IShowSpeed says he cried after reading Ronaldo’s unexpected message
IShowSpeed says he cried after reading Cristiano Ronaldo’s unexpected birthday wish on Instagram.
Darren ‘IShowSpeed’ Watkins Jr is by far the most popular YouTube streamer on the platform, and his content continues to prove it.
This popularity can be seen in his Instagram posts as well, with his January 22 birthday post gaining over 6.2M likes and a comment from his idol Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo shouts out Speed on his birthday
“Happy Birthday to me, I’m 20 now,” IShowSpeed said on the Instagram post. Within minutes, fans flocked to the comments to share their support for the YouTuber.
“Happy birthdayyy SIIUUUUU,” one user said.
Another commented: “Happy birthday big speed!”
Speed even received a comment from his idol, football star Cristiano Ronaldo. He said: “Happy Birthday, Speed! Hope your day was great. Stay wild and fast!”
🚨| BREAKING: CRISTIANO RONALDO WISHED SPEED A HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🤯🤯🤯pic.twitter.com/QyPsyF28VZ
News of the comment spread like wildfire, and fans flocked to the post in an attempt to find Ronaldo’s shoutout to the YouTube star. Those accessing the post through Instagram’s app will find it pinned on the post, but anyone using a computer likely won’t be able to find it.
“Who came to see Ronaldo’s comment?” one user asked.
Another said: “F**king hell, I literally came for Ronaldo’s comment.”
“Who came after cr7 comment?” commented a third.
IShowSpeed says Ronaldo’s birthday comment made him cry
“The best birthday gift that I could ever receive,” he said. “The man himself, Cristiano Ronaldo, told me Happy Birthday. I literally screamed and did a backflip in the middle of the airport.
“I literally cried right there in that airport y’all.”
IShowSpeed speaks on being woken up to Ronaldo wishing him a happy birthday on IG and how he cried after finding out 😭pic.twitter.com/y2RUDsCyzZ
IShowSpeed has made it clear that one of his biggest goals on YouTube is to collaborate with Ronaldo for a video, something that he’spushed harder since the footballer joined the platformback in 2024.
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In November, Speed was left stunned after MrBeast told Ronaldo that he should collab with the YouTuber – butnothing has come to light as of writing.
