iShowSpeed confused fans this week by talking about having kids and leaving YouTube. At first many people believed him. But the truth is simple. He was joking. This entire moment was part of an April Fool’s Day prank on April 1, 2026. During the 13-minute livestream, Darren Watkins Jr., better known as iShowspeed, held what looked like a child and spoke very seriously. He told viewers that he had become a father and wanted to delete his YouTube channel, which has more than 51.8 million subscribers. It seemed genuine from his tone, and fans immediately started reacting online.But near the end of the stream, everything changed. She dropped the “child”, who turned out to be a doll, and revealed the truth. This was all a prank. Some child. no goodbye. Just a joke for April Fool’s Day.
iShowSpeed surprises fans story of fake child And claims to be kicked out of YouTube during April Fool’s livestream
Darren Watkins Jr. spoke in an emotional tone during the livestream, which made many people believe him. He said,“I’m going to delete my YouTube channel, brother. You all think I’m playing, brother? I’m sorry, chat, but I can’t do all this anymore, brother. I never told you all this. I never told you all, brother. I never told you all, but, chat, eight months ago, I got pregnant with a girl, brother. Eight months ago I got pregnant with a girl. Yes. Eight months ago I got pregnant with a girl, and I had a baby. I had a child, and I had a daughter.”
He continued to talk about growing up and wanting to be a father. He said,“I feel like I’ve done everything, Chat. Like, I want to start a family. I want to be a dad. You know? Chat, I want to be a dad. I want to start a family. I want to take these with me. Chat, don’t you feel like sometimes in life it’s time for a change? You know, Chat, I feel like sometimes in life… it’s time for me to grow up.” Because of his voice being so serious, many fans thought it was real news.iShowSpeed reveals prank while Slipz and WWE moment add to April Fool’s chaosAfter about 13 minutes, Darren Watkins Jr. suddenly dropped the baby doll and said, “April Fools! Green apples!” That one moment made everything clear. The child’s story was false. The channel was not being deleted. This was all planned as a prank.His cameraman and friend Slipz also joined in the fun. On X, Slipz posted a message stating that he was leaving the team. He thanked fans and wrote about his journey, making it seem emotional and final. But this was also part of April Fool’s jokes.Far from being a joke, IShowSpeed has also been in the news for something real. Recently, he accidentally helped The Vision win the WWE World Tag Team Championship during Monday Night RAW. That moment fueled his growing presence outside of YouTube as well.