A few months ago I stumbled along to a video by someone by the name of "Jack Harries". I brushed it off and carried on with my life. I didn't know what I was missing out on.
You see, Jack Harries, YouTube name: JacksGap, is one of many British internet celebrities who has practically formed a career on creating and uploading videos to YouTube.
His inspiration for starting his YouTube channel was because he decided to take a gap year - hence the username. Gaining internet fame in one short year vs. going to university? I am mightily glad that Jack decided to postpone going to university.
When I stumbled onto Jack's YouTube channel for the second time, I took more of an in depth look around. And this time, I was hooked. And what was even better was that I discovered that there is a whole world of YouTubers that I had been missing out on.
Jack Harries (JacksGap) - What I didn't previously mention is that Jack is in fact a twin! Finn, his counterpart, is featured in some of his videos - and I must admit, Jack is my favourite YouTuber by a mile.
Dan Howell (danisnotonfire) - I've found that most of these YouTubers are British (I'm not sure if I'm stuck in some British corner of YouTube or this really is the case), but Dan is no exception. One of the two reasons I watch these online phenomena is because of their fantastic accents (the other being because they're hilarious!)
Caspar Lee (dicasp) - South Africa's very own online celebrity is known for his permanently cynical expression, and (I must admit) - his fantastic hair - something that I aspire to one day have. However, and probably because of this, I don't quite like Caspar. A psychologist might tell me that this has to do with some jealousy issues - only enough room for one internet-famous South African, perhaps? Below is his latest YouTube video.
Whilst I said that I had stumbled onto a whole new world, I really do feel quite out of my depth talking about all of this, so please feel free to let me know of any other YouTubers that you like and think that I should know about!
