Two of the world's biggest social media stars were in town yesterday - and they certainly created a commotion.
Asda in Watford had certainly never seen scenes like this before so here's a taste of KSI and Logan Paul's whirlwind visit to the local supermarket.
The YouTubers must have had more than a thousand people flock to Asda yesterday for the exclusive launch of their new Prime energy drink.
Many of our readers probably haven't a clue who I'm on about - but for teenagers and younger children, this visit was a huge deal.
They are huge Internet personalities with tens of million of global followers between then across various social media platforms. Even more exciting for those who turned up is the fact that KSI is from Watford himself.
It was no surprise to see huge crowds swarming the Asda car park from the early afternoon in the hope of seeing them at around 3.30pm.
The supermarket itself was rammed as well, full of people wanting to buy the Prime drink that was being sold at the store, but of course it sold out fairly quickly.
As crowds grew larger and excitement built, (fake) rumours of their arrival started spreading like wildfire.
No one seemed to know what kind of vehicle KSI and Paul would be in but there was pandemonium when a Mercedes people carrier with blacked out windows turned up at 3pm.
One boy even clambered on top of the car before sheepishly returning to the ground as peope realised there wasn't actually anyone famous inside.
Rumours then spread they were inside the store so everyone piled towards the front entrance before a third false alarm saw fans dash across the car park only to find out it was for nothing once again.
At around 3.45pm, as crowds began mobbing vehicles and running between traffic, police increased their presence with officers forced to keep crowds away from the busy A41.
As time ticked on, the YouTubers remained absent - partly because they were held up by the traffic chaos and because officers wanted to create an area for a safe entry - but the fans who had gathered remained patient, though some started filtering away.
The scenes became more chaotic when a car people recognised as a TikToker by the name of J2Hundred arrived and was mobbed.
In the melee, it appears a boy was hit by an unconfirmed vehicle, suffering an injury to his leg or foot. The severity of his injury is unknown but we wish him well.
As a result, police took more drastic action shutting the car park to all traffic and temporarily stopping vehicles on the A41, causing chaos at the Dome Roundabout.
As the minutes went by, even I was wondering whether the pair would turn up or whether it had been called off for safety reasons - but then at around 4.30pm, KSI and Logan Paul made their grand entrance.
They were on a vehicle we - and many others - certaintly weren't expecting; a red open top bus draped in Prime advertising.
😳 Watford… you guys are moving mad
— Jordan Prime Newcombe (@jordanewcombe15) June 17, 2022
Great launch guys @KSI @LoganPaul y’all making moves all day everyday pic.twitter.com/jVcbwimwyf
They were joined on the bus by other social media stars and influencers and addressed the crowds for up to ten minutes, getting them to join in with chants, telling them they were 'amazing' and giving away free cans of Prime.
In the end it was a quick stop tour, but the fans had seen what they had come to see and they didn't look disappointed.
The chaos ended at around 5.15pm.
❤️ Watford https://t.co/LkyhPuiBm9
— ksi (@KSI) June 17, 2022
Having announced they'd be coming to Watford, it was always likely to be a big turnout and the atmosphere was electric and friendly.
The baking hot weather kept everyone's spirits high even when it looked like the YouTube stars might not be coming - they did end up cancelling the second stop to Leyton in Asda.
It's fair to say it was a chaotic afternoon with disruption for regular Asda shoppers, some of whom were left stuck inside, as well as for people travelling in the area.
But on the whole, there was little trouble as far as I could see, and in the end, there was something quite surreal about two of the biggest stars on the internet rocking up outside our local supermarket.
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