Darren was born on January 21, 2005, but his age had been disputed several times in the past, due to an argument among his fanbase whether if he is 19 years old (born in 2003) or 17 (born in 2005) at the time it ensued. This was partially due to the jokes he made regarding children. Darren would often state that he is 19, most likely so he could get a better chance at entering dating competitions on Discord. He hadn't mentioned his age again several times. However, in a video he published on December 22, 2020, of him doing a Q&A, he said he was 15 at the time of the video, turning 16 "in a minute". [33]

Darren has traveled to several different countries, including Qatar, Japan, [112] the United Kingdom, and India. [113] He sometimes uses a filter that makes him look bald and has made a few shorts of himself playing with it. Dutch Single Tip 26/11/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on January 4, 2015 . Retrieved November 26, 2022. Darren also has a second channel named Live Speedy that he created on June 1, 2021, where he posts highlights of his past livestreams, and a third named Speedy Boykins that he created on April 26 of the same year, where he usually posts short unusual clips of his videos and livestreams.

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