Gary Eats

[PuritySpiral]

I always thought that he lived in Sutton or nearby? Is there any news on Old Ma Eats or is she cared for by professionals now?

I related to him a lot back in the day because I was a carer for my mum. The more I watched, the more I doubted the truth of what he said about that, as there was no way I could have done even a tenth of what he did when I was caring but I loved that he was finding space to look after Mum and take care of himself.

Caring is relentless. If you can't buy your way out of the grind, the physical side will wear you down. Even if you can (I couldn't) I imagine the emotional load still persists.

I could just about get my head around how Gary could be a carer for his elderly mum and sneak out somewhere local for a break when she was settled/calm/with someone else and film it for some extra youtube cash. That was my buy in to his channel tbh. He lost me when he went ever further and fancier and didn't say a word about mum.

I guess maybe his mum has passed now. Or maybe she's in professional care. Anyone who's been a carer would have no judgement about professional care. But it seemed he that used that a way to hook an emotional audience then never revisited it.

 

[PuritySpiral]

Just on the above point, has anyone seen Gary, Greeno(I think), Rate my takeaway, Harrison and Hannah Ricketts all together. There have been a couple of videos and they are as awkward as they sound. I've lost track of which channel puts them out. It's like a knowing nod that they are all in the same clique and viewership but it falls utterly flat because none of them really get on or have chemistry in the same room.

 

[Rosie glow]

His vlog tonight about chicken fil a was just annoying constantly comparing it to new York
Moaning that the portions are smaller than the USA of course they will be smaller American fast food portions are huge

 

[SwiftieNewRomantics]

That was a weird one it all seemed a bit far fetched tbh im not saying people dont go up to him and make comments but that level of abuse, for a food reviewer?
Surely if people were doing what he claims you would report it to the police

Specially if someone was allegedly abusing your mother with dementia. He somehow knows this abuse his mother is getting (assuming that’s even true) is related to the channel. Again, how could he possibly know that? Bullshit.

 

[TheAJ]

Already one of is most viewed videos. grifter.

 

[TheAJ]

The depressing thing is there are so many good restaurants out there... that make you feel good when you watch reviewers at, thatre interesting, that would actually benefit from some publicity where people would think 'oo that looks good let me go try there!' who tf is watching the fish and chip shops or £1 burgers and thinking 'oo ima get me some of that'. But no, theyre catering slop to the thick because rage bait is the easy option, lazy -.-

 

[SwiftieNewRomantics]

What incident is that?

Is this the alleged assault in Waitrose?

 

[TheAJ]

His latest video at the steak place was really bad form. It's like he went there to slate it. I can't believe he filmed himself telling the waiter everything that was wrong with the food. I thought it was reprehensible to talk at the end about how they gave him the entire bill free and then ENCOURAGE people to ask for their money back when they are not happy with anything. It just feels like Gary has now opened this place up to a load of chancers.

came here to say the exact thing, what a toss pot. Actively encouraging the kind of bottom feeders in his comments who would do exactly that and try and get a free meal even when theres absolutely nothing wrong with it. Not to mention this is what 5 or 6 videos after he actively spoke out against so called influencers going to places to sh!t on them for likes? Did I not say he did the exact same? Genuinely didnt think he could fall any lower in my expectations till this, what an arsehole

 

[TheAJ]

wow he's actually fighting with people in the comments

 

[Hot_Dogs_Or_Toes]

Just discovered this thread. I can't stand him. Thank you.

 

[Sabbie]

He was so patronising to that chef who was actually the manager. Like he needed to be told he cooked the food right. Chef looked at him like he was a complete idiot. Which he is. Who can I blame for finding this twat.

 

[Sakkiedekock]

He's probably joined the same agency as Hannah Ricketts.
She's also gone down the same rage bait route with the hotel reviews.
It might explain those strange London vlogs where they all met up.
It pays well until he gets bopped.

 

[Sakkiedekock]

Exactly, he may live not live in a mansion but I'm sure he has lots of cash in the bank.

Certainly...

ChatKFC says:

Gary Eats is probably earning roughly:

£5,000–£10,000 per month from YouTube ads

Possibly £10k–£15k+ total including sponsorships/freebies/other platforms

Main reasons:

Around 450k+ subscribers

Likely 4–6 million monthly views

Food channels usually earn decent ad rates compared with gaming or prank content

Big caveat:

If most views are Shorts, earnings could be much lower

Viral long-form videos pay far better

In short:
Comfortable full-time income, but probably not “Dubai penthouse and rented Lamborghini” money. More “nice semi-detached in Essex and an air fryer the size of a tumble dryer.”

What would he earn for one video with 650K Views in the 1st 24 hours

If a video did 650,000 views in 24 hours, a realistic estimate is:
£500–£1,500 if it’s mostly Shorts traffic
£2,000–£5,000+ if it’s a normal long-form review video with strong UK/US viewers

For his sort of channel, I’d guess:

Around £2k–£4k for that one video
…just from YouTube ads.

Me thinks he doth protest too much.

See the Darren John Thread to see who has tried to jump on the bandwagon.

 

[Shabbar]

I like Gary. The more cringe and embarrassing stuff he does the better for me. I guess the only thing that’s sort of stupid is how easily pleased he is by a place that makes really basic, reheated, frozen food, if that place is a small independent and run by some sort of salt of the earth chef/owner. But I don’t really watch him for anything other than his partridge like personality.

One thing that elevates him for me is that food influencers are pretty much just in it for a free meal or to get paid to do an undisclosed ad. And at least Gary seems to have some morals around that

 

[50sGirl]

I really liked Gary at the start; he came across as very genuine, and I enjoyed the whole easy-to-watch 'feel-good' vibe. He clearly went there just to wind them up and get content.

Maybe it's the natural progression of things: you have to do more extreme stuff to keep the YouTube algorithm happy. But since getting involved with Danny and the growth of his channel, the vibe is different, and I think it's all going to his head.

I stopped watching after he teamed up with Danny.
From what I’ve read on here, it appears it was a wise decision.
Such a shame because I did like him before that.

 

[TheAJ]

ok so in additionto him complaining about the tiktoker doing exactly what he does he's also outright lied 3 mins in, saying how he always asks permission to film, a number of times this has been proven untrue not least at marco pierre whites restaurant where he had the whole debacle with the waiter

 

[TheAJ]

Certainly...

ChatKFC says:

Gary Eats is probably earning roughly:

£5,000–£10,000 per month from YouTube ads

Possibly £10k–£15k+ total including sponsorships/freebies/other platforms

Main reasons:

Around 450k+ subscribers

Likely 4–6 million monthly views

Food channels usually earn decent ad rates compared with gaming or prank content

Big caveat:

If most views are Shorts, earnings could be much lower

Viral long-form videos pay far better

In short:
Comfortable full-time income, but probably not “Dubai penthouse and rented Lamborghini” money. More “nice semi-detached in Essex and an air fryer the size of a tumble dryer.”

What would he earn for one video with 650K Views in the 1st 24 hours

If a video did 650,000 views in 24 hours, a realistic estimate is:
£500–£1,500 if it’s mostly Shorts traffic
£2,000–£5,000+ if it’s a normal long-form review video with strong UK/US viewers

For his sort of channel, I’d guess:

Around £2k–£4k for that one video
…just from YouTube ads.

Me thinks he doth protest too much.

See the Darren John Thread to see who has tried to jump on the bandwagon.

+ the danny and garry channel, + book sales

 

[constancehardbroom]

That restaurant wants closing down its a health hazard

It’s got a 4 on scores on the doors it also wants closing down for charging £15.50 for a jacket potato

 

[PuritySpiral]

The only thing I can think of to do with his Mum, is that he's found forums like this where people have begun to question his back story of being a full time carer and how that squares with the content he's putting out these days. That's hardly abuse though.

 

[TheAJ]

The more cringe and embarrassing he gets, the more I can’t watch it fair enough, everyone has different takes on it. I do however think it’s not moral to plaster unsuspecting workers ,over the internet for click bait.

said it before ill say it again, people are not content for grifting wannabe influencers