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Joshua Charlie Joseph "Josh" Bradley[1] (born: September 4, 1992)[2], better known online as Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English YouTuber and the oldest member of internet group, Sidemen.
Background[]
Josh was born in Bermondsey in South London in 1992. He is the eldest of the Sidemen, with Miniminter being born three days later. As a child, he was heavily interested in football and has been a fan of Millwall F.C.[3] for his whole life, having been gifted a season ticket in 1998 which he has kept ever since.[4]
Josh attended Bexley Grammar School from 2004 to 2009, and it was here that he met Tobi. Josh gained 1 A*, 10 Bs, and 3 Cs in his GCSEs with the A* being in Business Studies, which could explain why he is good at organisation and deals with a lot of the business behind the Sidemen brand. Josh achieved 2 Bs and 2 Cs in his A Levels, and went on to study Digital Film Production at Ravensbourne University, where he graduated with an upper second class honours degree (2:1).[4]
Career[]
Josh started uploading YouTube videos in 2009.[5] He initially posted gameplay videos Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 but progressed into posting FIFA and other football-related videos.[6] During this time, Josh edited some old videos made by KSI.[7] Josh was supposed to release (but never did) a Call of Duty montage called Illuminate in 2012.[8]
Up until 2014, Josh rarely showed his face on camera and was often seen hidden behind a mask.[9] For a long time he called himself "Josh Zerker" and adamantly defended this alias as his "real" name until 2015, when more and more people learned that his real name was Josh Bradley.[1]
In October 2013, Josh co-founded and became a member of the English YouTuber group known as the Sidemen, along with KSI, Miniminter, TBJZL and Behzinga.[10] From February 2014 until January 2019, he lived in the Sidemen House alongside JJ, Vik and Simon.[11] Josh is "officially" the Ultimate Sideman having won The Sidemen Experience in 2014 - a contest in the very early years of the group.[12]
Josh launched his own clothing line in April 2017.[13] In 2023, Josh confronted that ZRKLDN is shutting down.
In June 2017, Josh launched his own podcast which he uploads to YouTube. These tend to be around 2 hours long and feature special guests. Josh co-hosts with Lewis Redman and Matt.[14]
In November 2023, Josh announced his new clothing line called Internet Made.[15]
Personal life[]
He has been in a relationship with Freya Nightingale since December 28, 2011.[16] They have lived in an apartment together in London since early-2019.[17] On January 21, 2024, it was announced the couple were engaged via Twitter.[18]
Trivia[]
- Josh's main channel is ranked #81 in the most subscribed YouTube channels of the UK.
- Josh owned an Audi R8 until May 2019.[19][20] He previously owned an Audi TT.
- As Josh is the oldest of the Sidemen, the boys jokingly refer to him as "dad" or "daddy". Josh has just accepted the joke now and sometimes even says it himself.
- It was speculated that Josh suffered from Tourette syndrome, due to his bizarre comments and spontanious outbursts in old videos - but this is untrue.
- When Peter Andre met Josh he called him 'Joshy'.[21]
- Josh appeared on an episode of This Morning when he was a baby but couldn't remember why.[22]
- In January 2021, Josh contracted COVID-19, which left him with a cough, feeling dizzy, and caused him to temporarily lose his sense of taste and smell.[23]
- Josh joined the Nopixel GTA Roleplay server on 28th April 2021, where he roleplays a character named Tommy Tate, also known as just Tommy T.[24]
- In 2022, he was the most watched Twitch streamer in the United Kingdom with 17.68 million hours watched.[25]
- He was also cited as a streamer featuring walkthroughs of the 2023 video game Hogwarts Legacy by Guinness World Records.[26]
- Josh said that he had anxiety.[27]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Joshua Bradley director information. Free company director check.. cbetta.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved on February 15, 2021.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ZerkaaHD/status/1301632325638385665
- ↑ The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK’s top 100
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sidemen: The Book
- ↑ Spec Ops Series - The Pit (Veteran) w/aMOODIEswede
- ↑ YouTube stars ‘lure Fifa gamers into gambling’
- ↑ SIDEMEN CLICKBAIT QUIZ
- ↑ Zerkaa | Illuminate ▲ (MW3 Montage Trailer #1)
- ↑ The TRUTH About Zerkaa’s Original Face Reveal!!!
- ↑ HOW THE SIDEMEN MET
- ↑ MINIMINTER & CHUCKIE ONLINE | "I'D ONLY MET VIK & JOSH TWICE BEFORE" | JD IN THE DUFFLE BAG PODCAST
- ↑ THE SIDEMEN EXPERIENCE
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ZerkaaHD/status/851130968568188928?lang=en-GB
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLC9JLh9vockz18rymE6OMa3SC64XumK_
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz62wX6tRMj/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/freyz/status/1314176590591545347/photo/1
- ↑ I'm MOVING Out Of The SIDEMEN House!
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ZerkaaHD/status/1749067176471077114
- ↑ I BOUGHT MY DREAM CAR!
- ↑ The Reason Why I Sold My Audi R8...
- ↑ Why I Was On TV...
- ↑ SIDEMEN GO CAMPING
- ↑ My Experience With COVID-19
- ↑ TOMMY T: SEASON 1
- ↑ Most watched Twitch streamers in 2022 from the United Kingdom revealed - including Sidemen founder Zerkaa
- ↑ Hogwarts Legacy becomes most viewed game ever on Twitch
- ↑ Five things we learned from Netflix's Sidemen documentary
