Eastbourne YouTuber shows off town to millions of followers

Joe Weller shows off the sights of Eastbourne to his millions of subscribers in his new video titled ‘Turning My Hometown into the SICKEST Holiday Resort of 2020’.

He says, “I’ve decided I want to turn my hometown into a mental luxury holiday destination. This is going to be the sickest 10 minutes.

“Like most towns in England, there’s not a lot going on in my home town of Eastbourne. It’s actually officially the old person capital of the UK.

“And, given we can’t go travelling around the world right now, I’m going to do everything I can in 24 hours to transform it into the most mental holiday cool place ever.”

The video, which already has more than 700,000 views, sees Joe go early-morning wakeboarding past the iconic backdrop of the Seven Sisters, visit an abandoned ‘haunted house’ in the woods, kayak with friends in the sea, and hiking on the downs.

The final shots are of a picturesque sunset walk up Beachy Head.

Joe, 24, says, “It literally feels like I’m in a different country. This doesn’t feel like England. This is unreal.

“Looking at this, coming out in nature, in my hometown. It’s sick and I love it.”

Joe, who has been outspoken on mental health and his own struggle with depression, said, “With these cliffs being so, they are known for people taking their lives.

“Yet being such a peaceful place...yeah it’s mad. This is home.”

Joe has been making videos since around 2013 and now has 5.4 million subscribers, an enormous audience from around the world.

He is known for comedy sketch videos, FIFA commentary, and a high profile boxing match against fellow YouTuber KSI in 2018.

Warning: the video does contain some strong language

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