Darren Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, has sent the internet into a frenzy after he recently shared his DNA test results. The streaming icon and YouTuber revealed some shocking details about his ethnicity, sparking hilarious fan reactions across all social media.
IShowSpeed’s DNA results have got the fans talking
During a recent livestream, IShowSpeed revealed that his DNA test results show he is 80% African and 20% European. Fans have since taken playful jabs at the streamer, poking fun at the unexpected ancestry report.
“It may not look like it, but I have 20% European in me,” Speed shared during his latest livestream. “I can show y’all right now. I’m basically 80% African and 20% European,” he revealed.
The star did not share the specific countries of origin, saying that he will give the details in a new video. “I’m not telling y’all the exact countries yet…y’all just gonna have to wait for the video to drop,” declared Speed. Fans have now taken to social media to react to Speed’s ancestry report, flooding his comments with jokes and memes.
“Imagine bro is a Ronaldo cousin,” one user joked. Another comment reads, “So he’s only 80% African? I thought he was 100% African.” A third fan penned, “someone’s about to learn their family tree the hard way.” Another user mused, “Speed finna say he’s part Wakandan.”
Speed had previously teased his DNA test results in an X (formerly Twitter) post on November 8. “The dna test results went through u guys wont believe what’s my ethnicity,” the star had shared.
For now, fans are waiting for his follow-up video, where he promised to expand on his ancestry report. The video is expected to shed more light on the shocking discovery and get into details about which European countries he has traced his roots to.
