/https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/19/youtuber-behzingas-sidemen-family-helped-him-through-mental-health-struggles-and-epic-fitness-transformation-13438114/ |archive-date=30 December 2020 |access-date=30 December 2020 |website=Metro}}</ref>
Payne is asthmatic. On 24 April 2024, he tweeted that he had suffered from a life-threatening asthma attack during a Sidemen YouTube video recording and was hospitalised on 22 April 2024.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1783138174312616340 |user=Behzinga |title=quick update for you lot ❤️🩹 |first=Ethan |last=Payne |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=JOE |date=2024-04-24 |title=Sidemen star Ethan Payne suffers life-threatening asthma attack |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/news/sidemen-star-ethan-payne-suffers-life-threatening-asthma-attack-433603 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=JOE.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref><ref group="‡">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeInwySxuxA&t=4834 |title=SIDEMEN $500,000 vs $500 MOBILE HOME ROAD TRIP |date=5 May 2024 |type=YouTube video |language=en-gb |time=1:20:34 |access-date=15 May 2024 |people=Sidemen}}</ref>
== Philanthropy == Payne became an ambassador for the Teenage Cancer Trust in September 2022.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ethan Payne (Behzinga) {{!}} Teenage Cancer Trust Icon |url=https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/events/music-and-entertainment/celebrity-support/our-icons/ethan-payne |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Teenage Cancer Trust |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> A year later, he became the charity's first content icon.<ref name=":2" />
In December 2021, Payne participated in a five-a-side football tournament hosted by YouTuber and sports commentator, True Geordie and Twitch, raising money for the Alan Shearer Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Andy |date=2021-12-07 |title=Twitch Rivals hosts charity football stream with some famous faces |url=https://www.nme.com/news/twitch-rivals-hosts-charity-football-stream-with-some-famous-faces-3112908 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> The event managed to raise more than £100,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=thekickofftg |date=9 December 2021 |title=WOW! An incredible £100,000 raised today for the @AlanShearerFndn👏Thank you so much to everybody who watched + donated today, it's fantastic to raise such a big amount for such a great cause ... |url=https://twitter.com/thekickofftg/status/1469019292544950280 |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Twitter}}</ref>
On 14 February 2025, Payne participated in "Match for Hope 2025", a football charity event hosted in Doha, Qatar, as a player for team AboFlah & KSI, facing off against team Chunkz & IShowSpeed. The match ended with team AboFlah & KSI's 6–5 victory over team Chunkz & IShowSpeed. The event managed to raise more than $10.7 million for charity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Jacob |date=2025-02-14 |title=USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino coaches team Chunkz x IShowSpeed to narrow 6-5 loss vs. team KSI x AboFlah at Match For Hope charity game |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/usmnt-boss-mauricio-pochettino-coaches-team-chunkz-x-ishowspeed-in-thrilling-6-5-loss-vs-team-ksi-x-aboflah-at-match-for-hope-charity-game/blt3fc2dbe393375935 |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=GOAL |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Ethan |date=2025-02-14 |title=Match for Hope 2025's full lineup of football legends and celebrities |url=https://www.football.london/premier-league/match-for-hope-2025-lineup-30991243 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Football London |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Film ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | scope="row" | ''KSI: Can't Lose'' | rowspan="3"| Himself | rowspan="1"| Documentary | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/08/10/ksi-documentary-cant-lose/ |title=KSI Releases Documentary 'Can't Lose' Ahead Of Logan Paul Boxing Match Up |last=Hale |first=James |date=10 August 2018 |work=Tubefilter |access-date=21 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422044251/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/08/10/ksi-documentary-cant-lose/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | scope="row" | ''Talk to Me'' | Uncredited; archival footage |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Talk to Me Summary, Latest News, Trailer, Cast, Where to Watch and More |url=https://screenrant.com/db/movie/talk-to-me/ |website=Screen Rant |date=23 March 2023 |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row"| 2023 |scope="row"| ''KSI: In Real Life'' | Documentary | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |title=KSI: In Real Life to Launch Exclusively on Prime Video on 26th January |url=https://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/press-release/iksi-in-real-lifei-to-launch-exclusively-on-prime- |website=Amazon MGM Studios |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | ''The Spy Who Loved Eggnog'' | Victor / Bartender / Petunia's Father / Himself | Short Film | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=THE WORLD'S WORST CHRISTMAS MOVIE: THE SPY WHO LOVED EGGNOG| date=24 December 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Xsm3_2bac|access-date=25 July 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2024 | scope="row" |''The Sidemen Story'' | Himself | Documentary | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Sidemen Doc">{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Furvah |title=Sidemen's Netflix documentary: Release date, trailer, cast and more |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a46623709/sidemen-netflix-documentary-release-date-trailer-cast/ |website=Cosmopolitan |date=2 February 2024 |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Web roles |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Network ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 2014 | scope="row" data-sort-value="Sidemen Experience, The" | ''The Sidemen Experience'' | rowspan="8"| Himself | Comedy Central UK | Main role; 5 episodes | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2014 |title=Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience |url=https://www.comedycentral.co.uk/the-sidemen-experience/videos/who-are-the-sidemen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119023349/https://www.comedycentral.co.uk/the-sidemen-experience/videos/who-are-the-sidemen |archive-date=19 January 2019 |access-date=18 November 2019 |website=ComedyCentral.co.uk}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | scope="row" | ''YouTube Rewind'' | YouTube | Episode: "The Shape of 2017" | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017| date=6 December 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlsCjmMhFmw |access-date=4 April 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | scope="row" data-sort-value="Sidemen Show, The" | ''The Sidemen Show'' | YouTube Premium | Main role; 7 episodes | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2 June 2018 |title='The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-sidemen-show-youtube-debuts-first-trailer-dates-premium-reality-challenge-format-1202401935/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120042324/https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-sidemen-show-youtube-debuts-first-trailer-dates-premium-reality-challenge-format-1202401935/ |archive-date=20 November 2019 |access-date=20 November 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2020 | scope="row" | ''MOTDx'' | BBC Three | Episode: "05/11/2020" | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=MOTDx – 05/11/2020 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000p3nw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406041528/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000p3nw |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=BBC Online}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | ''How to Be Behzinga'' | rowspan="4"| YouTube | Lead role; 3 episodes | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=19 August 2020 |title=YouTube Lines Up Originals On GRM Daily, Ethan Payne & Anne-Marie |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/youtube-originals-grm-daily-ethan-payne-anne-marie-1203016403/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406023634/https://deadline.com/2020/08/youtube-originals-grm-daily-ethan-payne-anne-marie-1203016403/ |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | ''Hello 2021: UK'' | Guest | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Duffield |first=Charlie |date=31 December 2020 |title=YouTube Hello 2021 line-up: What time UK New Year's Eve event starts tonight, how to watch and cast in full |work=i |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/youtube-hello-2021-line-up-uk-time-start-new-years-eve-event-watch-live-stream-cast-812120 |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406060956/https://inews.co.uk/news/youtube-hello-2021-line-up-uk-time-start-new-years-eve-event-watch-live-stream-cast-812120 |archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | 2021 | scope="row" | ''What Should I Watch?'' | Guest presenter | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sky UK |date=7 April 2021 |title=Behzinga Doesn't Know His Own Strength, Breaks The Set... ft. Katherine Ryan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA7LAAKyMU8 | url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210411012527/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA7LAAKyMU8 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=11 April 2021 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row"| 2024 |''The Chase: Sidemen Edition'' |Special Spin-Off Episode | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=ITV's The Chase to face major format shake-up for epic special episode|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1865358/the-chase-format-shake-up-sidemen-youtube-special|access-date=10 February 2024|website=EXPRESS.co.uk|date=10 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Television roles |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Network ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | scope="row" | ''Fighting Fit'' | Himself | Sky Sports | Episode: "Behzinga" | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2020 |title=Fighting Fit: Launch of new health and fitness series produced by Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports |url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11968471/fighting-fit-launch-of-new-health-and-fitness-series-produced-by-matchroom-boxing-and-sky-sports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406024222/https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11968471/fighting-fit-launch-of-new-health-and-fitness-series-produced-by-matchroom-boxing-and-sky-sports |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2020 |title=Fighting Fit 2: Behzinga |url=https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/12260515/fighting-fit-2-behzinga |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406024214/https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/12260515/fighting-fit-2-behzinga |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 2024–present |scope="row" | ''Inside'' |rowspan="2"| Host | YouTube, Side+{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Series 1 was shown on the Sidemen and Moresidemen YouTube channels with extras and unseen moments being shown on Side+. Series 2 onwards will be exclusively on Netflix with companion shows being shown on Side+}}, Netflix | Reality show created by the Sidemen | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Inside">{{cite web |last1=Copson |first1=Josie |title=YouTube gameshow with staggering £1,000,000 prize fund rivals traditional TV |url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/27/youtube-gameshow-staggering-1-000-000-prize-fund-rivals-traditional-tv-20917431/ |website=Metro |date=27 May 2024 |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 2025–present |scope="row"|''Inside USA'' |Netflix |American reality show created by the Sidemen | style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudspeth |first=Christopher |date=13 September 2025 |title=Inside: USA's Cast Will Vie for $1M, but First They Have to Pay for the Basics |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/inside-usa-season-1-cast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910163644/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/inside-usa-season-1-cast |archive-date=10 September 2025 |access-date=10 October 2025 |website=Tudum}}</ref> |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;" |+ Music videos |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Artist(s) !Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" |2015 | "Lamborghini" | KSI feat. P Money | rowspan="5"|Himself | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=KSI - Lamborghini (Explicit) ft. P Money | date=25 March 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=708mjaHTwKc |access-date=14 March 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | "Test Me" | Jme | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jme - Test Me | date=3 September 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3-dMZd-36g|access-date=14 March 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | "Keep Up" | KSI feat. Jme | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=KSI Ft JME – KEEP UP (Official Video) | date=15 November 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBosAirL8ds |access-date=14 March 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2022 | "Don't Lie" | A1 x J1 feat. Nemzzz | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=A1 x J1 - Don't Lie (Official Video) ft. Nemzzz | date=14 October 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T91yz8kMy8 |access-date=17 March 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 2023 | "Christmas With You (Sha la la la)" | Faith Kelly | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Christmas With You (Sha la la la) - Official Music Video | date=17 December 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbWK2wdNmts&list=RDCbWK2wdNmts&start_radio=1 |access-date=7 September 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |}
==Discography== ===Charted songs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"| UK<br />Ind.<br /><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=UK Independent Singles Chart (23 December 2022 – 29 December 2022) |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20221223/130 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209192815/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=24 December 2022 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"| NZ<br />Hot<br /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-12-09 |title=New Zealand Hot Singles Chart |date=12 December 2022 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| "This or That"<br />{{small|(as part of Sidemen)}} |2023 | 23 || 14 |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |}
===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists ! rowspan="1.5" scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Other artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album |- !scope="row"| "This or That"<ref>{{Cite web |title=This or That – Single by Sidemen |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-or-that-single/1657085748 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210002405/https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-or-that-single/1657085748 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |access-date=5 December 2022 |publisher=Apple Music}}</ref> | 2022 | Sidemen |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |}
=== Music videos === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of music videos ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Director(s) ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="col" colspan="4"| As lead artist |- !scope="row"| "Drama" | rowspan="2"| 2017 | RvbberDuck | <ref>{{cite web|title=Behzinga - Drama (Official Music Video)| date=7 August 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki1sl4Ad08Q|access-date=7 September 2025|via=YouTube}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| "Finished" | Konstantin |<ref>{{cite web|title=Behzinga - Finished (Official Music Video)| date=18 August 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Az9HDbxk3U|access-date=7 September 2025|via=YouTube}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" colspan="4"| As featured artist |- !scope="row"| "Merry Merry Christmas"<br>{{small|(as part of Sidemen featuring Jme and LayZ)}} | 2019 | rowspan="1"| Konstantin | <ref name="Merry Christmas">{{cite web|title=Sidemen - Merry Merry Christmas Ft. Jme & LayZ (Official Music Video)|date=15 December 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1JKzHPCGso|access-date=28 August 2025|via=YouTube|archive-date=7 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207142203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1JKzHPCGso&list=RDh1JKzHPCGso&start_radio=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| "This or That"<br />{{small|(as part of the Sidemen)}} | 2022 | Himself <br/> Miniminter <br/> Zerkaa <br/> Wroetoshaw |<ref name="This or That">{{Cite web |date=4 December 2022 |title=Sidemen – This or That (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyHiDD27Us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930202238/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyHiDD27Us |archive-date=30 September 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |}
== Bibliography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Publisher !ISBN identifier !Ref. |- |2016 |''Sidemen: The Book'' |Coronet Books |{{ISBN|978-1473648166}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2016 |title=YouTube stars the Sidemen are frontrunners in race for Christmas books No 1 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/26/youtube-stars-the-sidemen-are-frontrunners-in-race-for-books-christmas-no-1 |access-date=29 June 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Award ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Recipient(s) ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2017 | British Book Awards | Non-Fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year | "Sidemen: The Book" (shared with the Sidemen) | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=15 March 2017 |title=Hachette and Penguin Random House lead British Book Awards Books of the Year shortlists |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hachette-and-penguin-random-house-lead-british-book-awards-books-year-511061 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114045021/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hachette-and-penguin-random-house-lead-british-book-awards-books-year-511061 |archive-date=14 January 2020 |access-date=14 January 2020 |website=The Bookseller}}</ref> |- | 2019 | Shorty Awards | Best YouTube Ensemble | Himself (shared with the Sidemen) | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2019 |title=11th Annual Influencer Nominees |url=https://shortyawards.com/11th/influencer/nominees |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131142058/https://shortyawards.com/11th/influencer/nominees |archive-date=31 January 2019 |access-date=28 January 2019 |publisher=Shorty Awards}}</ref> |- |}
=== World Records === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ ! scope="col" | Publication ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | World record ! scope="col" | Record holder ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|R. Status|Record Status}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | ''Guinness World Records'' | 2022 | Most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTube | As member of the Sidemen | {{won|Record}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Punt |first=Dominic |date=18 August 2023 |title=Jack Sucks At Life crashes Sidemen's London HQ to celebrate charity match record |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/8/jack-sucks-at-life-crashes-sidemens-london-hq-to-celebrate-charity-match-record-756766 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822171246/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/8/jack-sucks-at-life-crashes-sidemens-london-hq-to-celebrate-charity-match-record-756766 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref> |}
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== References == {{Reflist}}
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